2008–09 was the 10th season that Division 1 functioned as the third-level of

ice hockey in Sweden Ice hockey in Sweden has a history going back to at least 1912 and is one of the country's most popular sports. The sport was first organized in the country by the Swedish Football Association (SvFF), which was a member of the IIHF in 1912. The ...

, below the second-level

HockeyAllsvenskan HockeyAllsvenskan (previously Allsvenskan and SuperAllsvenskan) is a professional ice hockey league, and the second-highest league in the Swedish ice hockey system (after the SHL). Since the 2009–10 season, the league consists of fourteen team ...

and the top-level Elitserien (now the SHL).

Format

The 55 participating teams played the first half of the season in six groups divided geographically. The successful teams then moved into three new groups (the Allettan groups), while the remaining teams played in a continuation of their smaller existing groups. The teams with the worst records in these continuation groups were then forced to defend their places in Division 1 against challengers from Division 2 (see " relegation tournament" below) in a round-robin tournament called ''Kvalserien till Division 1''. Meanwhile, the successful teams from the Allettan groups along with the group winners of the continuation groups played a playoff to determine who would have a chance to compete for promotion to the second-tier league

in '' Kvalserien till HockeyAllsvenskan''.

First round

Division 1A

Division 1B

Division 1C

Division 1D

Division 1E

Division 1F

AllEttan

Northern Group (A/B)

Central Group (C/D)

Southern Group (E/F)

Qualification round

Division 1A continuation

Division 1B continuation

Division 1C continuation

Division 1D continuation

Division 1E continuation

Division 1F continuation

Playoffs

First round

* Clemensnäs HC - Hudiksvalls HC 1:2 (3:7, 3:2, 2:4) * Botkyrka HC - Borlänge HF 0:2 (5:6 OT, 4:5) *

Karlskrona HK Karlskrona HK is a Swedish ice hockey club located in Karlskrona, Sweden, established in 2001. They played three seasons in the top-tier Swedish Hockey League (SHL) between the 2015–16 and 2017–18 seasons. Their home arena is NKT Arena Karl ...

Mjölby HC Mjölby HC is a Swedish ice hockey club which has been playing in Division 1, the third tier of ice hockey in Sweden Ice hockey in Sweden has a history going back to at least 1912 and is one of the country's most popular sports. The sport was ...

2:0 (7:3, 1:0)

Second round

* Hudiksvalls HC -

Piteå HC Piteå Hockey Club, usually abbreviated Piteå HC, is a Swedish ice hockey club based in Piteå in Norrbotten, Sweden's northernmost county. The club played six seasons, from 1999 to 2005, in Sweden's second-tier league, Allsvenskan. , the tea ...

0:2 (0:1, 1:8) * Borlänge HF - Nyköpings HK 0:2 (1:4, 4:5 OT) *

- Skåre BK 0:2 (3:5, 5:7)

Final round

Asplöven HC Asplöven HC is an ice hockey club from Haparanda, Sweden, playing in Sweden's third tier league Hockeyettan Hockeyettan is the third tier of ice hockey in Sweden. As of the 2015–16 season, the league consists of 46 teams divided geograph ...

1:2 (3:2, 1:4, 1:4) * Nyköpings HK -

Tingsryds AIF Tingsryds AIF (sometimes abbreviated TAIF) is an ice hockey club based in Tingsryd, Sweden. The club is playing in HockeyAllsvenskan HockeyAllsvenskan (previously Allsvenskan and SuperAllsvenskan) is a professional ice hockey league, and the seco ...

0:2 (1:4, 2:8) * Enköpings SK -

Örebro HK Örebro HK is a Swedish ice hockey club located in Örebro. The team is currently playing in the Swedish Hockey League (SHL; formerly Elitserien), the top tier of Swedish ice hockey, since the 2013–14 season. The team's home arena is Behrn Are ...

0:2 (1:4, 2:5) * Skåre BK -

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1:2 (4:3 OT, 2:6, 0:2)

Relegation