# 2018–19 HockeyAllsvenskan season

The 2018–19 HockeyAllsvenskan season is the 14th season that the second tier of Swedish ice hockey has operated under that name. The series consists of 14 teams playing a regular season in which each team plays each other team four times, twice at home and twice away. This is followed by a series of promotion and relegation tournaments, with the teams finishing first through eight participating in promotion playoffs, and the teams finishing 13th and 14th forced to requalify to avoid relegation to the Hockeyettan.

## Participating teams

| Team | City | Arena | Capacity |
| AIK | Stockholm | Hovet | 8,094 |
| Almtuna IS | Uppsala | Gränby Ishall | 2,800 |
| IF Björklöven | Umeå | A3 Arena | 5,400 |
| BIK Karlskoga | Karlskoga | Nobelhallen | 6,300 |
| Karlskrona HK | Karlskrona | NKT Arena Karlskrona | 5,050 |
| Leksands IF | Leksand | Tegera Arena | 7,650 |
| Modo Hockey | Örnsköldsvik | Fjällräven Center | 7,600 |
| IK Oskarshamn | Oskarshamn | Be-Ge Hockey Center | 3,346 |
| IK Pantern | Malmö | Malmö Isstadion | 5,800 |
| Södertälje SK | Södertälje | AXA Sports Center | 6,200 |
| Tingsryds AIF | Tingsryd | Nelson Garden Arena | 3,400 |
| HC Vita Hästen | Norrköping | Himmelstalundshallen | 4,280 |
| Västerviks IK | Västervik | Plivit Trade-hallen | 2,500 |
| VIK Västerås HK | Västerås | ABB Arena Nord | 4,902 |

## Regular season
### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | AIK | 52 | 30 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 172 | 116 | +56 | 109 | Advance to the HockeyAllsvenskan finals |
| 2 | IK Oskarshamn | 52 | 28 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 158 | 103 | +55 | 98 | Advance to the HockeyAllsvenskan finals |
| 3 | Västerås HK | 52 | 26 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 155 | 126 | +29 | 93 | Advance to the HockeyAllsvenskan playoffs |
| 4 | Leksands IF | 52 | 25 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 145 | 128 | +17 | 90 | Advance to the HockeyAllsvenskan playoffs |
| 5 | BIK Karlskoga | 52 | 23 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 146 | 135 | +11 | 87 | Advance to the HockeyAllsvenskan playoffs |
| 6 | Modo Hockey | 52 | 24 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 143 | 134 | +9 | 86 | Advance to the HockeyAllsvenskan playoffs |
| 7 | Karlskrona HK | 52 | 21 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 140 | 142 | −2 | 77 | Advance to the HockeyAllsvenskan playoffs |
| 8 | Västerviks IK | 52 | 16 | 11 | 6 | 19 | 136 | 130 | +6 | 76 | Advance to the HockeyAllsvenskan playoffs |
| 9 | Södertälje SK | 52 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 23 | 143 | 151 | −8 | 73 | |
| 10 | IF Björklöven | 52 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 22 | 122 | 146 | −24 | 68 | |
| 11 | IK Pantern | 52 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 25 | 116 | 159 | −43 | 65 | |
| 12 | Tingsryds AIF | 52 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 25 | 116 | 146 | −30 | 61 | |
| 13 | Almtuna IS | 52 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 28 | 128 | 160 | −32 | 61 | Advance to the HockeyAllsvenskan qualifiers |
| 14 | HC Vita Hästen | 52 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 29 | 103 | 147 | −44 | 48 | Advance to the HockeyAllsvenskan qualifiers |
* Note: IK Pantern decided to withdraw from the league on 31 May 2019, due to financial problems.

## Post-season
### Finals

The top two teams from the regular season will meet in a best-of-five tournament, with the winner advancing directly to the SHL qualifiers, and the losing team forced to play an additional playoff.

#### AIK vs. IK Oskarshamn

* IK Oskarshamn won series 3–2

### HockeyAllsvenskan playoffs

Teams 3–8 from the regular season will play a single round-robin tournament, with teams 3–5 getting home-ice advantage. The season is then over for all but the winning team, which advances to the meet the loser of the HockeyAllsvenskan finals in a playoff to the SHL qualifiers. Teams also started with bonus points based on their position in the regular season standings. Team 3 began with three points, team 4 with two points, and team 5 with one point.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Leksands IF (Q) | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 7 | +14 | 15 | Advance to Playoff to the SHL qualifiers |
| 2 | Västerås HK | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 9 | +5 | 14 | Return to HockeyAllsvenskan for the 2019–20 season |
| 3 | BIK Karlskoga | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 10 | +2 | 8 | Return to HockeyAllsvenskan for the 2019–20 season |
| 4 | Modo Hockey | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 12 | +1 | 7 | Return to HockeyAllsvenskan for the 2019–20 season |
| 5 | Västerviks IK | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 18 | −8 | 4 | Return to HockeyAllsvenskan for the 2019–20 season |
| 6 | Karlskrona HK | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 23 | −14 | 3 | Return to HockeyAllsvenskan for the 2019–20 season |

### Playoff to the SHL qualifiers

In the playoff to the SHL qualifiers (Swedish: Play Off inför direktkval till SHL), the losing team from the HockeyAllsvenskan finals will meet the winning team from the HockeyAllsvenskan playoffs in a best-of-three series. The winning team will advance to the SHL qualifiers.

#### AIK vs. Leksands IF

* Leksands IF won series 2–0

### SHL qualifiers

Two teams from the HockeyAllsvenskan and two teams from the SHL played a best-of-seven series, with the winners qualifying for play in the 2019–20 SHL season and the losers qualifying for play in the 2019–20 HockeyAllsvenskan season. The winner of the HockeyAllsvenskan finals met team 14 from the SHL, while the winner of the playoff to the SHL qualifiers met team 13 from the SHL. Mora IK and Leksands IF faced each other for the third consecutive year, in these qualifiers.
For the first time since 2013 and for the first time since the current SHL qualifier format was introduced in 2015, both SHL teams (Timrå IK and Mora IK) failed to re-qualify for the SHL and thus were relegated. IK Oskarshamn and Leksands IF qualified for the SHL by winning their respective series. IK Oskarshamn promoted to the top-tier league for the first time in the club's history.

#### Timrå IK vs. IK Oskarshamn

* IK Oskarshamn won series 4–3

#### Mora IK vs. Leksands IF

* Leksands IF won series 4–1

## HockeyAllsvenskan qualifiers

Teams 13 and 14 from the regular season will defend their spots in HockeyAllsvenskan in the HockeyAllsvenskan qualifiers (Swedish: Kval till HockeyAllsvenskan).
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | HC Vita Hästen (Q) | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 30 | 21 | +9 | 21 | Qualify for the 2019–20 HockeyAllsvenskan season |
| 2 | Kristianstads IK (P, Q) | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 30 | 21 | +9 | 20 | Qualify for the 2019–20 HockeyAllsvenskan season |
| 3 | Almtuna IS | 10 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 38 | 21 | +17 | 19 | Qualify for the 2019–20 Hockeyettan season |
| 4 | Tranås AIF | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 26 | 35 | −9 | 14 | Qualify for the 2019–20 Hockeyettan season |
| 5 | Hudiksvalls HC | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 21 | 28 | −7 | 11 | Qualify for the 2019–20 Hockeyettan season |
| 6 | Bodens HF | 10 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 34 | −19 | 5 | Qualify for the 2019–20 Hockeyettan season |
* Note: Almtuna IS, despite their sporting relegation, were offered and accepted IK Pantern's spot in HockeyAllsvenskan, after Pantern decided to withdraw from the league in May 2019 due to that club's financial struggles.