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. It is the third of four levels of national ice hockey in

. The teams that end at the bottom of the table get relegated to FFHG Division 3 while the top get promoted to

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Teams

FFHG Division 2 consists of 20 teams divided into two pools with ten teams each.

Pool A

* Gaulois de Châlons-en-Champagne * Coqs de Courbevoie * Ducs de Dijon * Jets d'Évry-Viry * Français Volants de Paris *

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* Renards d'Orléans * Les Phénix de Reims * Dragons de Rouen 2 * Lions de Wasquehal

Pool B

* Anglet 2 * Chevaliers du Lac d'Annecy * Clermont-Ferrand * La Roche-sur-Yon (Hogly) * Lions de Lyon * Vipers de Montpellier * Renards de Roanne * Bélougas de Toulouse-Blagnac * Lynx de Valence * Vaujany-Grenoble

Season

Each team plays the other teams in their pool at home and away. At the end of this regular season the 8 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

while the loser of the latter play-off series is demoted to FFHG Division 3.

Champions

References

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External links

FFHG Division 2 Official Site
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