The Europe/Africa Zone is one of the three zones of regional Davis Cup competition in 2012.
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. Group III was divided into a European zone and an African zone. The Group III Europe tournament was held in Bulgarian National Tennis Centre 'Carlsberg', Sofia, Bulgaria, May 2–5, on outdoor clay courts.
Format The 13 teams will be split into four pools. The winners of pool A and pool B will be drawn to play against the winners of pool C and pool D. Two winning nations will be promoted to Europe/Africa Zone Group II for 2013.
Group stage Group A TeamTies PlayedTies WonTies LostMatches WonMatches LostStanding220501211232202153
Andorra vs. San Marino
Lithuania vs. San Marino
Andorra vs. Lithuania
Group B TeamTies PlayedTies WonTies LostMatches WonMatches LostStanding220601211332202063
Albania vs. Bulgaria
Albania vs. Georgia
Bulgaria vs. Georgia
Group C TeamTies PlayedTies WonTies LostMatches WonMatches LostStanding220501211242202143
Armenia vs. Macedonia
Armenia vs. Montenegro
Macedonia vs. Montenegro
Group D TeamTies PlayedTies WonTies LostMatches WonMatches LostStanding330811321722312273303184
Greece vs. Malta
Iceland vs. Norway
Malta vs. Norway
Greece vs. Iceland
Greece vs. Norway
Iceland vs. Malta
Playoffs 1st to 4th play-off Lithuania vs Greece
Bulgaria vs Macedonia
5th to 8th play-off Andorra vs Norway
Georgia vs Armenia
9th to 12th play-off San Marino vs Malta
Albania vs Montenegro
Final standings Rank Team1133557799111113
and were promoted to Europe/Africa Zone Group II in 2013.
References
External links Draw Results