2005 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II – play-offs
# 2005 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II – play-offs

The play-offs of the 2005 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II were the final stages of the Group I Zonal Competition involving teams from Europe and Africa. Using the positions determined in their pools, the sixteen teams faced off to determine their placing in the 2005 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II. The top two teams advanced to Group I, and the bottom two teams were relegated down to the Group III for the next year.

| Placing | Pool A | Pool B |
| - | - | - |
| 1 | Romania | Georgia |
| 2 | Finland | Latvia |
| 3 | Lithuania | Ireland |
| 4 | Tunisia | Norway |

## Promotion play-offs

The top two teams of each pool were placed against each other in two head-to-head rounds. The winner of the rounds advanced to Group I for next year.

### Romania vs. Latvia

| Romania 2 | Club Ali Bey, Manavgat, Antalya, Turkey 30 April 2005 Red clay (outdoors) | Club Ali Bey, Manavgat, Antalya, Turkey 30 April 2005 Red clay (outdoors) | Latvia 1 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Monica Niculescu Alise Vaidere 6 0 6 3     2 Simona Matei Irina Kuzmina 4 6 6 4 4 6   3 Gabriela Niculescu / Monica Niculescu Irina Kuzmina / Anastasija Sevastova 7 5 6 3 ||||

### Finland vs. Georgia

| Finland 2 | Club Ali Bey, Manavgat, Antalya, Turkey 30 April 2005 Red clay (outdoors) | Club Ali Bey, Manavgat, Antalya, Turkey 30 April 2005 Red clay (outdoors) | Georgia 1 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Piia Suomalainen Tinatin Kavlashvili 1 6 $6^4$ $7^7$     2 Emma Laine Margalita Chakhnashvili 6 4 6 1     3 Emma Laine / Piia Suomalainen Tinatin Kavlashvili / Tatia Mikadze 6 2 6 3 ||||

## Relegation play-offs

The last placed teams of each pool were placed against each other in two ties. The losing team of the rounds were relegated to Group III for next year.

### Lithuania vs. Norway

| Lithuania 2 | Club Ali Bey, Manavgat, Antalya, Turkey 30 April 2005 Red clay (outdoors) | Club Ali Bey, Manavgat, Antalya, Turkey 30 April 2005 Red clay (outdoors) | Norway 0 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Aurelija Misevičiūtė Idunn Hertzberg 6 2 6 0     2 Lina Stančiūtė Karoline Borgersen 6 3 6 4     3          not played ||||

### Tunisia vs. Ireland

| Tunisia 0 | Club Ali Bey, Manavgat, Antalya, Turkey 30 April 2005 Red clay (outdoors) | Club Ali Bey, Manavgat, Antalya, Turkey 30 April 2005 Red clay (outdoors) | Ireland 2 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Selima Frioui Yvonne Doyle 1 6 1 6     2 Olfa Dhaoui Anne Mall 1 6 1 6     3          not played ||||

## Final Placements

| Placing | Teams | Teams |
| - | - | - |
| Promoted | Romania | Finland |
| Third | Latvia | Georgia |
| Fifth | Lithuania | Ireland |
| Relegated | Norway | Tunisia |

* Romania and Finland advanced to the Europe/Africa Zone Group I for the next year. The Romanians placed second in their pool of five, while the Finns placed last in their pool of four and thus faced relegation back to Group II for 2007.
* Norway and Tunisia were relegated down to Europe/Africa Zone Group III for the next year. The Norwegians and Tunisians respectively placed first and third in the same pool of five, meaning that Tunisia would remain in Group III for 2007, while Norway would advance back to Group II.
