1996 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone

The Europe/Africa Zone was one of three zones of regional competition in the 1996 Fed Cup.

Group I

 * Venue: La Manga Club, Murcia, Spain (outdoor clay)
 * Date: 22–24 April

The sixteen teams were divided into four pools of four teams. The top teams of each pool play-off in a two-round knockout stage to decide which nation progresses to World Group II play-offs. Nations finishing in the bottom place in each pool were relegated to Europe/Africa Zone Group II for 1997.

Knockout stage

 * ' and ' advanced to World Group II Play-offs.
 * ', ', ' and ' relegated to Group II in 1997.

Group II

 * Venue: Ramat HaSharon, Israel (outdoor hard)
 * Date: 25–30 March

The nineteen teams were divided into three pools of five and one pool of four. The top two teams from each pool then moved on to the play-off stage of the competition. The four teams that won one match from the play-off stage would advance to Group I for 1997.

Play-offs

 * ', ', ' and ' promoted to Europe/Africa Group I in 1997.