1998–99 Division 1 season (Swedish ice hockey) explained

1998–99 Division 1 season
League:	Division 1
Sport:	Ice hockey
No Of Teams:	32
Promote:	Linköpings HC to Elitserien
Promote From:	Division 1
Prevseason Year:	1997–98
Nextseason Year:	1999–2000

The 1998–99 Division 1 season was the 24th and last season that Division 1 operated as the second tier of ice hockey in Sweden, below the top-flight Elitserien (now the SHL). The Allsvenskan was founded as the new second-level league for the 1999-2000 season. Division 1 became the new third-level league for the following season.

Format

Division 1 was divided into four starting groups of eight teams each. The top two teams in each group qualified for the Allsvenskan, while the remaining six teams had to compete in a qualifying round. The teams were given zero to five bonus points based on their finish in the first round. The top two teams in each qualifying round qualified for the playoffs. The four worst teams in each qualifying group had to play in a relegation round in an attempt to qualify for the new Allsvenskan for 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

	GP	W	T	L	GF	GA	Pts
1.	28	23	2	3	152	47	48
2.	28	15	7	6	107	65	37
3.	28	15	4	9	111	79	34
4.	28	11	7	10	84	86	29
5.	28	13	3	12	114	118	29
6.	28	11	4	13	96	109	26
7.	28	8	1	19	74	121	17
8.	28	1	2	25	56	169	4

Qualification round

	GP	W	T	L	GF	GA	Pts (Bonus)
1.	10	9	0	1	54	24	21(3)
2.	10	8	0	2	47	17	21(5)
3.	10	4	1	5	36	40	13(4)
4.	10	3	3	4	39	39	10(1)
5.	10	1	4	5	26	40	8(2)
6.	10	0	2	8	23	65	2(0)

Western Group

First round

	GP	W	T	L	GF	GA	Pts
1.	28	19	5	4	137	61	43
2.	28	15	6	7	115	84	36
3.	28	15	3	10	108	87	33
4.	28	11	8	9	97	97	30
5.	28	11	6	11	112	115	28
6.	28	8	7	13	93	112	23
7.	28	10	0	18	87	127	20
8.	28	3	5	20	70	136	11

Qualification round

	GP	W	T	L	GF	GA	Pts (Bonus)
1.	8	5	3	0	44	20	17(4)
2.	8	4	3	1	31	21	16(5)
3.	8	4	1	3	29	26	12(3)
4.	8	2	1	5	26	31	5(0)
5.	8	1	0	7	23	55	3(1)

Eastern Group

First round

	GP	W	T	L	GF	GA	Pts
1.	28	20	3	5	112	54	43
2.	28	19	4	5	84	49	42
3.	28	16	9	3	116	69	41
4.	28	14	6	8	88	66	34
5.	28	9	4	15	87	95	22
6.	28	6	2	20	73	106	14
7.	28	7	0	21	69	127	14
8.	28	6	2	20	63	126	14

Qualification round

	GP	W	T	L	GF	GA	Pts (Bonus)
1.	10	6	1	3	46	34	18(5)
2.	10	7	0	3	43	22	17(3)
3.	10	5	1	4	44	36	15(4)
4.	10	5	1	4	44	41	13(2)
5.	10	2	3	5	24	48	7(0)
6.	10	1	2	7	25	45	5(1)

Southern Group

First round

	GP	W	T	L	GF	GA	Pts
1.	28	18	7	3	132	72	43
2.	28	14	7	7	120	85	35
3.	28	11	12	5	102	80	34
4.	28	13	4	11	106	105	30
5.	28	12	5	11	132	112	29
6.	28	9	5	14	101	125	23
7.	28	7	3	18	97	137	17
8.	28	6	1	21	67	141	13

Qualification round

	GP	W	T	L	GF	GA	Pts (Bonus)
1.	10	8	0	2	59	25	21(5)
2.	10	8	0	2	49	26	20(4)
3.	10	6	1	3	50	30	16(3)
4.	10	3	2	5	32	59	8(0)
5.	10	2	1	7	28	52	7(2)
6.	10	0	2	8	33	59	3(1)

Promotion round

Allsvenskan

	GP	W	T	L	GF	GA	Pts
1.	14	9	3	2	58	31	21
2.	14	9	3	2	52	36	21
3.	14	7	4	3	46	28	18
4.	14	6	1	7	39	34	13
5.	14	4	4	6	33	44	12
6.	14	3	5	6	35	46	11
7.	14	3	3	8	27	35	9
8.	14	2	3	9	28	64	7

Playoffs

First round

IFK Kumla - Bofors IK 2:1 (6:2, 3:4, 4:2)
Hammarby IF - Arlanda HC 2:0 (7:1, 4:2)
Skellefteå AIK - Piteå HC 2:0 (5:3, 6:4)
Tranås AIF - Rögle BK 1:2 (2:3 OT., 4:3, 2:6)

Second round

IFK Kumla - Timrå IK 0:2 (1:8, 4:6)
Hammarby IF - IF Sundsvall 1:2 (1:3, 2:1 SO, 4:7)
Rögle BK - Mora IK 0:2 (4:6, 4:6)
Skellefteå AIK - IF Troja-Ljungby 1:2 (2:1 OT, 1:3, 4:5 OT)

Third round

Timrå IK - Mora IK 0:2 (2:4, 1:3)
IF Sundsvall - IF Troja-Ljungby 0:2 (0:1, 1:2 OT)

Kvalserien

See main article: 1999 Kvalserien.

Relegation round

Northern Group

	GP	W	T	L	GF	GA	Pts
1.	10	8	1	1	47	21	17
2.	10	8	1	1	40	21	17
3.	10	4	2	4	37	39	10
4.	10	4	0	6	31	37	8
5.	10	3	1	6	36	35	7
6.	10	0	1	9	18	65	1

Western Group

	GP	W	T	L	GF	GA	Pts
1.	8	8	0	0	61	17	16
2.	8	4	0	4	29	28	8
3.	8	4	0	4	27	30	8
4.	8	3	1	4	26	35	7
5.	8	0	1	7	18	51	1

Eastern Group

	GP	W	T	L	GF	GA	Pts
1.	10	9	0	1	53	24	18
2.	10	6	2	2	51	31	14
3.	10	4	2	4	39	40	10
4.	10	3	2	5	43	32	8
5.	10	2	3	5	26	41	7
6.	10	1	1	8	22	66	3

Southern Group

	GP	W	T	L	GF	GA	Pts
1.	10	8	1	1	64	21	17
2.	10	6	1	3	46	34	13
3.	10	5	2	3	45	44	12
4.	10	4	2	4	35	42	10
5.	10	1	2	7	29	47	4
6.	10	1	2	7	23	54	4

External links

Season on hockeyarchives.info

	GP	W	T	L	GF	GA	Pts
1.	28	23	2	3	152	47	48
2.	28	15	7	6	107	65	37
3.	28	15	4	9	111	79	34
4.	28	11	7	10	84	86	29
5.	28	13	3	12	114	118	29
6.	28	11	4	13	96	109	26
7.	28	8	1	19	74	121	17
8.	28	1	2	25	56	169	4

	GP	W	T	L	GF	GA	Pts
1.	28	19	5	4	137	61	43
2.	28	15	6	7	115	84	36
3.	28	15	3	10	108	87	33
4.	28	11	8	9	97	97	30
5.	28	11	6	11	112	115	28
6.	28	8	7	13	93	112	23
7.	28	10	0	18	87	127	20
8.	28	3	5	20	70	136	11

	GP	W	T	L	GF	GA	Pts
1.	28	20	3	5	112	54	43
2.	28	19	4	5	84	49	42
3.	28	16	9	3	116	69	41
4.	28	14	6	8	88	66	34
5.	28	9	4	15	87	95	22
6.	28	6	2	20	73	106	14
7.	28	7	0	21	69	127	14
8.	28	6	2	20	63	126	14

	GP	W	T	L	GF	GA	Pts
1.	28	18	7	3	132	72	43
2.	28	14	7	7	120	85	35
3.	28	11	12	5	102	80	34
4.	28	13	4	11	106	105	30
5.	28	12	5	11	132	112	29
6.	28	9	5	14	101	125	23
7.	28	7	3	18	97	137	17
8.	28	6	1	21	67	141	13

	GP	W	T	L	GF	GA	Pts
1.	14	9	3	2	58	31	21
2.	14	9	3	2	52	36	21
3.	14	7	4	3	46	28	18
4.	14	6	1	7	39	34	13
5.	14	4	4	6	33	44	12
6.	14	3	5	6	35	46	11
7.	14	3	3	8	27	35	9
8.	14	2	3	9	28	64	7

	GP	W	T	L	GF	GA	Pts
1.	10	8	1	1	47	21	17
2.	10	8	1	1	40	21	17
3.	10	4	2	4	37	39	10
4.	10	4	0	6	31	37	8
5.	10	3	1	6	36	35	7
6.	10	0	1	9	18	65	1

	GP	W	T	L	GF	GA	Pts
1.	10	9	0	1	53	24	18
2.	10	6	2	2	51	31	14
3.	10	4	2	4	39	40	10
4.	10	3	2	5	43	32	8
5.	10	2	3	5	26	41	7
6.	10	1	1	8	22	66	3

	GP	W	T	L	GF	GA	Pts
1.	10	8	1	1	64	21	17
2.	10	6	1	3	46	34	13
3.	10	5	2	3	45	44	12
4.	10	4	2	4	35	42	10
5.	10	1	2	7	29	47	4
6.	10	1	2	7	23	54	4

	GP	W	T	L	GF	GA	Pts
1.	28	23	2	3	152	47	48
2.	28	15	7	6	107	65	37
3.	28	15	4	9	111	79	34
4.	28	11	7	10	84	86	29
5.	28	13	3	12	114	118	29
6.	28	11	4	13	96	109	26
7.	28	8	1	19	74	121	17
8.	28	1	2	25	56	169	4

	GP	W	T	L	GF	GA	Pts
1.	28	19	5	4	137	61	43
2.	28	15	6	7	115	84	36
3.	28	15	3	10	108	87	33
4.	28	11	8	9	97	97	30
5.	28	11	6	11	112	115	28
6.	28	8	7	13	93	112	23
7.	28	10	0	18	87	127	20
8.	28	3	5	20	70	136	11

	GP	W	T	L	GF	GA	Pts
1.	28	20	3	5	112	54	43
2.	28	19	4	5	84	49	42
3.	28	16	9	3	116	69	41
4.	28	14	6	8	88	66	34
5.	28	9	4	15	87	95	22
6.	28	6	2	20	73	106	14
7.	28	7	0	21	69	127	14
8.	28	6	2	20	63	126	14

	GP	W	T	L	GF	GA	Pts
1.	28	18	7	3	132	72	43
2.	28	14	7	7	120	85	35
3.	28	11	12	5	102	80	34
4.	28	13	4	11	106	105	30
5.	28	12	5	11	132	112	29
6.	28	9	5	14	101	125	23
7.	28	7	3	18	97	137	17
8.	28	6	1	21	67	141	13

	GP	W	T	L	GF	GA	Pts
1.	14	9	3	2	58	31	21
2.	14	9	3	2	52	36	21
3.	14	7	4	3	46	28	18
4.	14	6	1	7	39	34	13
5.	14	4	4	6	33	44	12
6.	14	3	5	6	35	46	11
7.	14	3	3	8	27	35	9
8.	14	2	3	9	28	64	7

	GP	W	T	L	GF	GA	Pts
1.	10	8	1	1	47	21	17
2.	10	8	1	1	40	21	17
3.	10	4	2	4	37	39	10
4.	10	4	0	6	31	37	8
5.	10	3	1	6	36	35	7
6.	10	0	1	9	18	65	1

	GP	W	T	L	GF	GA	Pts
1.	10	9	0	1	53	24	18
2.	10	6	2	2	51	31	14
3.	10	4	2	4	39	40	10
4.	10	3	2	5	43	32	8
5.	10	2	3	5	26	41	7
6.	10	1	1	8	22	66	3

	GP	W	T	L	GF	GA	Pts
1.	10	8	1	1	64	21	17
2.	10	6	1	3	46	34	13
3.	10	5	2	3	45	44	12
4.	10	4	2	4	35	42	10
5.	10	1	2	7	29	47	4
6.	10	1	2	7	23	54	4

	GP	W	T	L	GF	GA	Pts
1.	28	23	2	3	152	47	48
2.	28	15	7	6	107	65	37
3.	28	15	4	9	111	79	34
4.	28	11	7	10	84	86	29
5.	28	13	3	12	114	118	29
6.	28	11	4	13	96	109	26
7.	28	8	1	19	74	121	17
8.	28	1	2	25	56	169	4

	GP	W	T	L	GF	GA	Pts
1.	28	19	5	4	137	61	43
2.	28	15	6	7	115	84	36
3.	28	15	3	10	108	87	33
4.	28	11	8	9	97	97	30
5.	28	11	6	11	112	115	28
6.	28	8	7	13	93	112	23
7.	28	10	0	18	87	127	20
8.	28	3	5	20	70	136	11

	GP	W	T	L	GF	GA	Pts
1.	28	20	3	5	112	54	43
2.	28	19	4	5	84	49	42
3.	28	16	9	3	116	69	41
4.	28	14	6	8	88	66	34
5.	28	9	4	15	87	95	22
6.	28	6	2	20	73	106	14
7.	28	7	0	21	69	127	14
8.	28	6	2	20	63	126	14

	GP	W	T	L	GF	GA	Pts
1.	28	18	7	3	132	72	43
2.	28	14	7	7	120	85	35
3.	28	11	12	5	102	80	34
4.	28	13	4	11	106	105	30
5.	28	12	5	11	132	112	29
6.	28	9	5	14	101	125	23
7.	28	7	3	18	97	137	17
8.	28	6	1	21	67	141	13

	GP	W	T	L	GF	GA	Pts
1.	14	9	3	2	58	31	21
2.	14	9	3	2	52	36	21
3.	14	7	4	3	46	28	18
4.	14	6	1	7	39	34	13
5.	14	4	4	6	33	44	12
6.	14	3	5	6	35	46	11
7.	14	3	3	8	27	35	9
8.	14	2	3	9	28	64	7

	GP	W	T	L	GF	GA	Pts
1.	10	8	1	1	47	21	17
2.	10	8	1	1	40	21	17
3.	10	4	2	4	37	39	10
4.	10	4	0	6	31	37	8
5.	10	3	1	6	36	35	7
6.	10	0	1	9	18	65	1

	GP	W	T	L	GF	GA	Pts
1.	10	9	0	1	53	24	18
2.	10	6	2	2	51	31	14
3.	10	4	2	4	39	40	10
4.	10	3	2	5	43	32	8
5.	10	2	3	5	26	41	7
6.	10	1	1	8	22	66	3

	GP	W	T	L	GF	GA	Pts
1.	10	8	1	1	64	21	17
2.	10	6	1	3	46	34	13
3.	10	5	2	3	45	44	12
4.	10	4	2	4	35	42	10
5.	10	1	2	7	29	47	4
6.	10	1	2	7	23	54	4