France women's ice hockey league

Championnat de France de hockey sur glace féminin

Upcoming season or competition: 2021–22 FFHG Féminin Élite season
Sport	Ice hockey
Founded	1986 (1986)
First season	1986–87
No. of teams	12
Country	France
Most recent champion(s)	Remparts de Tours (2022–23)
Most titles	HC Cergy-Pontoise (19)
Official website	Official website

The France women's ice hockey league (French: Championnat de France de hockey sur glace féminin, lit. 'French Championship in women's ice hockey') or the FFHG Féminin Élite ('FFHG Elite Women') is the top level of women's ice hockey in France. 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.

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.

Sources: FFHG,^[1][2] Hockey Archives^[3]

• 1999–2000 : HC Caen
• 2000–01 : HC Amiens Somme
• 2008–09 : Bretagne
• 2009–10 : Bretagne
• 2010–11 : Gap Hockey Club
• 2011–12 : HC Cergy-Pontoise
• 2012–13 : HC Cergy-Pontoise
• 2013–14 : HC Cergy-Pontoise

• List of champions Archived 2011-08-17 at the Wayback Machine on hockeyfrance.com