1986–87 FFHG Division 3 season

The 1986-87 FFHG Division 3 season was the inaugural season of the FFHG Division 3, the fourth level of ice hockey in France.

The league was divided into multiple regional groups with the top teams qualifying for the final tournament. Grenoble II emerged from the tournament as the league's champion.

Participating teams

Normandie

• 1/10: Cherbourg - Le Havre 13:9
• 1/24: Rouen II - Cherbourg 23:1
• 1/31: Cherbourg - Le Havre 11:10
• 3/14: Rouen II - Cherbourg 25:1
• 3/28: Cherbourg - Caen II 5:0 Forfeit
• Rouen II - Caen II 10:2
• Cherbourg - Caen II 7:6
• Rouen II - Le Havre 10:0

Rouen II advanced to the final round.

Île-de-France

Deuil-la-Barre, Neuilly/Marne, Conflans, Mantes, Franconville, and Champigny participated. Deuil advanced to the final round.

Nord

• 10/18: Amiens II - Valenciennes 6:3

Est

• 11/9: Metz - Strasbourg 7:3
• 12/6: Metz - Strasbourg 14:2
• 1/4: Besancon - Strasbourg 11:4
• Belfort - Strasbourg 16:8
• 1/10: Besancon - Metz 7:5
• 1/17: Metz - Epinal 5:0 Forfeit
• 1/24: Besancon - Metz 6:4
• 1/31: Metz - Belfort 7:2
• 2/15: Belfort - Metz 9:8

as of 2/2

1. Besançon 14 pts
2. Metz/Amnéville 11 pts
3. Lions de Belfort 6 pts
4. Strasbourg II 4 pts
5. Épinal II 2 pts

Bretagne - Pays de Loire

• 9/21: Tours II - Angers II 16:0
• 9/28: Brest - Angers II 8:3
• 10/4: Tours II - Brest 10:1
• 10/11: Nantes - La Roche-sur-Yon 15:4
• 10/11: Tours II - Rennes 13:3
• 10/18: Tours II - Nantes 5:4
• 10/25: Cholet - Brest 19:6
• 10/25: Nantes - Angers 11:0
• 11/8: Tours II - La Roche-sur-Yon 13:1
• 11/15: Brest - Rennes 7:5
• 11/15: Nantes - La Roche-sur-Yon 22:7
• 11/29: Tours II - Cholet 8:2
• 12/6: Cholet - Nantes 13:7
• 12/6: Tours II - Rennes 16:1
• 1/17: Nantes - Rennes 14:3
• 1/24: Nantes - Toues II 8:4
• 2/1: Tours II - Brest 7:5
• 3/7: Tours II - Nantes 8:4
• 3/28: Cholet - La Roche-sur-Yon 11:10
• 4/11: Nantes - Brest 14:5
• Brest - La Roche-sur-Yon
• La Roche-sur-Yon - Brest

Sud/Languedoc

• 9/27: Montpellier - Font-Romeu 10:3
• 10/18: Font-Romeu - Clermont-Ferrand II 4:3
• 10/25: Roanne - Font-Romeu 3:2
• 10/?: Toulouse - Valence 7:4
• 10/?: Toulouse - Clermont-Ferrand II 7:2
• 11/?: Toulouse - Valence 10:2
• 11/?: Toulon - Roanne 6:6
• 11/?: Font-Romeu - Clermont-Ferrand II 5:0 Forfeit
• Montpellier - Clermont-Ferrand II 5:0
• 11/?: Toulouse - Font-Romeu 6:6
• 11/?: Clermont-Ferrand II - Valence 9:5
• 11/?: Roanne - Orcieres-Merlette 7:7
• 11/?: Roanne - Valence 5:3
• 11/29: Font-Romeu - Orcieres-Merlette 10:5
• 11/30: Toulouse - Orcieres-Merlette 7:3
• Montpellier - Orcieres-Merlette 15:1
• Font-Romeu - Valence 5:3
• Toulon - Roanne 13:1
• 12/13: Toulon - Font-Romeu 8:2
• 12/20: Font-Romeu - Valence 12:4
• 1/3: Montpellier - Font-Romeu 5:0 Forfeit - game was stopped at 2:0 due to a brawl and awarded to Montpellier. The referee, Mr. Vincendeau, was attacked by José Tona, a player from Font Romeu, who was banned for life (but later reinstated in 1991). His father, Marcelino Tona, was also banned from the ice rink for life for coming onto the ice. for being mounted on ice. The captain, Serge Louis, was suspended for one month, and Font Romeu has to play their next match behind closed doors.
• 1/?: Montpellier - Valence 8:2
• 1/?: Roanne - Toulouse 6:5
• 1/10: Font-Romeu - Orcieres-Merlette 5:4
• 1/?: Clermont-Ferrand - Roanne 9:5
• 1/?: Toulon - Montpellier 7:6
• 1/31: Toulon - Font-Romeu 13:3
• 2/21: Orcieres-Merlette - Clermont-Ferrand II 4:4

Toulouse and Montpellier advanced to the final round.

Alpes

Grenoble II and Les Houches advanced to the final round.

Final tournament

Northern zone

• Besançon 3- Deuil-la-Barre 10

Amiens II and Rouen II declared forfeit.

Southern zone

• Grenoble II - Nantes 8:3
• Montpellier - Toulouse 5:3
• Grenoble II - Toulouse 13:2
• Nantes - Montpellier 12:5
• Grenoble II - Montpellier 20:0
• Nantes - Toulouse 7:3

1. Grenoble II 6 pts
2. Nantes 4 pts
3. Montpellier 2 pts
4. Toulouse 0 pts

Final

• Grenoble II - Deuil-la-Barre 2:0 (12:1, 7:4)

Sources

• Results

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