Winners in Group I advanced to the World Group qualifying round, along with losing teams from the World Group first round. Teams who lost in the first round competed in the relegation play-offs, with winning teams remaining in Group I, whereas teams who lost their play-offs were relegated to the Europe/Africa Zone Group II in 1997.[1]
Winners in Group II advanced to the Europe/Africa Zone Group I. Teams who lost their respective ties competed in the relegation play-offs, with winning teams remaining in Group II, whereas teams who lost their play-offs were relegated to the Europe/Africa Zone Group III in 1997.[2]
Winners in Group III advanced to the Europe/Africa Zone Group II in 1997. In a move to a four-tier system from 1997, the bottom teams were re-assigned to the new Group IV. All other teams remained in Group III.
^"1996 Europe/Africa Group I". DavisCup.com. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
^"1996 Europe/Africa Group II". DavisCup.com. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
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Main article 1996 Davis Cup The Europe Africa Zone was one of the three zones of the regional Davis Cup competition in 1996 In the Europe Africa Zone there were three different tiers called groups in which teams competed against each other to advance to the upper tier Contents 1 Group I 1 1 Participating nations 1 1 1 Draw 2 Group II 2 1 Participating nations 2 1 1 Draw 3 Group III 3 1 Participating nations 3 2 Zone A 3 2 1 Draw 3 3 Zone B 3 3 1 Draw 4 References 5 External linksGroup I editMain article 1996 Davis Cup Europe Africa Zone Group I Winners in Group I advanced to the World Group qualifying round along with losing teams from the World Group first round Teams who lost in the first round competed in the relegation play offs with winning teams remaining in Group I whereas teams who lost their play offs were relegated to the Europe Africa Zone Group II in 1997 1 Participating nations edit nbsp Croatia nbsp Finland nbsp Israel nbsp Morocco nbsp Norway nbsp Romania nbsp Spain nbsp Ukraine nbsp Zimbabwe Draw edit This section is transcluded from 1996 Davis Cup Europe Africa Zone Group I edit history Second Round Play offsFirst Round Play offsFirst RoundSecond Round nbsp MoroccoCasablanca Morocco clay byebye nbsp Morocco4 nbsp Zimbabwe nbsp Zimbabwe1byeHarare Zimbabwe hard nbsp Zimbabwe nbsp Zimbabwe4 nbsp Finland1 nbsp RomaniaHelsinki Finland indoor carpet byebye nbsp Romania3 nbsp Finland nbsp Finland2bye nbsp Finland nbsp UkraineDubrovnik Croatia indoor carpet bye nbsp Ukraine nbsp Ukraine0bye nbsp Croatia5byeKyiv Ukraine clay nbsp Croatia nbsp Ukraine4Ramat HaSharon Israel hard nbsp Norway1 nbsp Norway2Ramat HaSharon Israel hard nbsp Israel3 nbsp Norway nbsp Israel1bye nbsp Spain4bye nbsp Spain nbsp Finland and nbsp Norway relegated to Group II in 1997 nbsp Morocco nbsp Romania nbsp Croatia and nbsp Spain advance to World Group qualifying round Group II editMain article 1996 Davis Cup Europe Africa Zone Group II Winners in Group II advanced to the Europe Africa Zone Group I Teams who lost their respective ties competed in the relegation play offs with winning teams remaining in Group II whereas teams who lost their play offs were relegated to the Europe Africa Zone Group III in 1997 2 Participating nations edit nbsp Algeria nbsp Belarus nbsp Egypt nbsp Ghana nbsp Great Britain nbsp Ivory Coast nbsp Latvia nbsp Luxembourg nbsp Macedonia nbsp Malta nbsp Nigeria nbsp Poland nbsp Portugal nbsp Slovenia nbsp Slovakia nbsp Yugoslavia Draw edit This section is transcluded from 1996 Davis Cup Europe Africa Zone Group II edit history Relegation Play offsFirst RoundSecond RoundThird RoundNewcastle upon Tyne UK ind carpet nbsp Slovenia1Novo Mesto Slovenia clay Accra Ghana hard nbsp Great Britain4 nbsp Slovenia5 nbsp Great Britain5Accra Ghana hard nbsp Malta0 nbsp Ghana0 nbsp Ghana5Wimbledon United Kingdom grass nbsp Malta0 nbsp Great Britain5Cairo Egypt clay nbsp Egypt0 nbsp Egypt5Skopje Macedonia clay Cairo Egypt clay nbsp Macedonia0 nbsp Macedonia2 nbsp Egypt3Jurmala Latvia indoor hard nbsp Latvia3 nbsp Ivory Coast2 nbsp Ivory Coast3 nbsp Latvia2Warsaw Poland clay nbsp Poland4Poznan Poland clay nbsp Nigeria1 nbsp Nigeriaw o nbsp Poland4Esch sur Alzette Lux indoor carpet nbsp Luxembourg nbsp Belarus1 nbsp Belarus4Trnava Slovakia indoor carpet nbsp Luxembourg1 nbsp Poland1Budva Yugoslavia clay nbsp Slovakia4 nbsp Yugoslavia1Novi Sad Yugoslavia carpet Trnava Slovakia indoor carpet nbsp Slovakia4 nbsp Yugoslavia5 nbsp Slovakia5Algiers Algeria clay nbsp Algeria0 nbsp Portugal0 nbsp Algeria0 nbsp Portugal5 nbsp Malta nbsp Macedonia nbsp Nigeria and nbsp Algeria relegated to Group III in 1997 nbsp Great Britain and nbsp Slovakia promoted to Group I in 1997 Group III editWinners in Group III advanced to the Europe Africa Zone Group II in 1997 In a move to a four tier system from 1997 the bottom teams were re assigned to the new Group IV All other teams remained in Group III Participating nations edit nbsp Armenia nbsp Azerbaijan nbsp Benin nbsp Bosnia and Herzegovina nbsp Botswana nbsp Bulgaria nbsp Cameroon nbsp Congo nbsp Cyprus nbsp Djibouti nbsp Ethiopia nbsp Estonia nbsp Georgia nbsp Greece nbsp Iceland nbsp Ireland nbsp Kenya nbsp Liechtenstein nbsp Lithuania nbsp Moldova nbsp Monaco nbsp San Marino nbsp Senegal nbsp Sudan nbsp Togo nbsp Tunisia nbsp Turkey nbsp Zambia Zone A edit Main article 1996 Davis Cup Europe Africa Zone Group III Zone A Draw edit This section is transcluded from 1996 Davis Cup Europe Africa Zone Group III Zone A edit history Venue T E D Club Istanbul Turkey Date 20 26 May Group A nbsp LTU nbsp SEN nbsp SMR nbsp ETH nbsp AZE nbsp ISL nbsp SUD RRW L MatchW L SetW L Standings nbsp Lithuania 3 0 3 0 3 0 3 0 3 0 3 0 6 0 18 0 100 36 3 92 1 nbsp Senegal 0 3 2 1 2 1 3 0 3 0 3 0 5 1 13 5 72 28 13 68 2 nbsp San Marino 0 3 1 2 3 0 3 0 3 0 3 0 4 2 13 5 72 27 12 69 3 nbsp Ethiopia 0 3 1 2 0 3 3 0 2 1 2 1 3 3 8 10 44 18 23 44 4 nbsp Azerbaijan 0 3 0 3 0 3 0 3 2 1 2 1 2 1 4 14 22 12 30 29 5 nbsp Iceland 0 3 0 3 0 3 1 2 1 2 3 0 1 5 5 13 28 13 26 33 6 nbsp Sudan 0 3 0 3 0 3 1 2 1 2 0 3 0 6 2 16 11 6 33 15 7 Group B nbsp GEO nbsp TUR nbsp ARM nbsp BIH nbsp LIE nbsp TUN nbsp BEN RRW L MatchW L SetW L Standings nbsp Georgia 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 3 0 6 0 13 5 72 28 11 72 1 nbsp Turkey 1 2 2 1 2 1 3 0 3 0 3 0 5 1 14 4 78 28 9 76 2 nbsp Armenia 1 2 1 2 2 1 3 0 3 0 2 1 4 2 12 6 67 27 16 63 3 nbsp Bosnia and Herzegovina 1 2 1 2 1 2 2 1 2 1 3 0 3 3 10 8 56 22 20 52 4 nbsp Liechtenstein 1 2 0 3 0 3 1 2 3 0 2 1 2 4 7 11 39 16 24 40 5 nbsp Tunisia 1 2 0 3 0 3 1 2 0 3 2 1 1 5 4 14 22 13 30 30 6 nbsp Benin 0 3 0 3 1 2 0 3 1 2 1 2 0 6 3 15 17 7 31 18 7 nbsp Lithuania and nbsp Georgia promoted to Group II in 1997 nbsp Azerbaijan nbsp Iceland nbsp Sudan nbsp Liechtenstein nbsp Tunisia and nbsp Benin assigned to Group IV in 1997 Zone B edit Main article 1996 Davis Cup Europe Africa Zone Group III Zone B Draw edit This section is transcluded from 1996 Davis Cup Europe Africa Zone Group III Zone B edit history Venue Nairobi Club Ground Nairobi Kenya Date 8 14 January Group A nbsp IRL nbsp CMR nbsp EST nbsp MDA nbsp CYP nbsp ZAM nbsp DJI RRW L MatchW L SetW L Standings nbsp Ireland 2 1 3 0 3 0 3 0 3 0 3 0 6 0 17 1 94 32 4 89 1 nbsp Cameroon 1 2 2 1 2 1 2 1 3 0 3 0 5 1 13 5 72 26 12 68 2 nbsp Estonia 0 3 1 2 2 1 3 0 3 0 3 0 4 2 12 6 67 25 15 63 3 nbsp Moldova 0 3 1 2 1 2 2 1 2 1 3 0 3 3 9 9 50 21 19 53 4 nbsp Cyprus 0 3 1 2 0 3 1 2 3 0 3 0 4 2 8 10 44 19 18 51 5 nbsp Zambia 0 3 0 3 0 3 1 2 0 3 3 0 5 1 4 14 22 9 28 24 6 nbsp Djibouti 0 3 0 3 0 3 0 3 0 3 0 3 6 0 0 18 0 0 36 0 7 Group B nbsp GRE nbsp BUL nbsp MON nbsp KEN nbsp BOT nbsp TOG nbsp CGO RRW L MatchW L SetW L Standings nbsp Greece 3 0 1 2 3 0 3 0 3 0 3 0 5 1 16 2 89 33 7 83 1 nbsp Bulgaria 0 3 3 0 3 0 3 0 3 0 3 0 5 1 15 3 83 30 10 75 2 nbsp Monaco 2 1 0 3 2 1 3 0 3 0 3 0 5 1 13 5 72 27 14 66 3 nbsp Kenya 0 3 0 3 1 2 3 0 3 0 3 0 3 3 10 8 56 25 18 58 4 nbsp Botswana 0 3 0 3 0 3 0 3 3 0 3 0 2 4 6 12 33 14 25 36 5 nbsp Togo 0 3 0 3 0 3 0 3 0 3 3 0 1 5 3 15 17 10 29 26 6 nbsp Congo 0 3 0 3 0 3 0 3 0 3 0 3 0 6 0 18 0 0 36 0 7 nbsp Ireland and nbsp Greece promoted to Group II in 1997 nbsp Cyprus nbsp Zambia nbsp Djibouti nbsp Botswana nbsp Togo and nbsp Congo assigned to Group IV in 1997 References edit 1996 Europe Africa Group I DavisCup com Retrieved 11 June 2020 1996 Europe Africa Group II DavisCup com Retrieved 11 June 2020 External links editDavis Cup official website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1996 Davis Cup Europe Africa Zone amp oldid 1156003783, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
