Sports season
1997-98 was the 23rd season that Division 1 operated as the second tier of ice hockey in Sweden , below the top-flight Elitserien (now the SHL ).
Format [ ] Division 1 was divided into four starting groups of 10 teams each (except for the Western Group, which only had nine). The top two teams in each group qualified for the Allsvenskan, while the remaining eight teams had to compete in a qualifying round. The teams were given zero to seven bonus points based on their finish in the first round. The top two teams in each qualifying round qualified for the playoffs. The 14 worst teams in the qualifying round had to play in a relegation round to decide their participation in the following season.
Of the eight teams in the Allsvenskan, the top two qualified directly for the Kvalserien . The third-sixth place teams qualified for the second round of the playoffs. The two playoff winners qualified for the Kvalserien, in which the top two teams qualified for the following Elitserien season.
Regular season [ ] Northern Group [ ] First round [ ]
Club
GP
W
T
L
GF
GA
Pts
1.
IF Björklöven 18
14
1
3
95
31
29
2.
Timrå IK 18
13
2
3
75
28
28
3.
Bodens IK 18
12
2
4
68
33
26
4.
Skellefteå AIK 18
11
2
5
70
45
24
5.
IF Sundsvall 18
10
3
5
68
48
24
6.
18
8
2
8
50
57
18
7.
18
3
5
10
51
101
11
8.
18
4
1
13
50
73
9
9.
Kiruna IF 18
3
1
14
36
78
7
10.
Piteå HC 18
2
1
15
32
101
4
Qualification round [ ]
Club
GP
W
T
L
GF
GA
Pts
1.
Bodens IK 12
10
1
1
48
29
28
2.
Skellefteå AIK 12
6
1
5
42
34
19
3.
IF Sundsvall 12
6
2
4
43
40
19
4.
12
5
2
5
44
41
15
5.
Piteå HC 12
6
2
4
42
35
14
6.
12
2
0
10
27
52
8
7.
Kiruna IF 12
3
0
9
34
49
7
Western Group [ ] First round [ ]
Club
GP
W
T
L
GF
GA
Pts
1.
Mora IK 14
10
2
2
79
23
22
2.
Grums IK 15
9
3
3
70
43
21
3.
Örebro IK 14
9
1
4
51
37
19
4.
Bofors IK 15
6
5
4
51
46
17
5.
IFK Kumla 14
6
2
6
55
43
14
6.
14
5
4
5
49
50
14
7.
Surahammars IF 14
4
3
7
41
72
11
8.
IFK Arboga 14
2
2
10
38
56
6
9.
14
1
2
11
28
92
4
Qualification round [ ]
Club
GP
W
T
L
GF
GA
Pts
1.
Örebro IK 12
7
2
3
59
28
23
2.
Bofors IK 12
7
0
5
46
30
19
3.
IFK Kumla 12
6
2
4
44
35
18
4.
IFK Arboga 12
5
4
3
46
42
16
5.
12
4
2
6
23
42
16
6.
12
4
1
7
34
53
10
7.
Surahammars IF 12
3
1
8
39
61
10
Eastern Group [ ] First round [ ]
Club
GP
W
T
L
GF
GA
Pts
1.
Arlanda HC 18
14
3
1
100
48
31
2.
Huddinge IK 18
13
3
2
66
25
29
3.
18
11
3
4
81
50
25
4.
18
7
4
7
69
62
18
5.
Hammarby IF 18
8
2
8
64
58
18
6.
18
7
3
8
52
59
17
7.
18
7
2
9
45
55
16
8.
18
4
2
12
53
80
10
9.
IFK Tumba 18
4
1
13
51
74
9
10.
Väsby IK 18
3
1
14
34
104
7
Qualification round [ ]
Club
GP
W
T
L
GF
GA
Pts
1.
14
7
2
5
73
46
23
2.
14
9
1
4
52
39
23
3.
IFK Tumba 14
10
1
3
53
40
22
4.
14
7
2
5
50
43
22
5.
Hammarby IF 14
6
4
4
46
41
21
6.
14
6
1
7
58
50
15
7.
14
4
2
8
39
60
13
8.
Väsby IK 14
0
1
13
28
80
1
Southern Group [ ] First round [ ] Qualification round [ ] Promotion round [ ] Allsvenskan [ ] Playoffs [ ] First round [ ] Second round [ ] Third round [ ] Kvalserien [ ] Relegation round [ ] Northern Group [ ]
Club
GP
W
T
L
GF
GA
Pts
1.
Piteå HC 8
6
0
2
37
26
12
2.
Kiruna IF 8
4
1
3
33
25
9
3.
8
4
1
3
34
35
9
4.
8
3
1
4
28
33
7
5.
Tegs SK 8
1
1
6
23
38
3
Western Group [ ]
Club
GP
W
T
L
GF
GA
Pts
1.
Surahammars IF 10
8
2
0
52
26
18
2.
10
6
3
1
56
24
15
3.
10
5
2
3
39
37
12
4.
10
5
1
4
44
45
11
5.
10
1
0
9
27
43
2
6.
10
1
0
9
20
63
2
Eastern Group [ ]
Club
GP
W
T
L
GF
GA
Pts
1.
Hammarby IF 10
8
0
2
37
17
16
2.
Vallentuna BK 10
5
3
2
32
24
13
3.
10
5
2
3
35
22
12
4.
10
3
3
4
27
27
9
5.
Järfälla HC 10
2
1
7
23
43
5
6.
Väsby IK 10
2
1
7
23
43
5
Southern Group [ ]
Club
GP
W
T
L
GF
GA
Pts
1.
Olofströms IK 10
6
2
2
33
25
14
2.
10
4
4
2
36
29
12
3.
10
4
2
4
35
28
10
4.
10
3
3
4
27
34
9
5.
10
3
2
5
30
42
8
6.
10
2
3
5
26
29
7
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