2008 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone
# 2008 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone

The Europe/Africa Zone was one of three zones of regional competition in the 2008 Fed Cup.

## Group I

* Venue: SYMA Sportközpont, Budapest, Hungary (indoor carpet)
* Date: 30 January – 2 February

The fifteen teams were divided into three pools of four teams and one pool of three. The four pool winners took part in play-offs to determine the two nations advancing to the World Group II play-offs. The nations finishing last in their pools took part in play-offs, with the two losing nations relegated to Group II in 2009.

### Pools

| | Pool A | NED | BUL | LUX | POR |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Netherlands (3–0) | | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 |
| 2 | Bulgaria (2–1) | 0–2 | | 2–1 | 3–0 |
| 3 | Luxembourg (1–2) | 1–2 | 1–2 | | 2–0 |
| 4 | Portugal (0–3) | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–2 | |
| | Pool B | SUI | HUN | DEN | GBR |
| 1 | Switzerland (3–0) | | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 |
| 2 | Hungary (2–1) | 1–2 | | 3–0 | 2–1 |
| 3 | Denmark (1–2) | 0–3 | 0–3 | | 2–1 |
| 4 | Great Britain (0–3) | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | |
| | Pool C | SWE | BLR | SLO | GEO |
| 1 | Sweden (3–0) | | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 |
| 2 | Belarus (2–1) | 1–2 | | 3–0 | 3–0 |
| 3 | Slovenia (1–2) | 0–3 | 0–3 | | 2–0 |
| 4 | Georgia (0–3) | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–2 | |
| | Pool D | SRB | ROM | POL |
| 1 | Serbia (2–0) | | 2–1 | 2–1 |
| 2 | Romania (1–1) | 1–2 | | 3–0 |
| 3 | Poland (0–2) | 1–2 | 0–3 | |

### Play-offs

| Placing | A Team | Score | B/D Team |
| - | - | - | - |
| Promotion | Netherlands | 0–2 | Serbia |
| 5th–8th | Bulgaria | 0–2 | Hungary |
| 9th | Luxembourg | N/A | |
| 9th | | N/A | Denmark |
| Relegation | Portugal | 0–2 | Great Britain |
| Placing | C Team | Score | B/D Team |
| Promotion | Sweden | 1–2 | Switzerland |
| 5th–8th | Belarus | 0–2 | Romania |
| 9th | Slovenia | N/A | |
| Relegation | Georgia | 0–3 | Poland |

* Serbia and Switzerland advanced to the 2008 World Group II play-offs.
* Portugal and Georgia were relegated to Group II for 2009.

## Group II

* Venue: Coral Tennis Club, Tallinn, Estonia (indoor hard)
* Date: 30 January – 2 February

The seven teams were divided into one pool of three teams and one of four teams. The winner of each pool played the runner-up of the other pool to determine which two nations would be promoted to Group I in 2009. The nations finishing third in their pools took part in play-offs with the losing nation relegated to Group II in 2009, along with the nation finishing fourth in the pool of four teams.

### Pools

| | Pool A | BIH | RSA | TUR |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Bosnia and Herzegovina (2–0) | | 3–0 | 3–0 |
| 2 | South Africa (1–1) | 0–3 | | 2–1 |
| 3 | Turkey (0–2) | 0–3 | 1–2 | |
| | Pool B | EST | LTU | GRE | IRE |
| 1 | Estonia (3–0) | | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 |
| 2 | Lithuania (2–1) | 0–3 | | 2–0 | 2–1 |
| 3 | Greece (1–2) | 0–3 | 0–2 | | 2–1 |
| 4 | Ireland (0–3) | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | |

### Play-offs

| Placing | A Team | Score | B Team |
| - | - | - | - |
| Promotion | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2–0 | Lithuania |
| Promotion | South Africa | 0–3 | Estonia |
| Relegation | Turkey | 3–0 | Greece |
| Relegation | | N/A | Ireland |

* Bosnia and Herzegovina and Estonia advanced to Group I for 2009.
* Greece and Ireland were relegated to Group III for 2009.

## Group III

* Venue: Master Class Tennis and Fitness Club, Yerevan, Armenia (outdoor clay)
* Date: 22–26 April

The eleven teams were divided into one pool of five teams and one pool of six. The top team of each pool progressed to Group II for 2009.

### Pools

| | Pool A | LAT | NOR | MRI | ISL | ZIM |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Latvia (4–0) | | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 |
| 2 | Norway (3–1) | 1–2 | | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 |
| 3 | Mauritius (2–2) | 0–3 | 1–2 | | 3–0 | 3–0 |
| 4 | Iceland (1–3) | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | | 3–0 |
| 5 | Zimbabwe (0–4) | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | |
| | Pool B | MAR | ARM | FIN | EGY | MNE | MDA |
| 1 | Morocco (5–0) | | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 |
| 2 | Armenia (4–1) | 1–2 | | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 |
| 3 | Finland (3–2) | 1–2 | 1–2 | | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 |
| 4 | Egypt (2–3) | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–2 | | 2–1 | 2–1 |
| 5 | Montenegro (1–4) | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | | 2–1 |
| 6 | Moldova (0–5) | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | |

* Latvia and Morocco advanced to Group II for 2009.
