FFHG Division 1
FFHG 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 | Megève Saint-Gervais-les-Bains | Le Palais, Megève Patinoire 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. 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 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 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 a best-of-three series against the champion of the FFHG Division 2 in order to avoid being relegated.