# 1982–83 Division 1 season (Swedish ice hockey)

1982–83 was the eighth season that Division 1 operated as the second tier of ice hockey in Sweden, below the top-flight Elitserien (now the SHL).

## Format

Division 1 was divided into four starting groups of 10 teams each. The top two teams in each group qualified for the Allsvenskan, while the remaining eight teams had to compete in a qualifying round in which the results carried over from the first round. The top two teams from each qualifying round qualified for the playoffs. The last team in each of the qualifying groups was relegated directly to Division 2, while the second-to-last-place team had to play in a relegation series.
Of the eight teams in the Allsvenskan, the top two teams qualified for the Allsvenskan final, with the winner being promoted directly to the Elitserien (now the SHL), while the loser qualified for the Kvalserien, which offered another opportunity to be promoted. The third to sixth ranked teams in the Allsvenskan qualified for the second round of the playoffs. The two playoff winners qualified for the Kvalserien, in which the first-place team qualified for the following Elitserien season.

## Regular season
### Northern Group
#### First round

| | Club | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | Pts |
| 1. | Timrå IK | 18 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 139 | 36 | 35 |
| 2. | Luleå HF | 18 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 103 | 53 | 30 |
| 3. | Piteå IF | 18 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 109 | 77 | 23 |
| 4. | IFK Kiruna | 18 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 95 | 96 | 19 |
| 5. | Järveds IF | 18 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 77 | 98 | 17 |
| 6. | Kiruna AIF | 18 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 71 | 85 | 16 |
| 7. | Bodens BK | 18 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 70 | 105 | 14 |
| 8. | Tegs SK | 18 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 60 | 92 | 9 |
| 9. | Kramfors-Alliansen | 18 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 73 | 119 | 9 |
| 10. | CRIF | 18 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 53 | 98 | 8 |

#### Qualification round

| | Club | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | Pts |
| 1. | Piteå IF | 32 | 21 | 1 | 10 | 219 | 134 | 43 |
| 2. | Kiruna AIF | 32 | 17 | 5 | 10 | 145 | 135 | 39 |
| 3. | IFK Kiruna | 32 | 15 | 2 | 15 | 166 | 170 | 32 |
| 4. | Bodens BK | 32 | 13 | 2 | 17 | 147 | 188 | 28 |
| 5. | Tegs SK | 32 | 10 | 4 | 18 | 138 | 157 | 24 |
| 6. | Järveds IF | 32 | 11 | 2 | 19 | 126 | 186 | 24 |
| 7. | CRIF | 32 | 8 | 3 | 21 | 108 | 175 | 19 |
| 8. | Kramfors-Alliansen | 32 | 7 | 4 | 21 | 130 | 187 | 18 |

### Western Group
#### First round

| | Club | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | Pts |
| 1. | Mora IK | 18 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 156 | 58 | 31 |
| 2. | Örebro IK | 18 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 117 | 61 | 31 |
| 3. | Skövde IK | 18 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 99 | 91 | 27 |
| 4. | Bofors IK | 18 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 90 | 81 | 20 |
| 5. | IK Westmannia | 18 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 101 | 94 | 20 |
| 6. | Surahammars IF | 18 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 79 | 86 | 14 |
| 7. | Mariestads BoIS | 18 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 64 | 91 | 12 |
| 8. | Malungs IF | 18 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 59 | 98 | 12 |
| 9. | HC Dobel | 18 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 74 | 124 | 9 |
| 10. | Fagersta AIK | 18 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 83 | 118 | 4 |

#### Qualification round

| | Club | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | Pts |
| 1. | Bofors IK | 32 | 18 | 4 | 10 | 163 | 133 | 40 |
| 2. | Skövde IK | 32 | 19 | 2 | 11 | 148 | 155 | 40 |
| 3. | IK Westmannia | 32 | 17 | 2 | 13 | 168 | 145 | 36 |
| 4. | Mariestads BoIS | 32 | 12 | 2 | 18 | 114 | 140 | 26 |
| 5. | Malungs IF | 32 | 12 | 2 | 18 | 117 | 154 | 26 |
| 6. | HC Dobel | 32 | 11 | 2 | 19 | 147 | 192 | 24 |
| 7. | Surahammars IF | 32 | 8 | 3 | 21 | 133 | 169 | 19 |
| 8. | Fagersta AIK | 32 | 9 | 1 | 22 | 133 | 189 | 19 |

### Eastern Group
#### First round

| | Club | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | Pts |
| 1. | Södertälje SK | 18 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 115 | 56 | 30 |
| 2. | Västerås IK | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 86 | 50 | 26 |
| 3. | Väsby IK | 18 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 91 | 81 | 23 |
| 4. | Huddinge IK | 18 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 83 | 71 | 22 |
| 5. | Nacka HK | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 72 | 64 | 18 |
| 6. | Sundsvall/Tunadal | 18 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 66 | 86 | 16 |
| 7. | Strömsbro IF | 18 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 72 | 71 | 14 |
| 8. | IFK Lidingö | 18 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 57 | 96 | 14 |
| 9. | Almtuna IS | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 58 | 73 | 12 |
| 10. | Gävle GIK | 18 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 61 | 113 | 5 |

#### Qualification round

| | Club | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | Pts |
| 1. | Huddinge IK | 32 | 16 | 6 | 10 | 159 | 124 | 38 |
| 2. | Väsby IK | 32 | 17 | 3 | 12 | 165 | 150 | 37 |
| 3. | IFK Lidingö | 32 | 14 | 6 | 12 | 130 | 154 | 34 |
| 4. | Nacka HK | 32 | 13 | 6 | 13 | 139 | 131 | 32 |
| 5. | Strömsbro IF | 32 | 14 | 3 | 15 | 140 | 129 | 31 |
| 6. | Almtuna IS | 32 | 12 | 7 | 13 | 126 | 123 | 31 |
| 7. | Sundsvall/Tunadal | 32 | 9 | 3 | 20 | 123 | 176 | 21 |
| 8. | Gävle GIK | 32 | 5 | 2 | 25 | 116 | 206 | 12 |

### Southern Group
#### First round

| | Club | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | Pts |
| 1. | HV71 | 18 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 141 | 61 | 31 |
| 2. | Tingsryds AIF | 18 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 90 | 62 | 28 |
| 3. | Mörrums GoIS | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 100 | 72 | 23 |
| 4. | IK Vita Hästen | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 96 | 71 | 23 |
| 5. | IF Troja | 18 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 86 | 70 | 21 |
| 6. | Rögle BK | 18 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 72 | 78 | 16 |
| 7. | Karlskrona IK | 18 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 78 | 111 | 12 |
| 8. | Malmö IF | 18 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 54 | 94 | 10 |
| 9. | Nybro IF | 18 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 49 | 92 | 10 |
| 10. | IFK Bäcken | 18 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 51 | 106 | 6 |

#### Qualification round

| | Club | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | Pts |
| 1. | Rögle BK | 32 | 19 | 3 | 10 | 165 | 119 | 41 |
| 2. | Mörrums GoIS | 32 | 17 | 5 | 10 | 180 | 141 | 39 |
| 3. | IF Troja | 32 | 16 | 4 | 12 | 160 | 138 | 36 |
| 4. | IK Vita Hästen | 32 | 16 | 3 | 15 | 136 | 119 | 35 |
| 5. | Karlskrona IK | 32 | 10 | 3 | 19 | 141 | 184 | 23 |
| 6. | Malmö IF | 32 | 9 | 3 | 20 | 107 | 172 | 21 |
| 7. | Nybro IF | 32 | 8 | 3 | 21 | 108 | 162 | 19 |
| 8. | IFK Bäcken | 32 | 8 | 3 | 21 | 107 | 177 | 19 |

## Allsvenskan

| | Club | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | Pts |
| 1. | Södertälje SK | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 97 | 51 | 23 |
| 2. | Luleå HF | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 72 | 62 | 18 |
| 3. | Timrå IK | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 65 | 38 | 17 |
| 4. | Västerås IK | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 57 | 59 | 14 |
| 5. | Örebro IK | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 63 | 67 | 13 |
| 6. | HV71 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 57 | 49 | 12 |
| 7. | Mora IK | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 41 | 81 | 11 |
| 8. | Tingsryds AIF | 14 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 39 | 84 | 4 |

### Final

* Södertälje SK - Luleå HF 3:0 (7:3, 8:2, 5:2)

## Playoffs
### First round

* Piteå IF - Skövde IK 2:0 (6:2, 10:2)
* Bofors IK - Kiruna AIF 1:2 (3:2, 1:7, 3:5)
* Huddinge IK - Mörrums GoIS 2:1 (7:3, 4:7, 6:3)
* IK Vita Hästen - Väsby IK 0:2 (4:7, 3:5)

### Second round

* Timrå IK - Piteå IF 2:0 (4:3 OT, 7:1)
* Västerås IK - Huddinge IK 2:0 (3:2 OT, 7:6 OT)
* Örebro IK - Kiruna AIF 2:0 (13:0, 9:2)
* HV71 - Väsby IK 2:0 (8:6, 6:5 OT)

### Third round

* Örebro IK - Timrå IK 1:2 (3:4, 5:1, 3:4)
* HV71 - Västerås IK 2:1 (11:2, 2:4, 4:0)