# 1996 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II

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. 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.

## Participating nations

* Algeria
* Belarus
* Egypt
* Ghana
* Great Britain
* Ivory Coast
* Latvia
* Luxembourg
* Macedonia
* Malta
* Nigeria
* Poland
* Portugal
* Slovenia
* Slovakia
* Yugoslavia

### Draw

| Relegation Play-offs | Relegation Play-offs | Relegation Play-offs | First Round | First Round | First Round | Second Round | Second Round | Second Round | Third Round | Third Round | Third Round |
| | | | Newcastle upon Tyne, UK (ind. carpet) | Newcastle upon Tyne, UK (ind. carpet) | Newcastle upon Tyne, UK (ind. carpet) | | | | | | |
| | | | Slovenia | Slovenia | 1 | | | | | | |
| Novo Mesto, Slovenia (clay) | Novo Mesto, Slovenia (clay) | Novo Mesto, Slovenia (clay) | Slovenia | Slovenia | 1 | Accra, Ghana (hard) | | | | | |
| Novo Mesto, Slovenia (clay) | Novo Mesto, Slovenia (clay) | Novo Mesto, Slovenia (clay) | Great Britain | Great Britain | 4 | Accra, Ghana (hard) | | | | | |
| Slovenia | Slovenia | 5 | Great Britain | Great Britain | 4 | Great Britain | Great Britain | 5 | | | |
| Slovenia | Slovenia | 5 | Accra, Ghana (hard) | Accra, Ghana (hard) | Accra, Ghana (hard) | Great Britain | Great Britain | 5 | | | |
| Malta | Malta | 0 | Accra, Ghana (hard) | Accra, Ghana (hard) | Accra, Ghana (hard) | Ghana | Ghana | 0 | | | |
| Malta | Malta | 0 | Ghana | Ghana | 5 | Ghana | Ghana | 0 | | | |
| | | | Ghana | Ghana | 5 | | | | Wimbledon, United Kingdom (grass) | Wimbledon, United Kingdom (grass) | Wimbledon, United Kingdom (grass) |
| | | | Malta | Malta | 0 | | | | Wimbledon, United Kingdom (grass) | Wimbledon, United Kingdom (grass) | Wimbledon, United Kingdom (grass) |
| | | | Malta | Malta | 0 | | | | Great Britain | Great Britain | 5 |
| | | | Cairo, Egypt (clay) | Cairo, Egypt (clay) | Cairo, Egypt (clay) | | | | Great Britain | Great Britain | 5 |
| | | | Cairo, Egypt (clay) | Cairo, Egypt (clay) | Cairo, Egypt (clay) | | | | Egypt | Egypt | 0 |
| | | | Egypt | Egypt | 5 | | | | Egypt | Egypt | 0 |
| Skopje, Macedonia (clay) | Skopje, Macedonia (clay) | Skopje, Macedonia (clay) | Egypt | Egypt | 5 | Cairo, Egypt (clay) | Cairo, Egypt (clay) | Cairo, Egypt (clay) | | | |
| Skopje, Macedonia (clay) | Skopje, Macedonia (clay) | Skopje, Macedonia (clay) | Macedonia | Macedonia | 0 | Cairo, Egypt (clay) | Cairo, Egypt (clay) | Cairo, Egypt (clay) | | | |
| Macedonia | Macedonia | 2 | Macedonia | Macedonia | 0 | Egypt | Egypt | 3 | | | |
| Macedonia | Macedonia | 2 | Jūrmala, Latvia (indoor hard) | Jūrmala, Latvia (indoor hard) | Jūrmala, Latvia (indoor hard) | Egypt | Egypt | 3 | | | |
| Latvia | Latvia | 3 | Jūrmala, Latvia (indoor hard) | Jūrmala, Latvia (indoor hard) | Jūrmala, Latvia (indoor hard) | Ivory Coast | Ivory Coast | 2 | | | |
| Latvia | Latvia | 3 | Ivory Coast | Ivory Coast | 3 | Ivory Coast | Ivory Coast | 2 | | | |
| | | | Latvia | Latvia | 2 | | | | | | |
| | | | Warsaw, Poland (clay) | Warsaw, Poland (clay) | Warsaw, Poland (clay) | | | | | | |
| | | | Poland | Poland | 4 | | | | | | |
| | | | Poland | Poland | 4 | Poznań, Poland (clay) | | | | | |
| | | | Nigeria | Nigeria | 1 | Poznań, Poland (clay) | | | | | |
| Nigeria | Nigeria | w/o | Nigeria | Nigeria | 1 | Poland | Poland | 4 | | | |
| Nigeria | Nigeria | w/o | Esch-sur-Alzette, Lux. (indoor carpet) | Esch-sur-Alzette, Lux. (indoor carpet) | Esch-sur-Alzette, Lux. (indoor carpet) | Poland | Poland | 4 | | | |
| Luxembourg | Luxembourg | | Esch-sur-Alzette, Lux. (indoor carpet) | Esch-sur-Alzette, Lux. (indoor carpet) | Esch-sur-Alzette, Lux. (indoor carpet) | Belarus | Belarus | 1 | | | |
| Luxembourg | Luxembourg | | Belarus | Belarus | 4 | Belarus | Belarus | 1 | | | |
| | | | Belarus | Belarus | 4 | | | | Trnava, Slovakia (indoor carpet) | Trnava, Slovakia (indoor carpet) | Trnava, Slovakia (indoor carpet) |
| | | | Luxembourg | Luxembourg | 1 | | | | Trnava, Slovakia (indoor carpet) | Trnava, Slovakia (indoor carpet) | Trnava, Slovakia (indoor carpet) |
| | | | Luxembourg | Luxembourg | 1 | | | | Poland | Poland | 1 |
| | | | Budva, Yugoslavia (clay) | Budva, Yugoslavia (clay) | Budva, Yugoslavia (clay) | | | | Poland | Poland | 1 |
| | | | Budva, Yugoslavia (clay) | Budva, Yugoslavia (clay) | Budva, Yugoslavia (clay) | | | | Slovakia | Slovakia | 4 |
| | | | Yugoslavia | Yugoslavia | 1 | | | | Slovakia | Slovakia | 4 |
| Novi Sad, Yugoslavia (carpet) | Novi Sad, Yugoslavia (carpet) | Novi Sad, Yugoslavia (carpet) | Yugoslavia | Yugoslavia | 1 | Trnava, Slovakia (indoor carpet) | Trnava, Slovakia (indoor carpet) | Trnava, Slovakia (indoor carpet) | | | |
| Novi Sad, Yugoslavia (carpet) | Novi Sad, Yugoslavia (carpet) | Novi Sad, Yugoslavia (carpet) | Slovakia | Slovakia | 4 | Trnava, Slovakia (indoor carpet) | Trnava, Slovakia (indoor carpet) | Trnava, Slovakia (indoor carpet) | | | |
| Yugoslavia | Yugoslavia | 5 | Slovakia | Slovakia | 4 | Slovakia | Slovakia | 5 | | | |
| Yugoslavia | Yugoslavia | 5 | Algiers, Algeria (clay) | Algiers, Algeria (clay) | Algiers, Algeria (clay) | Slovakia | Slovakia | 5 | | | |
| Algeria | Algeria | 0 | Algiers, Algeria (clay) | Algiers, Algeria (clay) | Algiers, Algeria (clay) | Portugal | Portugal | 0 | | | |
| Algeria | Algeria | 0 | Algeria | Algeria | 0 | Portugal | Portugal | 0 | | | |
| | | | Portugal | Portugal | 5 | | | | | | |
* Malta, Macedonia, Nigeria, and Algeria relegated to Group III in 1997.
* Great Britain and Slovakia promoted to Group I in 1997.

## First round
### Great Britain vs. Slovenia

| Great Britain 4 | Castle Farm, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom 3–5 May 1996 Carpet (indoors) | Castle Farm, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom 3–5 May 1996 Carpet (indoors) | Slovenia 1 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Greg Rusedski Borut Urh 6 1 6 4 6$^0$ 7$^7$ 6 3     2 Mark Petchey Iztok Božič 4 6 4 6 6 4 2 6     3 Neil Broad / Greg Rusedski Gregor Krušič / Borut Urh 7$^8$ 6$^6$ 6 2 6 3       4 Greg Rusedski Iztok Božič 6 1 6 2 6 2       5 Nick Gould Borut Urh 6 4 2 6 6 4 ||||

### Ghana vs. Malta

| Ghana 5 | Accra Sports Stadium, Accra, Ghana 3–5 May 1996 Hard | Accra Sports Stadium, Accra, Ghana 3–5 May 1996 Hard | Malta 0 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Franklyn Ofori Daryl Delicata 6 0 6 4 7$^7$ 6$^2$       2 Isaac Donkor Mark Schembri 6 4 6 3 6$^5$ 7$^7$ 6 1     3 Isaac Donkor / Franklyn Ofori Daryl Delicata / Mark Schembri 6 1 7$^7$ 6$^5$ 6 5       4 Franklyn Ofori Mark Schembri 6 4 6 4         5 Isaac Tetteh-Quaye Daryl Delicata 6 4 4 6 7$^7$ 6$^1$ ||||

### Egypt vs. Macedonia

| Egypt 5 | Gezira Sporting Club, Cairo, Egypt 3–5 May 1996 Clay | Gezira Sporting Club, Cairo, Egypt 3–5 May 1996 Clay | Macedonia 0 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Amr Ghoneim Ognen Nikolovski 6 0 6 2 6 3       2 Tamer El-Sawy Lazar Magdinčev 6 2 6 3 6 0       3 Tamer El-Sawy / Hisham Hemeda Dragan Jovanovski / Ognen Nikolovski 6 1 6 4 6 2       4 Hisham Hemeda Ognen Nikolovski 4 6 6 1 6 0       5 Amr Ghoneim Lazar Magdinčev 6 2 6 1 ||||

### Latvia vs. Ivory Coast

| Latvia 2 | National Tennis Centre Lielupe, Jūrmala, Latvia 3–5 May 1996 Hard (indoors) | National Tennis Centre Lielupe, Jūrmala, Latvia 3–5 May 1996 Hard (indoors) | Ivory Coast 3 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Armand Strombach Claude N'Goran 3 6 1 6 3 6       2 Ģirts Dzelde Clément N'Goran 7 5 6 4 6 1       3 Andris Fiļimonovs / Ģirts Dzelde Claude N'Goran / Clément N'Goran 6$^5$ 7$^7$ 5 7 3 6       4 Ģirts Dzelde Claude N'Goran 7$^7$ 6$^1$ 3 6 1 6 2 6     5 Andris Fiļimonovs Clément N'Goran 7$^7$ 6$^1$ 6 3 ||||

### Poland vs. Nigeria

| Poland 4 | KS Warszawianka, Warsaw, Poland 3–5 May 1996 Clay | KS Warszawianka, Warsaw, Poland 3–5 May 1996 Clay | Nigeria 1 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Bartłomiej Dąbrowski Ganiyu Adenekan 6 1 6 1 6 3       2 Adam Skrzypczak Sule Ladipo 3 6 4 6 3 6       3 Michał Chmela / Bartłomiej Dąbrowski Sule Ladipo / Godwin Omuta 6 4 7$^7$ 6$^1$ 6 2       4 Bartłomiej Dąbrowski Sule Ladipo 6 1 2 6 7$^7$ 6$^5$ 6 1     5 Adam Skrzypczak Ganiyu Adenekan 6 0 6 4 ||||

### Luxembourg vs. Belarus

| Luxembourg 1 | Centre National de Tennis, Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg 3–5 May 1996 Carpet (indoors) | Centre National de Tennis, Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg 3–5 May 1996 Carpet (indoors) | Belarus 4 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Pascal Schaul Alexander Shvets 2 6 6$^1$ 7$^7$ 1 6       2 Sacha Thoma Vladimir Voltchkov 1 6 7 5 7$^9$ 6$^7$ 7$^7$ 6$^4$     3 Johny Goudenbour / Alberto Paris Max Mirnyi / Vladimir Voltchkov 6$^5$ 7$^7$ 2 6 7$^7$ 6$^1$ 6$^2$ 7$^7$     4 Sacha Thoma Alexander Shvets 5 7 2 6 6 3 6 2 3 6   5 Pascal Schaul Vladimir Voltchkov 3 6 2 6 ||||

### Yugoslavia vs. Slovakia

| Yugoslavia 1 | Centar Budvanska Rivijera, Budva, Yugoslavia 3–5 May 1996 Clay | Centar Budvanska Rivijera, Budva, Yugoslavia 3–5 May 1996 Clay | Slovakia 4 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Nebojša Đorđević Karol Kučera 1 6 3 6 5 7       2 Bojan Vujić Ján Krošlák 6 4 0 6 2 6 3 6     3 Dušan Vemić / Nenad Zimonjić Ján Krošlák / Karol Kučera 7 5 6 4 2 6 2 6 6 3   4 Bojan Vujić Karol Kučera 5 7 1 6 4 6       5 Nebojša Đorđević Ján Krošlák 2 6 6 2 4 6 ||||

### Algeria vs. Portugal

| Algeria 0 | Olympic Complex, Algiers, Algeria 1–3 May 1996 Clay | Olympic Complex, Algiers, Algeria 1–3 May 1996 Clay | Portugal 5 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Ouassel Hared Emanuel Couto 3 6 0 6 1 6       2 Abdelhak Hameurlaine Bernardo Mota 2 6 1 6 1 6       3 Noujeim Hakimi / Abdelhak Hameurlaine Emanuel Couto / Bernardo Mota 3 6 1 6 0 6       4 Mohammed Mahmoudi Bruno Fragoso 4 6 4 6         5 Ouassel Hared Bernardo Mota 1 6 0 6 ||||

## Second round
### Ghana vs. Great Britain

| Ghana 0 | Accra Sports Stadium, Accra, Ghana 12–14 July 1996 Hard | Accra Sports Stadium, Accra, Ghana 12–14 July 1996 Hard | Great Britain 5 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Isaac Donkor Tim Henman 2 6 0 6 2 6       2 Franklyn Ofori Luke Milligan 1 6 6 3 4 6 2 6     3 Isaac Donkor / Franklyn Ofori Neil Broad / Mark Petchey 1 6 4 6 1 6       4 Daniel Omaboe Tim Henman 3 6 6 4 0 6       5 Isaac Donkor Luke Milligan 4 6 3 6 ||||

### Egypt vs. Ivory Coast

| Egypt 3 | Gezira Sporting Club, Cairo, Egypt 12–14 July 1996 Clay | Gezira Sporting Club, Cairo, Egypt 12–14 July 1996 Clay | Ivory Coast 2 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Tamer El-Sawy Clément N'Goran 6 2 7 5 6 2       2 Amr Ghoneim Claude N'Goran 3 6 6 3 6 1 4 6 6 3   3 Tamer El-Sawy / Hisham Hemeda Claude N'Goran / Clément N'Goran 1 6 1 6 3 6       4 Tamer El-Sawy Claude N'Goran 6 4 6 2 6 1       5 Amr Ghoneim Clément N'Goran 3 6 4 6 ||||

### Poland vs. Belarus

| Poland 4 | Olimpia Poznań, Poznań, Poland 12–14 July 1996 Clay | Olimpia Poznań, Poznań, Poland 12–14 July 1996 Clay | Belarus 1 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Bartłomiej Dąbrowski Alexander Shvets 7 5 6 2 6 4       2 Adam Skrzypczak Max Mirnyi 6 3 6 2 6 3       3 Michał Chmela / Bartłomiej Dąbrowski Max Mirnyi / Vladimir Voltchkov 4 6 6 4 3 6 2 6     4 Bartłomiej Dąbrowski Max Mirnyi 6 4 7 5 6 1       5 Adam Skrzypczak Vladimir Voltchkov 7$^7$ 6$^1$ 6 3 ||||

### Slovakia vs. Portugal

| Slovakia 5 | Městská hala, Trnava, Slovakia 12–14 July 1996 Carpet (indoors) | Městská hala, Trnava, Slovakia 12–14 July 1996 Carpet (indoors) | Portugal 0 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Ján Krošlák Emanuel Couto 6 0 6 4 6 1       2 Karol Kučera Nuno Marques 7$^7$ 6$^2$ 2 6 6 4 6 4     3 Ján Krošlák / Karol Kučera Emanuel Couto / Bernardo Mota 6 3 6 2 6 2       4 Ján Krošlák Nuno Marques 6 2 6 3         5 Karol Kučera Emanuel Couto 6 4 6 1 ||||

## Relegation play-offs
### Slovenia vs. Malta

| Slovenia 5 | Teniški klub Krka, Novo Mesto, Slovenia 12–14 July 1996 Clay | Teniški klub Krka, Novo Mesto, Slovenia 12–14 July 1996 Clay | Malta 0 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Borut Urh Mark Schembri 6 0 6 0 6 1       2 Iztok Božič Maurizio Cappello 6 0 6 1 6 1       3 Andrej Kraševec / Gregor Krušič Maurizio Cappello / Mark Schembri 6 1 6 3 6 2       4 Iztok Božič Mark Schembri 6 1 6 1         5 Borut Urh Maurizio Cappello 6 2 6 1 ||||

### Macedonia vs. Latvia

| Macedonia 2 | Tennis Club Jug, Skopje, Macedonia 12–14 July 1996 Clay | Tennis Club Jug, Skopje, Macedonia 12–14 July 1996 Clay | Latvia 3 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Ognen Nikolovski Andris Fiļimonovs 2 6 3 6 1 6       2 Zoran Ševčenko Ģirts Dzelde 6 3 6 2 1 6 6 1     3 Goran Popov / Zoran Ševčenko Andris Fiļimonovs / Ģirts Dzelde 4 6 4 6 4 6       4 Goran Popov Ģirts Dzelde 2 6 3 6 2 6       5 Zoran Ševčenko Andris Fiļimonovs 7 5 7 5 ||||

### Yugoslavia vs. Algeria

| Yugoslavia 5 | SD Vojvodina, Novi Sad, Yugoslavia 12–14 July 1996 Carpet | SD Vojvodina, Novi Sad, Yugoslavia 12–14 July 1996 Carpet | Algeria 0 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Srđan Muškatirović Abdelhak Hameurlaine 6 1 6 2 6 1       2 Nenad Zimonjić Noujeim Hakimi 7$^7$ 6$^5$ 7$^7$ 6$^5$ 6 2       3 Dušan Vemić / Nenad Zimonjić Noujeim Hakimi / Abdelhak Hameurlaine 7 5 6 4 7$^7$ 6$^5$       4 Nenad Zimonjić Abdelhak Hameurlaine 3 6 6 3 6 4       5 Dušan Vemić Sofiane Rais-Ali 6 2 6 1 ||||

## Third round
### Great Britain vs. Egypt

| Great Britain 5 | All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, Wimbledon, United Kingdom 20–22 September 1996 Grass | All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, Wimbledon, United Kingdom 20–22 September 1996 Grass | Egypt 0 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Greg Rusedski Tamer El-Sawy 6 2 6 4 7 5       2 Tim Henman Amr Ghoneim 6 0 6 4 7 5       3 Neil Broad / Mark Petchey Tamer El-Sawy / Amr Ghoneim 3 6 6 4 6 3 6 4     4 Tim Henman Tamer El-Sawy 6$^4$ 7$^7$ 6 2 6 2       5 Greg Rusedski Amr Ghoneim 6 4 6 2 ||||

### Slovakia vs. Poland

| Slovakia 4 | Zimný štadión, Trnava, Slovakia 20–22 September 1996 Carpet (indoors) | Zimný štadión, Trnava, Slovakia 20–22 September 1996 Carpet (indoors) | Poland 1 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Ján Krošlák Bartłomiej Dąbrowski 7$^9$ 6$^7$ 6 3 6 3       2 Karol Kučera Adam Skrzypczak 6 1 6 1 6 1       3 Ján Krošlák / Karol Kučera Michał Chmela / Michał Gawłowski 6 1 6 4 6$^5$ 7$^7$ 6 0     4 Karol Kučera Bartłomiej Dąbrowski 6$^2$ 7$^7$ 6 3 6 4       5 Dominik Hrbatý Michał Gawłowski 7$^7$ 6$^1$ 3 6 5 7 ||||