The 2004–05 Ligue Magnus season was the 84th regular season of the ice hockey elite league in France and the first to take the name of Ligue Magnus.
| Team | GP | Pts | W | Wot | T | LOT | L | GF | GA | Diff | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 28 | 45 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 139 | 54 | +85 | ||
| 2 | 28 | 45 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 119 | 67 | +52 | ||
| 3 | 28 | 45 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 119 | 59 | +60 | ||
| 4 | 28 | 43 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 142 | 62 | +80 | ||
| 5 | 28 | 39 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 126 | 76 | +50 | ||
| 6 | 28 | 33 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 101 | 86 | +15 | ||
| 7 | 28 | 32 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 96 | 91 | +5 | ||
| 8 | 28 | 30 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 97 | 78 | +19 | ||
| 9 | 28 | 29 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 105 | 113 | -8 | ||
| 10 | 28 | 24 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 81 | 101 | -20 | ||
| 11 | 28 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 64 | 107 | -43 | ||
| 12 | 28 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 57 | 112 | -55 | ||
| 13 | 28 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 66 | 128 | -62 | ||
| 14 | 28 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 63 | 169 | -106 | ||
| 15 | 28 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 71 | 143 | -72 |
| Team | GP | Pts | W | Wot | T | LOT | L | GF | GA | Diff | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ours de Villard-de-Lans | 6 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 19 | +13 | |
| 2 | Ducs de Dijon | 6 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 34 | 27 | +7 | |
| 3 | Rapaces de Gap | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 23 | 36 | -13 | |
| 4 | Orques d'Anglet | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 28 | 35 | -7 |
| Team | GP | Pts | W | Wot | T | LOT | L | GF | GA | Diff | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Corsaires de Dunkerque | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 9 | +5 | |
| 2 | Dauphins d'Épinal | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 12 | -1 | |
| 3 | Sangliers Arvernes de Clermont | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 15 | -4 |
Clermont-Ferrand faces Caen, vice champion of Division 1 in two matches the 23 and 26 April 2005. After a tie in the first leg match 4-4, Caen won the serie in the second leg matches with a victory 8 to 2. Caen is promoted in Ligue Magnus at the expense of Clermont-Ferrand.
Mulhouse win the first Magnus Cup in its history.
Clermont is relegated in Division 1, but due to financial difficulties, the club filed for bankruptcy. For similar reasons, Tours and Mulhouse were not allowed by the federation to rejoin ligue Magnus the next season. Tours is relegated to Division 2, Mulhouse filed for bankruptcy.[1]