1980–81 Division 1 season (Swedish ice hockey)

1980-81 was the sixth 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 team in each group was relegated directly to Division 2 for the 1981–82 season. The second-to-last place team in each group played in a relegation series to determine their participation in the next season.
==Regular season==
=== Northern Group ===
 	Club 	GP	W 	T	L 	GF 	GA 	Pts
1. 	Timrå IK 	27	23	2	2 	195	69 	48
2. 	Luleå HF 	27	21	4	2 	184	85 	46
3. 	Kiruna AIF 	27	17	3	7 	218	114	37
4. 	Bodens BK 	27	13	6	8 	140	123	32
5. 	IFK Kiruna 	27	10	7	10	118	128	27
6. 	Piteå IF 	27	10	2	15	137	151	22
7. 	Kågedalens AIF 	27	7 	3	17	117	168	17
8. 	Kalix/Triangelns IF	27	6 	4	17	82 	154	16
9. 	Nordingrå SK 	27	5 	4	18	71 	171	14
10.	Järveds IF 	27	3 	5	19	99 	198	11
 
=== Western Group ===
 	Club 	GP	W 	T 	L 	GF 	GA 	Pts
1. 	Mora IK 	27	22	2 	3 	193	91 	46
2. 	Västerås IK 	27	21	3 	3 	183	71 	45
3. 	Strömsbro IF 	27	14	4 	9 	147	123	32
4. 	Malungs IF 	27	12	1 	14	99 	110	25
5. 	Borlänge HC 	27	7 	10	10	95 	105	24
6. 	IK Westmannia	27	8 	6 	13	98 	146	24
7. 	IK Rommehed 	27	9 	3 	15	107	142	21
8. 	Avesta BK 	27	9 	1 	17	105	137	19
9. 	Hofors IK 	27	8 	3 	16	99 	165	19
10.	Falu IF 	27	7 	3 	17	109	145	17
 
=== Eastern Group ===
 	Club 	GP	W 	T	L 	GF 	GA 	Pts
1. 	Hammarby IF 	36	26	5	5 	172	82 	57
2. 	Örebro IK 	36	25	4	7 	236	157	54
3. 	Almtuna IS 	36	19	8	9 	210	128	46
4. 	Bofors IK 	36	19	2	15	170	142	40
5. 	Nacka HK 	36	19	2	15	164	141	40
6. 	Väsby IK 	36	15	2	19	146	170	32
7. 	Huddinge IK 	36	13	5	18	154	146	31
8. 	Skövde IK 	36	12	4	20	148	209	28
9. 	IK Vita Hästen	36	8 	2	26	133	212	18
10.	Vallentuna BK 	36	6 	2	28	93 	239	14
=== Southern Group ===
 	Club 	GP	W 	T	L 	GF 	GA 	Pts
1. 	HV71 	36	31	1	4 	260	95 	63
2. 	Tingsryds AIF	36	22	2	12	166	139	46
3. 	IF Troja 	36	21	3	12	177	135	45
4. 	IFK Bäcken 	36	18	4	14	188	150	40
5. 	Mörrums GoIS 	36	18	1	17	152	157	37
6. 	Karlskrona IK	36	14	4	18	146	153	32
7. 	Nybro IF 	36	13	6	17	148	167	32
8. 	Malmö IF 	36	13	4	19	139	175	30
9. 	Gislaveds SK 	36	12	2	22	136	189	26
10.	Tranås AIF 	36	3 	3	30	132	284	9
== Playoffs ==
=== First round ===
* Kiruna AIF - Malungs IF 2:0 (5:2, 5:2)
* Bodens BK - Strömsbro IF 1:2 (8:7, 4:7, 1:10)
* Almtuna IS - IFK Bäcken 0:2 (4:5, 3:6)
* IF Troja - Bofors IK 2:0 (9:3, 6:4)
=== Second round ===
* Timrå IK - Strömsbro IF 2:1 (12:1, 3:4 OT, 12:3)
* IF Troja - Hammarby IF 1:2 (2:6, 2:0, 4:10)
* Mora IK - Kiruna AIF 2:1 (6:2, 2:11, 8:3)
* HV71 - IFK Bäcken 2:1 (5:2, 5:6 OT, 8:3)
* Luleå HF - Västerås IK 2:1 (10:4, 3:6, 6:5)
* Örebro IK - Tingsryds AIF 2:0 (5:3, 10:2)
=== Third round ===
* Örebro IK - Timrå IK 0:2 (5:6, 4:8)
* Luleå HF - HV71 1:2 (3:2, 3:11, 3:5)
* Hammarby IF - Mora IK 2:0 (3:1, 5:2)
== Elitserien promotion ==
==External links==
*Historical Division 1 statistics on Svenskhockey.com
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