The play-offs of the 2008 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II were the final stages of the Group II Zonal Competition involving teams from Europe and Africa. Using the positions determined in their pools, the seven teams faced off to determine their placing in the 2008 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 |
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| 1 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina |
 Estonia
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| 2 |  South Africa |
 Lithuania
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| 3 |  Turkey |
 Greece
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| 4 |  Ireland
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Promotion play-offs edit
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.
Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Lithuania edit
 Bosnia and Herzegovina 2 |
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South Africa vs. Estonia edit
 South Africa 0 |
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Relegation play-offs edit
Because there was one extra player in Pool B, the last-placed team of that pool ( Ireland) was automatically relegated down to Group III.[3] The third-placed teams of each pool were then placed against each other in a tie, where the losing team would join the Irish in relegation.
Turkey vs. Greece edit
 Turkey 2 |
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Final Placements edit
| Placing | Teams |
| Promoted | Bosnia and Herzegovina
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| Estonia
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| Third | Lithuania
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| South Africa
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| Fifth | Turkey
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| Relegated | Greece
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| Ireland
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Bosnia and Herzegovina and 
Estonia advanced to the Europe/Africa Zone Group I for the next year. The Bosnians and Herzegovinians placed twelfth overall, while the Estonians placed first and thus advanced to the World Group II play-offs.[5][6]
Greece and 
Ireland were relegated down to Europe/Africa Zone Group III for the next year, where they respectively placed first and third in the same pool of five. The Greeks thus advanced back to Group II for 2010.[7][8]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Bosnia and Herzegovina v Lithuania". fedcup.com.
- ^ "South Africa v Estonia". fedcup.com.
- ^ "Fed Cup Profile, Ireland". fedcup.com.
- ^ "Turkey v Greece". fedcup.com.
- ^ "Fed Cup Profile, Bosnia and Herzegovina". fedcup.com.
- ^ "Fed Cup Profile, Estonia". fedcup.com.
- ^ "Fed Cup Profile, Greece". fedcup.com.
- ^ "Fed Cup Profile, Ireland". fedcup.com.