# 1977–78 Division 1 season (Swedish ice hockey)

1977–78 was the third season that Division 1 operated as the second tier of ice hockey in Sweden, below the top-flight Elitserien (now the Swedish Hockey League).
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 one/two teams in each group were relegated to Division 2 for the 1978–79 season.

## Regular season
### Northern Group

| | Club | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | Pts |
| 1. | IF Björklöven | 27 | 23 | 1 | 3 | 192 | 88 | 47 |
| 2. | IFK Kiruna | 27 | 20 | 2 | 5 | 156 | 78 | 42 |
| 3. | Kiruna AIF | 27 | 18 | 1 | 8 | 154 | 79 | 37 |
| 4. | Bodens BK | 27 | 15 | 0 | 12 | 122 | 118 | 30 |
| 5. | GroKo Hockey | 27 | 13 | 2 | 12 | 136 | 134 | 28 |
| 6. | Piteå IF | 27 | 10 | 3 | 14 | 110 | 145 | 23 |
| 7. | Tegs SK | 27 | 10 | 1 | 16 | 113 | 126 | 21 |
| 8. | Kågedalens AIF | 27 | 9 | 1 | 17 | 101 | 162 | 19 |
| 9. | Sundsvall/Tunadal | 27 | 8 | 2 | 17 | 111 | 146 | 18 |
| 10. | Örnsköldsviks SK | 27 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 64 | 203 | 5 |

### Western Group

| | Club | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | Pts |
| 1. | Mora IK | 27 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 216 | 73 | 49 |
| 2. | KB Karlskoga | 27 | 21 | 2 | 4 | 160 | 76 | 44 |
| 3. | Strömsbro IF | 27 | 13 | 5 | 9 | 126 | 134 | 31 |
| 4. | Fagersta AIK | 27 | 13 | 4 | 10 | 128 | 124 | 30 |
| 5. | Malungs IF | 27 | 13 | 2 | 12 | 100 | 116 | 28 |
| 6. | Grums IK | 27 | 10 | 2 | 15 | 107 | 118 | 22 |
| 7. | Ludvika HC | 27 | 9 | 4 | 14 | 93 | 105 | 22 |
| 8. | Falu IF | 27 | 8 | 4 | 15 | 108 | 160 | 20 |
| 9. | Hofors IK | 27 | 7 | 2 | 18 | 87 | 143 | 16 |
| 10. | Avesta BK | 27 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 94 | 170 | 8 |

### Eastern Group

| | Club | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | Pts |
| 1. | Örebro IK | 36 | 29 | 5 | 2 | 244 | 95 | 63 |
| 2. | Huddinge IK | 36 | 21 | 8 | 7 | 167 | 92 | 50 |
| 3. | Hammarby IF | 36 | 22 | 6 | 8 | 156 | 106 | 50 |
| 4. | Väsby IK | 36 | 16 | 7 | 13 | 170 | 160 | 39 |
| 5. | Almtuna IS | 36 | 15 | 4 | 17 | 147 | 159 | 34 |
| 6. | NSA-76 | 36 | 11 | 6 | 19 | 100 | 135 | 28 |
| 7. | Västerås IK | 36 | 12 | 3 | 21 | 116 | 141 | 27 |
| 8. | Linköpings HC | 36 | 11 | 4 | 21 | 110 | 154 | 26 |
| 9. | Mälarhöjden BIK | 36 | 10 | 4 | 22 | 117 | 175 | 24 |
| 10. | Surahammars IF | 36 | 8 | 3 | 25 | 126 | 236 | 19 |

### Southern Group

| | Club | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | Pts |
| 1. | Tingsryds AIF | 27 | 22 | 0 | 5 | 171 | 91 | 44 |
| 2. | HV71 | 27 | 19 | 2 | 6 | 162 | 92 | 40 |
| 3. | Nybro IF | 27 | 16 | 4 | 7 | 128 | 74 | 36 |
| 4. | IFK Bäcken | 27 | 15 | 3 | 9 | 124 | 114 | 33 |
| 5. | Boro/Landsbro IF | 27 | 12 | 3 | 12 | 117 | 146 | 27 |
| 6. | Halmstads HK | 27 | 10 | 5 | 12 | 107 | 116 | 25 |
| 7. | Malmö IF | 27 | 11 | 1 | 15 | 103 | 116 | 23 |
| 8. | Karlskrona IK | 27 | 10 | 1 | 16 | 108 | 117 | 21 |
| 9. | Tibro IK | 27 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 91 | 179 | 12 |
| 10. | Växjö HC | 27 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 70 | 137 | 9 |

## Playoffs
### North/West
#### First round

* IF Björklöven - Strömsbro IF 2:0 (7:2, 2:1 OT)
* IFK Kiruna - Fagersta AIK 2:1 (3:0, 3:4, 5:1)
* Mora IK - Kiruna AIF 2:0 (5:2, 10:0)
* KB Karlskoga - Bodens BK 2:0 (7:3, 5:0)

#### Second round

* IF Björklöven - KB Karlskoga 2:0 (11:3, 5:4)
* IFK Kiruna - Mora IK 2:0 (6:5, 5:3)

### South/East
#### First round

* Örebro IK - Nybro IF 2:1 (7:0, 3:6, 5:1)
* Huddinge IK - IFK Bäcken 2:0 (9:2, 7:2)
* Tingsryds AIF - Väsby IK 2:0 (7:3, 9:0)
* HV71 - Hammarby IF 1:2 (4:8, 4:1, 3:6)

#### Second round

* Örebro IK - Hammarby IF 2:1 (3:5, 2:0, 4:3)
* Huddinge IK - Tingsryds AIF 2:0 (7:2, 8:5)