2009–10 was the 11th season that Division 1 functioned as the third-level of ice hockey in Sweden, below the second-level

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

Format

The 58 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

Division 1B

Division 1C

Division 1D

Division 1E

Division 1F

Playoffs

First round

* Bodens HC - Hudiksvalls HC 0:2 (1:2, 2:3) * Sollefteå HK - Piteå HC 0:2 (1:5, 2:7) * Valbo HC -

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0:2 (1:4, 1:4) * Visby-Roma HK - Nyköpings HK 0:2 (1:2, 3:4 OT) *

Tranås AIF Tranås AIF (sometimes abbreviated "TAIF") is a Swedish sports club active in a number of sports including ice hockey. The ice hockey club, Tranås AIF Ishockeyförening, better known as Tranås AIF Hockey (or Tranås AIF IF), played several sea ...

- Olofströms IK 0:2 (4:7, 3:5) *

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- Nybro IF 1:2 (3:2, 0:6, 2:4)

Second round

* Piteå HC - Asplöven HC 1:2 (6:3, 0:4, 2:3) * Hudiksvalls HC -

HC Vita Hästen HC Vita Hästen is a Swedish hockey club, based in Norrköping, which was founded following the bankruptcy of a previous club called IK Vita Hästen. The team plays in HockeyTrean, the fifth tier of the Swedish ice hockey system, as of the 202 ...

0:2 (1:10, 3:4 SO) * Nybro IF -

2:0 (6:1, 2:0) * Nyköpings HK - Olofströms IK 0:2 (3:4, 1:6)

Final

* Asplöven HC - Enköpings HK 1:2 (5:3, 1:5, 1:3) *

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1:2 (2:1, 1:7, 4:5 OT) * Nybro IF - Kiruna IF 2:0 (11:0, 4:0) * Olofströms IK - Huddinge IK 2:0 (5:2, 5:4)

Relegation

Division 1A

Division 1B

Division 1C

Division 1D

Division 1E

Division 1F

External links

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