FFHG Division 1 (Fédération Française de Hockey sur Glace Division 1 or French Ice Hockey Federation Division 1) is a semi-professional ice hockey league in France. In France, there are four levels of national ice hockey. The teams that end at the bottom of the table get relegated to FFHG Division 2 while the top get promoted to Ligue Magnus.

FFHG Division 1
SportIce hockey
CountryFrance
Level on pyramid2
Promotion toLigue Magnus
Relegation toFFHG Division 2

2021/22 Teams

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FFHG Division 1 consists of 14 teams.

Team Town Home Arena Founded
Albatros de Brest Brest Rïnkla Stadium 1991
Drakkars de Caen Caen Patinoire de Caen la mer 1968
Éléphants de Chambéry Chambéry Patinoire de Buisson rond 1972
Dogs de Cholet Cholet Glisséo 1992
Corsaires de Dunkerque Dunkirk Patinoire Michel-Raffoux 1970
Wildcats d'Épinal Épinal Patinoire de Poissompré 2018
Spartiates de Marseille Marseille Palais omnisports Marseille Grand-Est 2012
Yétis du Mont-Blanc Megève
Saint-Gervais-les-Bains
Le Palais, Megève
Patinoire municipale, Saint-Gervais-les-Bains
1986
Vipers de Montpellier Montpellier Patinoire Végapolis 2002
Clermont-Ferrand Clermont-Ferrand Patinoire Clermonte Communaute 2005
Corsaires de Nantes Nantes Centre de loisirs du Petit Port 1984
Bisons de Neuilly-sur-Marne Neuilly-sur-Marne Patinoire municipale 1974
Étoile Noire de Strasbourg Strasbourg Patinoire Iceberg 2000
Remparts de Tours Tours Centre sportif municipal 2010

Season

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During the regular season, each team plays each of the other teams twice: once at home and once away (26 games). In the event of a tie at the end of three periods, one 10-minute overtime period is played based sudden-death rules. If the game is still tied after this period, the teams proceed to a shoot-out to determine a winner.

At the end of this regular season the eight highest-ranking teams enter a series of play-offs. In order to be promoted to the division above (the Ligue Magnus), the winner of the Division 1 play-offs then plays a best-of-three series against the losing team that division. The winning team of that series then qualifies for play in Ligue Magnus the following season, while the losing team stays in (or is relegated to) Division 1.

The four lowest-ranking teams also enter a play-off series in which the losing teams continue, and the overall losing team must play (and win) a best-of-three series against the champion of the FFHG Division 2 in order to avoid being relegated.[1]

Champions

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Year Denomination Champion
1930-31 second series Chamonix 2
1931-32 second series Racing club de France 2
1932-33 second series Club des Sports d'Hiver de Paris
1933-34 second series Chamonix 2
1934-35 second series Stade Français 2
1935-36 second series Stade Français 2
1936-37 no championship
1937-38 second series Unavailable
1938-39 second series Unavailable
1941-42 second series Chamonix 2
1942-43 second series Racing club de France
1943-44 second series Club des Sports d'Hiver de Paris
1944-45 no championship
1945-46 no championship
1946-47 second series Club des Sports d'Hiver de Paris
1947-48 second series CO Billancourt
1948-49 second series Chamonix 2
1949-50 second series CO Billancourt
1950-51 second series Paris Université Club
1951-52 second series Chamonix 2
1952-53 second series Villard-de-Lans
1953-54 second series Unavailable
1954-55 second series Unavailable
1955-56 second series Saint Gervais
1956-57 second series Chamonix 2
1957-58 second series Villard-de-Lans
1958-59 second series Unavailable
1959-60 second series Villard-de-Lans
1960-61 second series US Métro
1961-62 second series Saint-Gervais
1962-63 second series ACBB 2
1963-64 second series ACBB 2
1964-65 second series Unavailable
1965-66 second series Unavailable
1966-67 second series Unavailable
1967-68 second series Grenoble/Villard 2
1968-69 second series Grenoble HC
1969-70 second series Unavailable
1970-71 second series Grenoble HC
1971-72 second series Lyon
1972-73 second series A.S. Grenoble
1973-74 Série B Megève
1974-75 Série B Viry-Châtillon
1975-76 Nationale B Tours
1976-77 Nationale B Tours
1977-78 Nationale B Français Volants
1978-79 Nationale B Caen
1979-80 Nationale B Lyon
1980-81 Nationale B Épinal
1981-82 Nationale B Amiens
1982-83 Nationale B Lyon
1983-84 Nationale B Français Volants
1984-85 Nationale B Rouen
1985-86 Nationale 2 Bordeaux
1986-87 Nationale 1B Tours
1987-88 Nationale 1B Viry-Châtillon
1988-89 Nationale 1B Caen
1989-90 Nationale 1B Chamonix
1990-91 Division 1 Viry-Châtillon
1991-92 Division 1 Bordeaux
1992-93 Nationale 2 Angers
1993-94 Nationale 2 Reims
1994-95 Nationale 1B Cherbourg
1995-96 Division 1 Gap
1996-97 Nationale 1B Briançon
1997-98 Nationale 1 Caen
1998-99 Nationale 1 Clermont
1999-00 Nationale 1 Brest
2000-01 Nationale 1 Villard-de-Lans
2001-02 Division 1 Villard-de-Lans
2002-03 Division 1 Épinal
2003-04 Division 1 Morzine
2004-05 Division 1 Mont-Blanc
2005-06 Division 1 Strasbourg
2006-07 Division 1 Tours
2007-08 Division 1 Neuilly-sur-Marne
2008-09 Division 1 Gap
2009-10 Division 1 Caen
2010-11 Division 1 Neuilly-sur-Marne
2011-12 Division 1 Mulhouse
2012-13 Division 1 Brest
2013-14 Division 1 Lyon
2014-15 Division 1 Bordeaux
2015-16 Division 1 Nice
2016-17 Division 1 Mulhouse
2017-18 Division 1 Hormadi Anglet
2018-19 Division 1 Diables Rouges de Briançon
2019-20 Division 1 not attributed
2020-21 Division 1 Spartiates de Marseille
2021-22 Division 1 Albatros de Brest

References

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  1. ^ "Formule de la division 1 2015-2016" [Formula for Division 1 2015-2016]. Fédération Française de Hockey sur Glace (in French). Archived from the original on 2016-03-28. Retrieved 2016-05-09.
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