2011–12 Ligue Magnus season

Fourteen teams participated in the league, and Dragons de Rouen won both the regular season title, and the Coupe Magnus, the postseason championship that earned the team the title "Champions of France".

[5] A win, whether in regulation, overtime, or shootout, is worth two points.

[6] During the playoffs, the top four ranked teams automatically enter the quarterfinals, while the fifth through twelfth ranked teams play a preliminary series to determine the quarterfinalists.

[2] The bottom two ranked teams at the end of the regular season play a relegation series, best of five games, with the winner remaining in the Ligue Magnus, and the loser being relegated to Division 1.

[2] The winner of Division 1 is elevated to the Ligue Magnus at the end of the season.