French Division 3

FFHG Division 3 (Fédération Française de Hockey sur Glace Division 3 or French Ice Hockey Federation Division 3) is a professional ice hockey league in France. It is the fourth of four levels of professional ice hockey in France.
== Teams==
FFHG Division 3 consists of 28 teams divided into four pools with seven teams each.
Pool A
*Albatros de Brest 2
*Aigles de La Roche-sur-Yon 2
*Taureaux de feu de Limoges
*Lames affûtées de Niort
*Dragons de Poitiers
*Cormorans de Rennes
*Remparts de Tours	
Pool B
*Castors d'Asnières 2
*AC Boulogne-Billancourt
*Jokers de Cergy-Pontoise 2
*Coqs de Courbevoie 2
*Dock's du Havre
*Bisons de Neuilly-sur-Marne 2
*CSG Saint-Ouen	
Pool C
*Gaulois de Châlons-en-Champagne
*Lions de Compiègne
*Dauphins d'Épinal 2
*Tornado de Luxembourg
*Graoully de Metz
*Étoile Noire de Strasbourg 2
*Diables Rouges de Valenciennes	
Pool D
*Hiboux d'Aubagne
*Remparts de Besançon
*Diables Rouges de Briançon 2
*Titans de Colmar
*Ducs de Dijon 2
*Pingouins de Morzine 2
*Scorpions de Mulhouse 2
== Season==
Each team plays the other teams in their pool at home and away. At the end of this regular season the 4 highest ranking teams in each pool enter a combined knock-out play-off series while the four lowest ranking teams (two from each pool) enter a play-off series of their own. The winner of the former play-off series is promoted to FFHG Division 2.
== Champions==
Year 	Denomination	Champion
1986-87	Division 3 	Brûleurs de Loups de Grenoble II
1987-88	Division 3 	Gothiques d'Amiens II
1988-89	Division 3 	Galaxians d'Amnéville
1989-90	Division 3 	Ours de Villard-de-Lans II
1990-91	Division 3 	Wild Horses de Nîmes
1991-92	Division 3 	Vikings de Cherbourg
1992-93	Division 3 	Aquitains de Bordeaux
1993-94	Division 3 	Diables Rouges de Briançon
1994-95	Division 3 	Éléphants de Chambéry
1995-96	Division 3 	Peaux-Rouges d'Evry
1996-97	Division 3 	Castors d'Asnières
1997-98	Division 3 	Albatros de Brest
1998-99	Division 3 	Vikings de Cherbourg
1999-00	Division 3 	Brûleurs de Loups de Grenoble
2000-01	Division 3 	Bisons de Neuilly-sur-Marne
2001-02	Division 3 	Brûleurs de Loups de Grenoble II
2002-03	Division 3 	Vipers de Montpellier
2003-04	Division 3 	Aigles de Nice
2004-05	Division 3 	Élans de Champigny
2005-06	Division 3 	Avalanche Mont-Blanc II
2006-07	Division 3 	Aigles des Pyrénées de Font-Romeu
2007-08	Division 3 	Dragons de Rouen II
2008-09	Division 3 	Orques d'Anglet
2009-10	Division 3 	Boucaniers de Toulon
2010-11	Division 3 	
==See Also==
List of French Division 3 seasons
Category:Ice hockey in France
Category:Ice hockey leagues