1990–91 Division 1 season (Swedish ice hockey)

1990–91 Division 1 season
LeagueDivision 1
SportIce hockey
Number of teams40
Promoted to Division 1none
to Elitserien
Relegated to Division 2CRIF
Bofors IK
Vallentuna BK
Nybro IF
Division 1 seasons

1990–91 was the 16th season that Division 1 operated as the second tier of ice hockey in Sweden, below the top-flight Elitserien (now the SHL).

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. IF Björklöven 18 16 1 1 94 33 33
2. Skellefteå AIK 18 14 3 1 82 38 31
3. IF Sundsvall/Timrå IK 18 13 0 5 104 68 26
4. Bodens IK 18 8 2 8 86 77 18
5. Kiruna IF 18 8 1 9 71 76 17
6. IF Tunadal 18 6 4 8 78 78 16
7. Husums IF 18 6 1 11 60 76 13
8. Lejonströms SK 18 6 0 12 66 104 12
9. Piteå HC 18 4 2 12 65 85 10
10. Sollefteå HK 18 2 0 16 46 117 4

Qualification round

Club GP W T L GF GA Pts (Bonus)
1. Bodens IK 14 10 2 2 69 44 28(6)
2. IF Sundsvall/Timrå IK 14 8 3 3 66 46 26(7)
3. Kiruna IF 14 7 3 4 74 61 22(5)
4. IF Tunadal 14 6 1 7 57 69 17(4)
5. Piteå HC 14 5 5 4 57 56 16(1)
6. Husums IF 14 5 2 7 51 46 15(3)
7. Lejonströms SK 14 5 2 7 58 57 14(2)
8. Sollefteå HK 14 1 0 13 35 88 2(0)

Western Group

First round

Club GP W T L GF GA Pts
1. IK Vita Hästen 18 17 0 1 109 37 34
2. Mora IK 18 13 2 3 103 43 28
3. Örebro IK 18 11 1 6 83 45 23
4. Grums IK 18 8 2 8 75 80 18
5. IK Westmannia Köping 18 7 3 8 71 74 17
6. Strömsbro/Gävle 18 6 4 8 71 60 16
7. IK Tälje 18 7 2 9 63 75 16
8. Arvika HC 18 6 4 8 63 85 16
9. Falu IF 18 3 1 14 47 119 7
10. Avesta BK 18 1 3 14 41 108 5

Qualification round

Club GP W T L GF GA Pts (Bonus)
1. Örebro IK 14 12 0 2 78 32 31(7)
2. Arvika HC 14 9 1 4 60 48 21(2)
3. IK Westmannia Köping 14 7 1 6 63 41 20(5)
4. Grums IK 14 6 1 7 66 59 19(6)
5. IK Tälje 14 7 1 6 72 61 18(3)
6. Strömsbro/Gävle 14 6 1 7 60 65 17(4)
7. Avesta BK 14 3 2 9 42 82 8(0)
8. Falu IF 14 2 1 11 50 103 6(1)

Eastern Group

First round

Club GP W T L GF GA Pts
1. Huddinge IK 18 16 2 0 100 33 34
2. R/A 73 HC 18 13 1 4 77 50 27
3. Väsby IK 18 11 3 4 101 49 25
4. Hammarby IF 18 8 4 6 67 48 20
5. Uppsala AIS 18 8 1 9 75 83 17
6. Danderyds SK 18 5 5 8 60 64 15
7. IFK Lidingö 18 5 3 10 64 85 13
8. IFK Tumba 18 5 2 11 54 107 12
9. Nacka HK 18 4 2 12 47 69 10
10. Östersunds IK 18 3 1 14 44 101 7

Qualification round

Club GP W T L GF GA Pts (Bonus)
1. Väsby IK 14 12 1 1 62 28 32(7)
2. Uppsala AIS 14 8 4 2 64 39 25(5)
3. Hammarby IF 14 7 3 4 63 37 23(6)
4. Danderyds SK 14 7 3 4 57 37 21(4)
5. Nacka HK 14 4 1 9 37 50 10(1)
6. IFK Tumba 14 3 2 9 34 66 10(2)
7. IFK Lidingö 14 3 1 10 43 78 10(3)
8. Östersunds IK 14 4 1 9 31 56 9(0)

Southern Group

First round

Club GP W T L GF GA Pts
1. Boro HC 18 12 5 1 106 65 29
2. Mölndals IF 18 11 5 2 97 59 27
3. Rögle BK 18 11 2 5 100 48 24
4. Tyringe SoSS 18 11 2 5 89 65 24
5. IF Troja-Ljungby 18 9 3 6 84 69 21
6. Mörrums GoIS 18 6 4 8 71 69 16
7. Hanhals HF 18 6 2 10 72 84 14
8. Karlskrona IK 18 4 4 10 74 112 12
9. Linköpings HC 18 4 0 14 53 121 8
10. Osby IK 18 2 1 15 66 120 5

Qualification round

Club GP W T L GF GA Pts (Bonus)
1. Rögle BK 14 12 1 1 89 37 32(7)
2. IF Troja-Ljungby 14 11 1 2 66 37 28(5)
3. Tyringe SoSS 14 8 2 4 63 45 24(6)
4. Mörrums GoIS 14 7 1 6 58 54 19(4)
5. Linköpings HC 14 5 1 8 48 82 12(1)
6. Hanhals HF 14 3 2 9 50 63 11(3)
7. Karlskrona IK 14 3 1 10 50 70 9(2)
8. Osby IK 14 2 1 11 36 72 5(0)

Allsvenskan

Club GP W T L GF GA Pts
1. Västra Frölunda HC 18 13 2 3 82 51 28
2. Leksands IF 18 10 6 2 67 44 26
3. Huddinge IK 18 10 3 5 78 64 23
4. IF Björklöven 18 9 3 6 66 50 21
5. Mora IK 18 8 3 7 80 50 19
6. IK Vita Hästen 18 7 4 7 59 64 18
7. Mölndals IF 18 7 3 8 60 67 17
8. Boro HC 18 4 4 10 49 66 12
9. Skellefteå HC 18 2 7 9 44 57 11
10. R/A 73 HC 18 2 1 15 52 114 5

Final

Playoffs

First round

Second round

Third round

Elitserien promotion