1978–79 Division 1 season (Swedish ice hockey)

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 SHL).
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==
=== Northern Group ===
 	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 ===
 	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 ===
 	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 ===
 	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 ==
=== North/East ===
==== First round ====
* 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 ====
* 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 ===
==== First round ====
* 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 ====
* Mora IK - HV71 0:2 (5:7, 3:6)
* Bofors IK - Karlskrona IK 2:0 (9:0, 6:3)
== Elitserien promotion ==
==External links==
*Historical Division 1 statistics on Svenskhockey.com
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