1982–83 Division 1 season (Swedish ice hockey)
The 1982/83 season was the eighth season of Division 1 as the second highest Swedish hockey league.
- 2.2.1 Preliminary
- 2.2.2 Qualifying Round
- 2.3.1 Preliminary
- 2.3.2 Qualifying Round
- 2.4.1 Preliminary
- 2.4.2 Qualifying Round
- 3.1 final
- 4.1 First Round
- 4.2 Second Round
- 4.3 Third Round
Mode
The league was divided into the first round in four groups of ten teams. The top two teams in each group qualified for the Allsvenskan, while the remaining eight teams had to compete in a qualifying round, in which the results were taken from the main round. The top two finishers of each qualifying round qualified for the playoffs. The last player of skill groups rose directly from the Division 2, while the penultimate had to play in the relegation.
Of the eight teams in the Allsvenskan, the top two teams qualified for the Allvenskan final, the winner of which rise directly in the Elitserien, while the losers in the Kvalserien received another opportunity for upward mobility. The teams ranked 3-6 Allsvenskan also qualified for the second playoff round. The two playoff winners and losers Allsvenskan - Final and the last but one of the Elitserien clashed in the Kvalserien to rise or relegation, the First Place was able to compete in the following season in the Elitserien.
For a win, each team was given two points, a draw there was a point and a defeat.
Main Round
Group North
Preliminary round
Sp = Matches, W = Wins, D = Draws, L = Defeats
Qualifying round
Sp = Matches, W = Wins, D = Draws, L = Defeats
Group West
Preliminary round
Sp = Matches, W = Wins, D = Draws, L = Defeats
Qualifying round
Sp = Matches, W = Wins, D = Draws, L = Defeats
Group East
Preliminary round
Sp = Matches, W = Wins, D = Draws, L = Defeats
Qualifying round
Sp = Matches, W = Wins, D = Draws, L = Defeats
Group South
Preliminary round
Sp = Matches, W = Wins, D = Draws, L = Defeats
Qualifying round
Sp = Matches, W = Wins, D = Draws, L = Defeats
Allsvenskan
Sp = Matches, W = Wins, D = Draws, L = Defeats
Final
- Södertälje SK - Luleå HF 3:0 ( 7:3, 8:2, 7:4 )
Playoffs
First round
- Piteå IF - Skövde IK 2-0 ( 6:2, 10:2 )
- Bofors IK - Kiruna AIF 1:2 ( 3:2, 1:7, 3:5 )
- Huddinge IK - Mörrums GoIS 2:1 ( 7:3, 4:7, 6:3 )
- IK Vita Hästen - Väsby IK 0:2 ( 4:7, 3:5 )
Second Round
- Timrå IK - Piteå IF 2:0 ( 4:3 N.V., 7:1)
- Västerås IK - Huddinge IK 2-0 ( 3-2 aet, 7-6 aet)
- Örebro IK - Kiruna AIF 2:0 ( 13:0, 9:2 )
- HV71 - Väsby IK 2:0 ( 8:6, 6:5 N.V. )
Third Round
- Örebro IK - IK Timrå 1:2 ( 3:4, 5:1, 3:4 )
- HV71 - Västerås IK 2:1 ( 11:2, 2:4, 4:0)
Kvalserien
Sp = Matches, W = Wins, D = Draws, L = Defeats