1980–81 Division 1 season (Swedish ice hockey)
The 1980/81 season was the sixth season of Division 1 as the second highest Swedish hockey league.
- 3.1 First Round
- 3.2 Second Round
- 3.3 Third Round
Mode
The league was divided into the main round in four groups of ten teams. The top four teams from each group qualified for the playoffs, with the top two teams of each group were directly qualified for the second playoff round. The three playoff winner again qualified for the Kvalserien in which they met on the second last of the Elitserien. The last placed the main round groups rose directly from the Division 2, while the penultimate had to play in the relegation. For a win, each team was given two points, a draw there was a point and a defeat.
Main Round
Group North
Sp = Matches, W = Wins, D = Draws, L = Defeats
Group West
Sp = Matches, W = Wins, D = Draws, L = Defeats
Group East
Sp = Matches, W = Wins, D = Draws, L = Defeats
Group South
Sp = Matches, W = Wins, D = Draws, L = Defeats
Playoffs
First round
- Kiruna AIF - Malungs IF 2:0 ( 5:2, 5:2 )
- Soil BK - IF Strömsbro 1:2 ( 8:7, 4:7, 1:10)
- Almtuna - IFK Bäcken 0:2 ( 4:5, 3:6 )
- IF Troja - Bofors IK 2:0 ( 9:3, 6:4 )
Second Round
- Timrå IK - IF Strömsbro 2:1 ( 12:1, 3:4 nV, 12:3 )
- IF Troja - Hammarby IF 1:2 ( 2:6, 2:0, 4:10 )
- Mora IK - Kiruna AIF 2:1 ( 6:2, 2:11, 8:3 )
- HV71 - IFK Bäcken 2:1 ( 5:2, 5:6 N.V., 8:3 )
- Luleå HF - Västerås IK 2:1 ( 10:4, 3:6, 6:5 )
- Örebro IK - Tingsryds AIF 2:0 ( 5:3, 10:2 )
Third Round
- Örebro IK - IK Timrå 0:2 ( 5:6, 4:8 )
- Luleå HF - HV71 1:2 ( 3:2, 3:11, 3:5 )
- Hammarby IF - Mora IK 2:0 ( 3:1, 5:2 )
Kvalserien
Sp = Matches, W = Wins, D = Draws, L = Defeats