1977–78 was the third season that Division 1 operated as the second tier of

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, below the top-flight Elitserien (now the

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). 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

Western Group

Eastern Group

Southern Group

Playoffs

North/West

First round

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2:0 (7:2, 2:1 OT) * IFK Kiruna - Fagersta AIK 2:1 (3:0, 3:4, 5:1) *

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- Kiruna AIF 2:0 (5:2, 10:0) * KB Karlskoga -

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2:0 (7:3, 5:0)

Second round

- KB Karlskoga 2:0 (11:3, 5:4) * IFK Kiruna -

2:0 (6:5, 5:3)

South/East

First round

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- Nybro IF 2:1 (7:0, 3:6, 5:1) * Huddinge IK - IFK Bäcken 2:0 (9:2, 7:2) *

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- Väsby IK 2:0 (7:3, 9:0) *

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1:2 (4:8, 4:1, 3:6)

Second round

2:1 (3:5, 2:0, 4:3) * Huddinge IK -

2:0 (7:2, 8:5)

Elitserien promotion

External links

Historical Division 1 statistics on Svenskhockey.com
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