1978–79 was the fourth season that Division 1 operated as the second tier of ice hockey in Sweden, below the top-flight Elitserien (now the Swedish Hockey League).
1978–79 Division 1 season | |
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League | Division 1 |
Sport | Ice hockey |
Number of teams | 39 |
Promoted to Division 1 | HV71 to Elitserien |
Relegated to Division 2 | Sundsvall/Tunadal Tegs SK Ludvika HC Grums IK IK Westmannia Nynäshamns IF Skövde IK Boro/Vetlanda HC |
Division 1 was divided into four starting groups, based on geography. The top four teams in the group would continue to the playoffs to determine which clubs would participate in the qualifier for promotion to Elitserien. The bottom two teams in each group were relegated to Division 2 for the 1979–80 season.
Regular season edit
Northern Group edit
Club | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | Pts | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Timrå IK | 24 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 165 | 68 | 43 |
2. | Kiruna AIF | 24 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 178 | 67 | 38 |
3. | Bodens BK | 24 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 128 | 94 | 31 |
4. | GroKo Hockey | 24 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 122 | 105 | 30 |
5. | Piteå IF | 24 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 119 | 126 | 22 |
6. | IFK Kiruna | 24 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 90 | 124 | 21 |
7. | Kågedalens AIF | 24 | 7 | 2 | 15 | 85 | 135 | 16 |
8. | Sundsvall/Tunadal | 24 | 6 | 0 | 18 | 81 | 144 | 12 |
9. | Tegs SK | 24 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 57 | 162 | 3 |
Eastern Group edit
Club | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | Pts | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Huddinge IK | 36 | 30 | 2 | 4 | 224 | 121 | 62 |
2. | Södertälje SK | 36 | 23 | 3 | 10 | 242 | 135 | 49 |
3. | Hammarby IF | 36 | 21 | 6 | 9 | 150 | 99 | 48 |
4. | Västerås IK | 36 | 21 | 2 | 13 | 179 | 133 | 44 |
5. | Almtuna IS | 36 | 19 | 5 | 12 | 164 | 131 | 43 |
6. | Väsby IK | 36 | 19 | 2 | 15 | 184 | 161 | 40 |
7. | NSA-76 | 36 | 9 | 7 | 20 | 139 | 179 | 25 |
8. | Linköpings HC | 36 | 8 | 3 | 25 | 109 | 201 | 19 |
9. | IK Westmannia | 36 | 8 | 3 | 25 | 155 | 277 | 19 |
10. | Nynäshamns IF | 36 | 4 | 3 | 29 | 96 | 205 | 11 |
Southern Group edit
Club | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | Pts | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Karlskrona IK | 27 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 121 | 89 | 38 |
2. | HV71 | 27 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 144 | 92 | 37 |
3. | Nybro IF | 27 | 16 | 2 | 9 | 133 | 75 | 34 |
4. | Malmö IF | 27 | 15 | 2 | 10 | 112 | 94 | 32 |
5. | IF Troja | 27 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 125 | 102 | 27 |
6. | IFK Bäcken | 27 | 12 | 3 | 12 | 130 | 123 | 27 |
7. | Tingsryds AIF | 27 | 12 | 1 | 14 | 109 | 113 | 25 |
8. | Halmstads HK | 27 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 99 | 137 | 21 |
9. | Skövde IK | 27 | 7 | 1 | 19 | 113 | 154 | 15 |
10. | Boro/Vetlanda HC | 27 | 6 | 2 | 19 | 91 | 198 | 14 |
Western Group edit
Club | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | Pts | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Mora IK | 27 | 22 | 1 | 4 | 207 | 93 | 45 |
2. | Bofors IK | 27 | 18 | 2 | 7 | 163 | 91 | 38 |
3. | Fagersta AIK | 27 | 17 | 2 | 8 | 120 | 107 | 36 |
4. | Strömsbro IF | 27 | 16 | 3 | 8 | 146 | 114 | 35 |
5. | Falu IF | 27 | 13 | 2 | 12 | 106 | 104 | 28 |
6. | IK Viking | 27 | 9 | 3 | 15 | 95 | 122 | 21 |
7. | Malungs IF | 27 | 9 | 2 | 16 | 85 | 123 | 20 |
8. | IK Rommehed | 27 | 8 | 3 | 16 | 85 | 138 | 19 |
9. | Ludvika HC | 27 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 97 | 137 | 15 |
10. | Grums IK | 27 | 6 | 1 | 20 | 91 | 166 | 13 |
Playoffs edit
North/East edit
First round edit
- Timrå IK - Hammarby IF 2:0 (6:3, 7:6 OT)
- Kiruna AIF - Västerås IK 2:1 (3:4, 4:3, 4:0)
- Bodens BK - Södertälje SK 1:2 (5:1, 5:6 OT, 2:4)
- Huddinge IK - GroKo Hockey 2:0 (7:3, 12:3)
Second round edit
- Timrå IK - Södertälje SK 1:2 (6:4, 4:5 OT, 6:7)
- Huddinge IK - Kiruna AIF 2:0 (9:2, 3:2)
South/West edit
First round edit
- Mora IK - Nybro IF 2:1 (10:0, 5:6, 4:3 OT)
- Bofors IK - Malmö IF 2:0 (8:4, 5:4)
- Karlskrona IK - Fagersta AIK 2:1 (7:2, 2:3, 6:2)
- HV71 - Strömsbro IF 2:0 (10:2, 4:3)
Second round edit
- Mora IK - HV71 0:2 (5:7, 3:6)
- Bofors IK - Karlskrona IK 2:0 (9:0, 6:3)