FFHG Division 1

FFHG Division 1(Fédération Française de Hockey sur Glace Division 1 or French Ice Hockey Federation Division 1) is asemi-professionalice hockeyleaguein France. In France, there are four levels of national ice hockey. The teams that end at the bottom of the table get relegated toFFHG Division 2while the top get promoted toLigue Magnus.

FFHG Division 1

Sport	Ice hockey
Country	France
Level on pyramid	2
Promotionto	Ligue Magnus
Relegationto	FFHG Division 2

2021/22 Teams

FFHG Division 1 consists of 14 teams.

Brest

Caen

Chambéry

Cholet

Clermont-Ferrand

Dunkirk

Épinal

Marseille

Mont Blanc

Montpellier

Nantes

Neuilly-sur-Marne

Strasbourg

Tours

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Teams currently participating in Division 1

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

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-minuteovertimeperiod is played basedsudden-deathrules. If the game is still tied after this period, the teams proceed to ashoot-outto determine a winner.

At the end of this regular season the eight highest-ranking teams enter a series ofplay-offs.In order to be promoted to the division above (theLigue 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 inLigue Magnusthe 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 theFFHG Division 2in order to avoid being relegated.

Champions

Year	Denomination	Champion
1930-31	second series	Chamonix 2
1931-32	second series	Racing club de France2
1932-33	second series	Club des Sports d'Hiver de Paris
1933-34	second series	Chamonix 2
1934-35	second series	Stade Français2
1935-36	second series	Stade Français2
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	ACBB2
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

External links

• FFHG Division 1 Official SiteArchived2010-09-14 at theWayback Machine