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. The league is organized by the Fédération Française de Hockey sur Glace (FFHG). The competition began in 1987. In some years, a second-level competition, the Excellence Division, has been held.

Format

The twelve teams in the league are divided into two divisions, North and South. During the regular season, each team plays each of the others in their division twice (once at home and once away), with 3 points being awarded for a win in regulation time, 2 points for a win in overtime or shootouts, 1 point for an overtime/shootout loss, and 0 points for a regulation time loss. The overtime period lasts 5 minutes, and is played 3 vs. 3 sudden-death. The regular season usually takes place from September to March. The top two teams from each division then go on to play in a three-game playoff tournament (facing each other team once) in a pre-selected host city. The team that finishes with the most points in the playoff tournament is crowned league champions. The playoff tournament usually takes place at the end of March.

Current clubs (2021–22)

Champions

* 1986–87 : CSG Grenoble * 1987–88 : CSG Grenoble * 1988–89 : Gap HC * 1989–90 : CSG Saint-Ouen * 1990–91 : HC Cergy-Pontoise * 1991–92 : HC Cergy-Pontoise * 1992–93 : HC Cergy-Pontoise * 1993–94 : HC Cergy-Pontoise * 1994–95 : Club des Patineurs Lyonnais * 1995–96 : HC Cergy-Pontoise * 1996–97 : HC Cergy-Pontoise * 1997–98 : HC Cergy-Pontoise * 1998–99 :

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* 1999–2000 : HC Cergy-Pontoise * 2000–01 : HC Cergy-Pontoise * 2001–02 : HC Cergy-Pontoise * 2002–03 : HC Cergy-Pontoise * 2003–04 : HC Cergy-Pontoise * 2004–05 : HC Cergy-Pontoise * 2005–06 : HC Cergy-Pontoise * 2006–07 : HC Cergy-Pontoise * 2007–08 : HC Cergy-Pontoise * 2008–09 : HC Cergy-Pontoise * 2009–10 : Grenoble Métropole Hockey 38 * 2010–11 : Grenoble Métropole Hockey 38 * 2011–12 : Grenoble Métropole Hockey 38 * 2012–13 :

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* 2013–14 : Bisons de Neuilly-sur-Marne * 2014–15 : Bisons de Neuilly-sur-Marne * 2015–16 : Bisons de Neuilly-sur-Marne * 2016–17 : HC Cergy-Pontoise * 2017–18 : Aigles de Besançon * 2018–19 : Remparts de Tours * 2019–20 : ''Not awarded due to

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'' * 2020–21 : ''Not awarded due to COVID-19 pandemic in France'' * 2021–22 : Remparts de Tours * 2022–23 : Remparts de Tours Sources: FFHG, Hockey Archives

Excellence Division Champions

* 1999–2000 : HC Caen * 2000–01 :

HC Amiens Somme Hockey Club Amiens Somme is a French ice hockey team based in Amiens playing in the Ligue Magnus. The team is also known as "Gothiques d'Amiens" (Amiens Gothics). The team was founded in 1967 and plays home games at the Coliséum. They have twice ...

* 2008–09 : Bretagne * 2009–10 : Bretagne * 2010–11 :

Gap Hockey Club Rapaces de Gap (, "Gap Raptors") is a French ice hockey team that is based in Gap and plays home games at the Patinoire Brown-Ferrand. The team played in the Ligue Magnus during the 2009–10 Ligue Magnus season. Gap won the French Championship t ...

* 2011–12 : HC Cergy-Pontoise * 2012–13 : HC Cergy-Pontoise * 2013–14 : HC Cergy-Pontoise

References

External links

List of champions
on hockeyfrance.com {{Women's European Ice Hockey Leagues

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