# 2016 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II

The Europe/Africa Zone was one of the three zones of the regional Davis Cup competition in 2016.
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. 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 European and African teams who lost their play-offs were relegated respectively to the Europe and Africa Zone Group III in 2017.

## Participating nations
### Draw

| Play-offs | Play-offs | Play-offs | First Round | First Round | First Round | Second Round | Second Round | Second Round | Third Round | Third Round | Third Round |
| | | | Šiauliai, Lithuania (indoor hard) | Šiauliai, Lithuania (indoor hard) | Šiauliai, Lithuania (indoor hard) | | | | | | |
| | | | 1 | Lithuania | 3 | | | | | | |
| Capellen, Luxembourg (hard) | Capellen, Luxembourg (hard) | Capellen, Luxembourg (hard) | 1 | Lithuania | 3 | Kaunas, Lithuania (clay) | | | | | |
| Capellen, Luxembourg (hard) | Capellen, Luxembourg (hard) | Capellen, Luxembourg (hard) | | Norway | 2 | Kaunas, Lithuania (clay) | | | | | |
| Norway | Norway | 3 | | Norway | 2 | 1 | Lithuania | 3 | | | |
| Norway | Norway | 3 | Centurion, South Africa (hard) | Centurion, South Africa (hard) | Centurion, South Africa (hard) | 1 | Lithuania | 3 | | | |
| Luxembourg | Luxembourg | 2 | Centurion, South Africa (hard) | Centurion, South Africa (hard) | Centurion, South Africa (hard) | 8 | South Africa | 2 | | | |
| Luxembourg | Luxembourg | 2 | 8 | South Africa | 5 | 8 | South Africa | 2 | | | |
| | | | 8 | South Africa | 5 | | | | Vilnius, Lithuania (indoor hard) | Vilnius, Lithuania (indoor hard) | Vilnius, Lithuania (indoor hard) |
| | | | | Luxembourg | 0 | | | | Vilnius, Lithuania (indoor hard) | Vilnius, Lithuania (indoor hard) | Vilnius, Lithuania (indoor hard) |
| | | | | Luxembourg | 0 | | | | 1 | Lithuania | 0 |
| | | | Ankara, Turkey (indoor hard) | Ankara, Turkey (indoor hard) | Ankara, Turkey (indoor hard) | | | | 1 | Lithuania | 0 |
| | | | Ankara, Turkey (indoor hard) | Ankara, Turkey (indoor hard) | Ankara, Turkey (indoor hard) | | | | 5 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 5 |
| | | | 4 | Bulgaria | 2 | | | | 5 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 5 |
| Tunis, Tunisia (hard) | Tunis, Tunisia (hard) | Tunis, Tunisia (hard) | 4 | Bulgaria | 2 | Bihać, Bosnia and Herzegovina (clay) | Bihać, Bosnia and Herzegovina (clay) | Bihać, Bosnia and Herzegovina (clay) | | | |
| Tunis, Tunisia (hard) | Tunis, Tunisia (hard) | Tunis, Tunisia (hard) | | Turkey | 3 | Bihać, Bosnia and Herzegovina (clay) | Bihać, Bosnia and Herzegovina (clay) | Bihać, Bosnia and Herzegovina (clay) | | | |
| 4 | Bulgaria | 2 | | Turkey | 3 | | Turkey | 1 | | | |
| 4 | Bulgaria | 2 | Zenica, Bosnia and Herz. (indoor carpet) | Zenica, Bosnia and Herz. (indoor carpet) | Zenica, Bosnia and Herz. (indoor carpet) | | Turkey | 1 | | | |
| | Tunisia | 3 | Zenica, Bosnia and Herz. (indoor carpet) | Zenica, Bosnia and Herz. (indoor carpet) | Zenica, Bosnia and Herz. (indoor carpet) | 5 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3 | | | |
| | Tunisia | 3 | 5 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3 | 5 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3 | | | |
| | | | | Tunisia | 1 | | | | | | |
| | | | Daugavpils, Latvia (indoor hard) | Daugavpils, Latvia (indoor hard) | Daugavpils, Latvia (indoor hard) | | | | | | |
| | | | | Monaco | 2 | | | | | | |
| Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, Monaco (clay) | Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, Monaco (clay) | Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, Monaco (clay) | | Monaco | 2 | Minsk, Belarus (hard) | | | | | |
| Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, Monaco (clay) | Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, Monaco (clay) | Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, Monaco (clay) | 6 | Latvia | 3 | Minsk, Belarus (hard) | | | | | |
| Monaco | Monaco | 3 | 6 | Latvia | 3 | 6 | Latvia | 1 | | | |
| Monaco | Monaco | 3 | Cairo, Egypt (clay) | Cairo, Egypt (clay) | Cairo, Egypt (clay) | 6 | Latvia | 1 | | | |
| Egypt | Egypt | 1 | Cairo, Egypt (clay) | Cairo, Egypt (clay) | Cairo, Egypt (clay) | 3 | Belarus | 4 | | | |
| Egypt | Egypt | 1 | | Egypt | 1 | 3 | Belarus | 4 | | | |
| | | | | Egypt | 1 | | | | Minsk, Belarus (hard) | Minsk, Belarus (hard) | Minsk, Belarus (hard) |
| | | | 3 | Belarus | 3 | | | | Minsk, Belarus (hard) | Minsk, Belarus (hard) | Minsk, Belarus (hard) |
| | | | 3 | Belarus | 3 | | | | 3 | Belarus | 4 |
| | | | Kittilä, Finland (indoor hard) | Kittilä, Finland (indoor hard) | Kittilä, Finland (indoor hard) | | | | 3 | Belarus | 4 |
| | | | Kittilä, Finland (indoor hard) | Kittilä, Finland (indoor hard) | Kittilä, Finland (indoor hard) | | | | 2 | Denmark | 1 |
| | | | | Zimbabwe | 1 | | | | 2 | Denmark | 1 |
| Tbilisi, Georgia (hard) | Tbilisi, Georgia (hard) | Tbilisi, Georgia (hard) | | Zimbabwe | 1 | Kongens Lyngby, Den. (indoor carpet) | Kongens Lyngby, Den. (indoor carpet) | Kongens Lyngby, Den. (indoor carpet) | | | |
| Tbilisi, Georgia (hard) | Tbilisi, Georgia (hard) | Tbilisi, Georgia (hard) | 7 | Finland | 4 | Kongens Lyngby, Den. (indoor carpet) | Kongens Lyngby, Den. (indoor carpet) | Kongens Lyngby, Den. (indoor carpet) | | | |
| Zimbabwe | Zimbabwe | 2 | 7 | Finland | 4 | 7 | Finland | 2 | | | |
| Zimbabwe | Zimbabwe | 2 | Tbilisi, Georgia (indoor carpet) | Tbilisi, Georgia (indoor carpet) | Tbilisi, Georgia (indoor carpet) | 7 | Finland | 2 | | | |
| Georgia | Georgia | 3 | Tbilisi, Georgia (indoor carpet) | Tbilisi, Georgia (indoor carpet) | Tbilisi, Georgia (indoor carpet) | 2 | Denmark | 3 | | | |
| Georgia | Georgia | 3 | | Georgia | 0 | 2 | Denmark | 3 | | | |
| | | | 2 | Denmark | 5 | | | | | | |
* Luxembourg, Bulgaria, Egypt, and Zimbabwe relegated to Group III in 2017.
* Bosnia and Herzegovina and Belarus promoted to Group I in 2017.

## First round
### Lithuania vs. Norway

| Lithuania 3 | Šiauliai Arena, Šiauliai, Lithuania 4–6 March 2016 Hard (i) | Šiauliai Arena, Šiauliai, Lithuania 4–6 March 2016 Hard (i) | Norway 2 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Laurynas Grigelis Viktor Durasovic 5 7 6 3 4 6 6 4 6$^2$ 7$^7$   2 Ričardas Berankis Casper Ruud 6 2 6 1 6 4       3 Ričardas Berankis / Laurynas Grigelis Viktor Durasovic / Casper Ruud 6 2 7$^7$ 6$^2$ 6 1       4 Ričardas Berankis Viktor Durasovic 6 2 6 1 6 0       5 Laurynas Grigelis Casper Ruud 3 6 3 6 ||||

### South Africa vs. Luxembourg

| South Africa 5 | Irene Country Club, Centurion, South Africa 4–6 March 2016 Hard | Irene Country Club, Centurion, South Africa 4–6 March 2016 Hard | Luxembourg 0 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Tucker Vorster Alex Knaff 6 1 6 4 6 4       2 Lloyd Harris Ugo Nastasi 6 1 6 4 6 4       3 Dean O'Brien / Ruan Roelofse Ugo Nastasi / Mike Scheidweiler 6 3 7 5 6 2       4 Tucker Vorster Tom Diederich 6 3 6 4         5 Lloyd Harris Alex Knaff 6 2 6 1 ||||

### Turkey vs. Bulgaria

| Turkey 3 | Ankara Tenis Kulübü, Ankara, Turkey 4–6 March 2016 Hard (i) | Ankara Tenis Kulübü, Ankara, Turkey 4–6 March 2016 Hard (i) | Bulgaria 2 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Cem İlkel Dimitar Kuzmanov 7$^7$ 6$^4$ 1 6 6 4 1 6 7 5   2 Marsel İlhan Alexandar Lazarov 6 4 6 2 6 3       3 Tuna Altuna / Cem İlkel Alexander Lazov / Vasko Mladenov 6$^6$ 7$^8$ 7$^7$ 6$^5$ 7$^7$ 6$^4$ 6$^5$ 7$^7$ 4 6   4 Marsel İlhan Dimitar Kuzmanov 4 6 6 2 6 4 4 6 6 0   5 Altuğ Çelikbilek Alexandar Lazarov 6 4 4 6 4 6 ||||

### Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Tunisia

| Bosnia and Herzegovina 3 | Arena Zenica, Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina 4–6 March 2016 Carpet (i) | Arena Zenica, Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina 4–6 March 2016 Carpet (i) | Tunisia 1 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Mirza Bašić Anis Ghorbel 6 2 6 4 6 2       2 Tomislav Brkić Malek Jaziri 7$^7$ 6$^5$ 2 6 6$^7$ 7$^9$ 7$^7$ 6$^5$ 4 6   3 Mirza Bašić / Tomislav Brkić Malek Jaziri / Skander Mansouri 6$^2$ 7$^7$ 4 6 6 3 7 5 6 4   4 Mirza Bašić Malek Jaziri 5 7 4 6 7$^8$ 6$^6$ 7$^{18}$ 6$^{16}$ 6 3   5 Tomislav Brkić Anis Ghorbel           not played ||||

### Latvia vs. Monaco

| Latvia 3 | Daugavpils Olimpiskais Centrs, Daugavpils, Latvia 4–6 March 2016 Hard (i) | Daugavpils Olimpiskais Centrs, Daugavpils, Latvia 4–6 March 2016 Hard (i) | Monaco 2 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Mārtiņš Podžus Romain Arneodo 7$^7$ 6$^5$ 6 4 7$^8$ 6$^6$       2 Miķelis Lībietis Benjamin Balleret 3 6 6 4 3 6 6 3 6 4   3 Miķelis Lībietis / Mārtiņš Podžus Romain Arneodo / Benjamin Balleret 6 3 6 2 7 5       4 Rūdolfs Mednis Lucas Catarina 2 5         retired  5 Mārtiņš Podžus Benjamin Balleret            w/o ||||

### Egypt vs. Belarus

| Egypt 1 | Gezira Sporting Club, Cairo, Egypt 4–6 March 2016 Clay | Gezira Sporting Club, Cairo, Egypt 4–6 March 2016 Clay | Belarus 3 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Karim-Mohamed Maamoun Egor Gerasimov 2 6 3 6 1 6       2 Mohamed Safwat Ilya Ivashka 7 5 0 6 6 3 6$^3$ 7$^7$ 5 7   3 Youssef Hossam / Mohamed Safwat Alexander Bury / Egor Gerasimov 7$^9$ 6$^7$ 4 6 6 4 4 6 7 5   4 Mohamed Safwat Egor Gerasimov 7$^7$ 6$^2$ 5 7 5 7 4 6     5 Youssef Hossam Ilya Ivashka           not played ||||

### Finland vs. Zimbabwe

| Finland 4 | Kittilän Urheiluhalli, Kittilä, Finland 4–6 March 2016 Hard (i) | Kittilän Urheiluhalli, Kittilä, Finland 4–6 March 2016 Hard (i) | Zimbabwe 1 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Jarkko Nieminen Courtney John Lock 6 0 6 0 6 0       2 Harri Heliövaara Takanyi Garanganga 3 6 6 3 4 6 6 4 6 4   3 Henri Kontinen / Jarkko Nieminen Mark Fynn / Courtney John Lock 6 1 6 0 6 1       4 Eero Vasa Takanyi Garanganga 6$^5$ 7$^7$ 5 7         5 Harri Heliövaara Courtney John Lock 6 1 6 0 ||||

### Georgia vs. Denmark

| Georgia 0 | New Sport Hall, Tbilisi, Georgia 4–6 March 2016 Carpet (i) | New Sport Hall, Tbilisi, Georgia 4–6 March 2016 Carpet (i) | Denmark 5 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Nikoloz Basilashvili Christian Sigsgaard 7$^7$ 6$^4$ 1 6 4 6 4 6     2 George Tsivadze Frederik Nielsen 6$^3$ 7$^7$ 0 6 1 6       3 Nikoloz Basilashvili / George Tsivadze Thomas Kromann / Frederik Nielsen 6$^0$ 7$^7$ 1 6 2 6       4 Giorgi Javakhishvili Benjamin Hannestad 1 6 0 3       retired  5 Irakli Metreveli Christian Sigsgaard 1 6 1 6 ||||

## Second round
### Lithuania vs. South Africa

| Lithuania 3 | Azuolynas Tennis Centre, Kaunas, Lithuania 15–17 July 2016 Clay | Azuolynas Tennis Centre, Kaunas, Lithuania 15–17 July 2016 Clay | South Africa 2 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Laurynas Grigelis Tucker Vorster 6$^1$ 7$^7$ 6 3 6 3 6 2     2 Lukas Mugevičius Lloyd Harris 3 6 7$^7$ 6$^5$ 6 0 6 4     3 Laurynas Grigelis / Lukas Mugevičius Raven Klaasen / Ruan Roelofse 1 6 1 6 3 6       4 Laurynas Grigelis Lloyd Harris 6 1 6 1 6 3       5 Tadas Babelis Tucker Vorster 3 6 2 6 ||||

### Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Turkey

| Bosnia and Herzegovina 3 | Javna ustanova za sport, odmor i rekreaciju, Bihać, Bosnia and Herzegovina 15–17 July 2016 Clay | Javna ustanova za sport, odmor i rekreaciju, Bihać, Bosnia and Herzegovina 15–17 July 2016 Clay | Turkey 1 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Damir Džumhur Cem İlkel 7 5 6 1 4 6 6 1     2 Mirza Bašić Marsel İlhan 6$^9$ 7$^{11}$ 7 5 6 2 3 6 5 7   3 Mirza Bašić / Tomislav Brkić Tuna Altuna / Cem İlkel 6 2 6 4 6 1       4 Damir Džumhur Marsel İlhan 6 3 6 0 7$^7$ 6$^5$       5 Mirza Bašić Cem İlkel           not played ||||

### Belarus vs. Latvia

| Belarus 4 | National Olympic Training Centre, Minsk, Belarus 15–17 July 2016 Hard | National Olympic Training Centre, Minsk, Belarus 15–17 July 2016 Hard | Latvia 1 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Ilya Ivashka Mārtiņš Podžus 6 4 6 2 7 5       2 Yaraslau Shyla Miķelis Lībietis 6 2 6 1 6 3       3 Aliaksandr Bury / Andrei Vasilevski Miķelis Lībietis / Jānis Podžus 6 3 3 6 4 6 6$^2$ 7$^7$     4 Ilya Ivashka Jānis Podžus 6 2 7 5 6 0       5 Yaraslau Shyla Rūdolfs Mednis 7$^8$ 6$^6$ 6 3 ||||

### Denmark vs. Finland

| Denmark 3 | Lyngbyhallen, Kongens Lyngby, Denmark 15–17 July 2016 Carpet (i) | Lyngbyhallen, Kongens Lyngby, Denmark 15–17 July 2016 Carpet (i) | Finland 2 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Mikael Torpegaard Jarkko Nieminen 6$^1$ 7$^7$ 5 7 2 6       2 Frederik Nielsen Harri Heliövaara 6 4 6 3 7$^7$ 6$^5$       3 Thomas Kromann / Frederik Nielsen Jarkko Nieminen / Patrik Niklas-Salminen 6 1 6 3 4 6 4 6 6 4   4 Frederik Nielsen Jarkko Nieminen 3 6 6 3 1 6 6$^3$ 7$^7$     5 Mikael Torpegaard Harri Heliövaara 4 6 3 6 7$^7$ 6$^2$ 6 1 7 5 ||||

## Play-offs
### Luxembourg vs. Norway

| Luxembourg 2 | Tennis Club Cap on Line, Capellen, Luxembourg 15–17 July 2016 Hard | Tennis Club Cap on Line, Capellen, Luxembourg 15–17 July 2016 Hard | Norway 3 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Alex Knaff Casper Ruud 2 6 4 6 4 6       2 Ugo Nastasi Viktor Durasovic 4 6 6 3 2 6 2 6     3 Gilles Kremer / Mike Scheidweiler Viktor Durasovic / Casper Ruud 6 2 6 2 5 7 6 0     4 Ugo Nastasi Casper Ruud 7$^7$ 6$^5$ 2 6 7$^7$ 6$^0$ 6$^4$ 7$^7$ 6 4   5 Gilles Kremer Viktor Durasovic 6$^2$ 7$^7$ 3 6 6 4 6 4 3 6 ||||

### Tunisia vs. Bulgaria

| Tunisia 3 | Tennis Courts of Cité Nationale Sportive, Tunis, Tunisia 15–17 July 2016 Hard | Tennis Courts of Cité Nationale Sportive, Tunis, Tunisia 15–17 July 2016 Hard | Bulgaria 2 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Mohamed Aziz Dougaz Dimitar Kuzmanov 7$^7$ 6$^4$ 6 4 2 6 7 5     2 Malek Jaziri Alexandar Lazarov 6 4 6 4 6 1       3 Malek Jaziri / Skander Mansouri Aleksandar Lazov / Vasko Mladenov 6 4 6 4 6 3       4 Moez Echargui Vasko Mladenov 7$^7$ 6$^5$ 5 7 6$^5$ 7$^7$       5 Mohamed Aziz Dougaz Alexandar Lazarov 6 4 4 6 6$^1$ 7$^7$ ||||

### Monaco vs. Egypt

| Monaco 3 | Monte Carlo Country Club, Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, Monaco 15–17 July 2016 Clay | Monte Carlo Country Club, Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, Monaco 15–17 July 2016 Clay | Egypt 1 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Benjamin Balleret Karim-Mohamed Maamoun 1 6 7 5 4 6 2 6     2 Romain Arneodo Mohamed Safwat 6$^6$ 7$^8$ 3 6 6 4 6 2 6 2   3 Romain Arneodo / Benjamin Balleret Sherif Sabry / Mohamed Safwat 6 1 6 2 6 2       4 Benjamin Balleret Youssef Hossam 4 6 6 1 6 1 6 1     5 Romain Arneodo Karim-Mohamed Maamoun           not played ||||

### Georgia vs. Zimbabwe

| Georgia 3 | Mziuri Tennis Club, Tbilisi, Georgia 15–17 July 2016 Hard | Mziuri Tennis Club, Tbilisi, Georgia 15–17 July 2016 Hard | Zimbabwe 2 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 George Tsivadze Benjamin Lock 6 3 0 6 5 7 7$^7$ 6$^2$ 4 6   2 Nikoloz Basilashvili Mark Fynn 6 3 6 3 6 2       3 Nikoloz Basilashvili / Nodar Itonishvili Benjamin Lock / Courtney John Lock 6 3 6 3 6$^6$ 7$^8$ 4 6 4 6   4 Nikoloz Basilashvili Benjamin Lock 6 3 6 4 6 2       5 George Tsivadze Mark Fynn 6 3 7 5 6 3 ||||

## Third round
### Lithuania vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina

| Lithuania 0 | Siemens Arena, Vilnius, Lithuania 16–18 September 2016 Hard (i) | Siemens Arena, Vilnius, Lithuania 16–18 September 2016 Hard (i) | Bosnia and Herzegovina 5 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Lukas Mugevičius Damir Džumhur 2 6 2 6 3 6       2 Laurynas Grigelis Mirza Bašić 6$^5$ 7$^7$ 6$^0$ 7$^7$ 6 3 3 6     3 Laurynas Grigelis / Lukas Mugevičius Mirza Bašić / Tomislav Brkić 4 6 4 6 2 6       4 Tadas Babelis Tomislav Brkić 4 6 6 3 2 6       5 Tomas Vaise Nerman Fatić 5 7 5 7 ||||

### Belarus vs. Denmark

| Belarus 4 | Republic Olympic Training Center, Minsk, Belarus 16–18 September 2016 Hard | Republic Olympic Training Center, Minsk, Belarus 16–18 September 2016 Hard | Denmark 1 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Yaraslav Shyla Frederik Nielsen 5 7 3 6 6 1 6 2 5 7   2 Ilya Ivashka Andreas Bjerrehus 6 2 6 0 6 0       3 Max Mirnyi / Yaraslav Shyla Thomas Kromann / Frederik Nielsen 6 2 6 4 4 6 6 2     4 Ilya Ivashka Frederik Nielsen 6 4 4 6 7 5 5 7 6 4   5 Egor Gerasimov Benjamin Hannestad 6$^7$ 7$^9$ 6 4 6 2 ||||