2008–09 Division 1 season (Swedish ice hockey)


2008–09 was the 10th season that Division 1 functioned as the third-level of ice hockey in Sweden, below the second-level HockeyAllsvenskan and the top-level Elitserien.

Format

The 55 participating teams played the first half of the season in six groups divided geographically. The successful teams then moved into three new 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 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 HockeyAllsvenskan 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 continuation

Division 1B continuation

Division 1C continuation

Division 1D continuation

Division 1E continuation

Division 1F continuation

Playoffs

First round

Division 1A

Division 1B

Division 1C

Division 1D

Division 1E

Division 1F