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.
2025/26 teams FFHG Division 1 consists of 16 teams.
Team City Arena Founded Bisons de Neuilly-sur-Marne Neuilly-sur-Marne Patinoire municipale 1974 Corsaires de Dunkerque Dunkirk Patinoire Michel-Raffoux 1970 Corsaires de Nantes Nantes Centre de loisirs du Petit Port 1984 Courchevel-Méribel-Pralognan Bouquetins Méribel Patinoire de Méribel 1990 Diables Rouges de Valenciennes Valenciennes Patinoire Valigloo 1971 Dogs de Cholet Cholet Glisséo 1992 Drakkars de Caen Caen Patinoire de Caen la mer 1968 Éléphants de Chambéry Chambéry Patinoire de Buisson rond 1972 Épinal Hockey Club Épinal Patinoire de Poissompré 2018 Étoile Noire de Strasbourg Strasbourg Patinoire Iceberg 2000 Les Comètes de Meudon Meudon UCPA Sport Station 1982 Lyon Hockey Club Lyon Patinoire Charlemagne 1898 Ours de Villard-de-Lans Villard-de-Lans Patinoire municipale de Villard-de-Lans 1931 Pingouins de Morzine-Avoriaz Morzine Škoda Arena 1963 Remparts de Tours Tours Centre Municpial des Sports 2010 Yétis du Mont-Blanc MegèveSaint-Gervais-les-Bains Le Palais, MegèvePatinoire municipale, Saint-Gervais-les-Bains 1986
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-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.
Champions YearDenominationChampion1930–31 second series Chamonix 21931–32 second series Racing club de France 21932–33 second series Club des Sports d'Hiver de Paris1933–34 second series Chamonix 21934–35 second series Stade Français 21935–36 second series Stade Français 21936–37 no championship 1937–38 second series Unavailable 1938–39 second seriesUnavailable 1941–42 second series Chamonix 21942–43 second series Racing club de France1943–44 second series Club des Sports d'Hiver de Paris1944–45 no championship 1945–46 no championship 1946–47 second series Club des Sports d'Hiver de Paris1947–48 second series CO Billancourt1948–49 second series Chamonix 21949–50 second series CO Billancourt1950–51 second series Paris Université Club1951–52 second series Chamonix 21952–53 second series Villard-de-Lans1953–54 second series Unavailable 1954–55 second series Unavailable 1955–56 second series Saint Gervais1956–57 second series Chamonix 21957–58 second series Villard-de-Lans1958–59 second series Unavailable 1959–60 second series Villard-de-Lans1960–61 second series US Métro1961–62 second series Saint-Gervais1962–63 second series ACBB 21963–64 second series ACBB 21964–65 second series Unavailable 1965–66 second series Unavailable 1966–67 second series Unavailable 1967–68 second series Grenoble/Villard 21968–69 second series Grenoble HC1969–70 second series Unavailable 1970–71 second series Grenoble HC 1971–72 second series Lyon1972–73 second series A.S. Grenoble1973–74 Série B Megève1974–75 Série B Viry-Châtillon1975–76 Nationale B Tours1976–77 Nationale B Tours1977–78 Nationale B Français Volants1978–79 Nationale B Caen1979–80 Nationale B Lyon1980–81 Nationale B Épinal 1981–82 Nationale B Amiens1982–83 Nationale B Lyon1983–84 Nationale B Français Volants1984–85 Nationale B Rouen 1985–86 Nationale 2 Bordeaux1986–87 Nationale 1B Tours1987–88 Nationale 1B Viry-Châtillon1988–89 Nationale 1B Caen 1989–90 Nationale 1B Chamonix1990–91 Division 1 Viry-Châtillon1991–92 Division 1 Bordeaux1992–93 Nationale 2 Angers1993–94 Nationale 2 Reims1994–95 Nationale 1B Cherbourg1995–96 Division 1 Gap1996–97 Nationale 1B Briançon1997–98 Nationale 1 Caen1998–99 Nationale 1 Clermont1999-00 Nationale 1 Brest2000–01 Nationale 1 Villard-de-Lans2001–02 Division 1 Villard-de-Lans 2002–03 Division 1 Épinal 2003–04 Division 1 Morzine2004–05 Division 1 Mont-Blanc2005–06 Division 1 Strasbourg2006–07 Division 1 Tours2007–08 Division 1 Neuilly-sur-Marne2008–09 Division 1 Gap2009–10 Division 1 Caen2010–11 Division 1 Neuilly-sur-Marne2011–12 Division 1 Mulhouse2012–13 Division 1 Brest2013–14 Division 1 Lyon2014–15 Division 1 Bordeaux2015–16 Division 1 Nice2016–17 Division 1 Mulhouse2017–18 Division 1 Hormadi Anglet2018–19 Division 1 Diables Rouges de Briançon2019–20 Division 1 not attributed2020–21 Division 1 Spartiates de Marseille2021–22 Division 1 Albatros de Brest2022–23 Division 1 Wildcats d'Épinal2023–24 Division 1 Corsaires de Nantes2024–25 Division 1 Wildcats d'Épinal2025–26 Division 1 Dogs de Cholet
References
External links FFHG Division 1 Official Site