1987–88 Division 1 season (Swedish ice hockey)

1987–88 Division 1 season
LeagueDivision 1
SportIce hockey
Number of teams40
Promoted to Division 1MoDo AIK
HV71
to Elitserien
Relegated to Division 2Tegs SK
IK Viking
Östersunds IK
Karlskrona IK
Division 1 seasons

1987–88 was the 13th season that Division 1 operated as the second tier of ice hockey in Sweden, below the top-flight Elitserien (now the Swedish Hockey League).

Format

Division 1 was divided into four starting groups of 10 teams each. 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 from each qualifying round qualified for the playoffs. The last-place team in each of the qualifying groups was relegated directly to Division 2, while the second-to-last-place team had to play in a relegation series.

Of the 10 teams in the Allsvenskan - in addition to the eight participants from Division 1, the two last place teams from the Elitserien also participated - the top two teams qualified directly for the Allsvenskan final, from which the winner was promoted directly to the Elitserien (now the SHL). The second place team qualified for the Kvalserien, which offered another opportunity to be promoted. The third and fourth place teams in the Allsvenskan qualified for the third round of the playoffs, while teams that finished fifth through eighth played in the second round. The three playoff winners qualified for the Kvalserien, in which the first-place team qualified for the following Elitserien season.

Regular season

Northern Group

First round

Club GP W T L GF GA Pts
1. Sollefteå HK 18 12 1 5 89 93 25
2. IF Sundsvall 18 12 0 6 93 52 24
3. Timrå IK 18 11 1 6 90 67 23
4. Piteå HC 18 10 1 7 82 67 21
5. Kiruna HC 18 9 1 8 63 56 19
6. Bodens IK 18 9 1 8 80 81 19
7. Kiruna AIF 18 8 0 10 71 74 16
8. CRIF 18 8 0 10 63 72 16
9. Bergnäsets IF 18 5 1 12 66 100 11
10. Tegs SK 18 3 0 15 63 98 6

Qualification round

Club GP W T L GF GA Pts (Bonus)
1. Timrå IK 14 9 0 5 73 57 25(7)
2. Piteå HC 14 8 0 6 62 58 22(6)
3. Bergnäsets IF 14 9 0 5 69 57 19(1)
4. CRIF 14 7 2 5 61 48 18(2)
5. Kiruna AIF 14 6 2 6 55 63 17(3)
6. Bodens IK 14 5 2 7 80 82 16(4)
7. Kiruna HC 14 4 1 9 46 50 14(5)
8. Tegs SK 14 4 1 9 57 88 9(0)

Western Group

First round

Club GP W T L GF GA Pts
1. Örebro IK 18 17 0 1 120 38 34
2. IK Vita Hästen 18 15 0 3 115 55 30
3. Västerås IK 18 13 0 5 131 64 26
4. Falu IF 18 11 0 7 85 71 22
5. Grums IK 18 9 1 8 67 98 19
6. Mora IK 18 8 1 9 80 83 17
7. Mariestads BoIS 18 5 1 12 68 93 11
8. Bofors IK 18 5 1 12 65 109 11
9. IK Tälje 18 3 2 13 68 113 8
10. IK Viking 18 1 0 17 47 122 2

Qualification round

Club GP W T L GF GA Pts (Bonus)
1. Västerås IK 14 12 0 2 101 31 31(7)
2. Mora IK 14 9 3 2 70 44 25(4)
3. Falu IF 14 8 1 5 85 54 23(6)
4. Mariestads BoIS 14 4 4 6 57 51 15(3)
5. Bofors IK 14 5 1 8 61 85 13(2)
6. IK Tälje 14 5 1 8 51 76 12(1)
7. Grums IK 14 2 3 9 45 92 12(5)
8. IK Viking 14 4 1 9 54 91 9(0)

Eastern Group

First round

Club GP W T L GF GA Pts
1. Huddinge IK 18 16 0 2 109 26 32
2. Nacka HK 18 14 0 4 92 61 28
3. Hammarby IF 18 10 2 6 92 67 22
4. Uppsala AIS 18 9 2 7 63 72 20
5. Vallentuna BK 18 9 0 9 67 70 18
6. Strömsbro/Gävle 18 7 3 8 72 75 17
7. IFK Lidingö 18 7 2 9 67 73 16
8. Skutskärs SK 18 5 2 11 54 83 12
9. Östersunds IK 18 4 1 13 74 102 9
10. R/A 73 HC 18 3 0 15 70 131 6

Qualification round

Club GP W T L GF GA Pts (Bonus)
1. Vallentuna BK 14 9 1 4 51 31 24(5)
2. Hammarby IF 14 8 1 5 71 53 24(7)
3. Uppsala AIS 14 8 1 5 58 51 23(6)
4. IFK Lidingö 14 7 0 7 59 58 17(3)
5. Strömsbro/Gävle 14 6 0 8 57 60 16(4)
6. Skutskärs SK 14 5 1 8 42 54 13(2)
7. R/A 73 HC 14 6 0 8 51 58 12(0)
8. Östersunds IK 14 5 0 9 34 58 11(1)

Southern Group

First round

Club GP W T L GF GA Pts
1. Västra Frölunda HC 18 15 1 2 130 48 31
2. Rögle BK 18 12 1 5 91 60 25
3. Malmö IF 18 11 1 6 101 68 23
4. IF Troja-Ljungby 18 10 2 6 81 55 22
5. Mölndals IF 18 10 1 7 73 66 21
6. Tyringe SoSS 18 9 2 7 92 60 20
7. Karlskrona IK 18 5 2 11 69 110 12
8. Mörrums GoIS 18 5 1 12 72 130 11
9. Tingsryds AIF 18 5 0 13 64 108 10
10. Nybro IF 18 2 1 15 39 107 5

Qualification round

Club GP W T L GF GA Pts (Bonus)
1. Tyringe SoSS 14 10 0 4 89 48 24(4)
2. Malmö IF 14 8 1 5 77 57 24(7)
3. IF Troja-Ljungby 14 9 0 5 73 55 24(6)
4. Mölndals IF 14 7 1 6 65 59 20(5)
5. Nybro IF 14 5 4 5 46 48 14(0)
6. Tingsryds AIF 14 5 2 7 53 60 13(1)
7. Mörrums GoIS 14 5 0 9 55 69 12(2)
8. Karlskrona IK 14 2 2 10 47 109 9(3)

Allsvenskan

Club GP W T L GF GA Pts
1. Västra Frölunda HC 18 14 0 4 106 69 28
2. Skellefteå HC 18 13 0 5 85 49 26
3. Rögle BK 18 12 2 4 87 57 26
4. Örebro IK 18 12 1 5 75 51 25
5. Väsby IK 18 8 3 7 67 68 19
6. IF Sundsvall 18 7 3 8 70 79 17
7. Huddinge IK 18 7 1 10 77 77 15
8. Nacka HK 18 4 2 12 54 73 10
9. IK Vita Hästen 18 3 3 12 61 88 9
10. Sollefteå HK 18 2 1 15 51 122 5

Final

Playoffs

First round

Second round

Third round

Elitserien promotion