1985–86 Division 1 season (Swedish ice hockey)

1985–86 Division 1 season
LeagueDivision 1
SportIce hockey
Number of teams40
Promoted to Division 1Skellefteå AIK
to Elitserien
Relegated to Division 2IFK Kiruna
Skövde IK
Malungs IF
Hanhals BK
Division 1 seasons

1985–86 was the 11th 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 in which the results carried over from the first round. The top two teams from each qualifying round qualified for the playoffs. The last 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 eight teams in the Allsvenskan, the top two team qualified directly for promotion to the Elitserien (now the SHL), while the second place team qualified for the Kvalserien, which offered another opportunity to be promoted. The third to sixth ranked teams in the Allsvenskan qualified for the second round of the playoffs. The two 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. Skellefteå AIK 18 17 1 0 143 27 35
2. Timrå IK 18 11 4 3 98 62 26
3. Piteå HC 18 10 1 7 93 88 21
4. CRIF 18 9 2 7 76 85 20
5. Tegs SK 18 8 2 8 72 82 18
6. Sollefteå HK 18 7 1 10 71 74 15
7. Östersunds IK 18 6 0 12 54 72 12
8. IFK Kiruna 18 6 0 12 71 110 12
9. Bodens BK 18 5 1 12 63 109 11
10. Kiruna AIF 18 3 4 11 58 90 10

Qualification round

Club GP W T L GF GA Pts
1. Piteå HC 32 18 4 10 166 149 40
2. CRIF 32 17 2 13 140 136 36
3. Sollefteå HK 32 14 3 15 122 127 31
4. Tegs SK 32 13 2 17 124 148 28
5. Bodens BK 32 12 2 18 130 165 26
6. Östersunds IK 32 12 1 19 98 127 25
7. Kiruna AIF 32 9 5 18 107 145 23
8. IFK Kiruna 32 10 2 20 130 172 22

Western Group

First round

Club GP W T L GF GA Pts
1. Örebro IK 18 13 3 2 111 47 29
2. Huddinge IK 18 12 4 2 125 52 28
3. IK Vita Hästen 18 13 2 3 102 76 28
4. Västerås IK 18 12 1 5 109 72 25
5. Mariestads BoIS 18 9 3 6 92 77 21
6. Grums IK 18 6 4 8 77 103 16
7. Nacka HK 18 6 2 10 81 77 14
8. Bofors IK 18 6 2 10 84 102 14
9. IK Westmannia 18 1 1 16 48 132 3
10. Skövde IK 18 1 0 17 44 135 2

Qualification round

Club GP W T L GF GA Pts
1. Västerås IK 32 21 3 8 208 117 45
2. IK Vita Hästen 32 21 2 9 184 142 44
3. Mariestads BoIS 32 16 4 12 173 145 36
4. Grums IK 32 14 7 11 157 177 35
5. Bofors IK 32 14 3 15 172 174 31
6. Nacka HK 32 13 4 15 160 151 30
7. IK Westmannia 32 3 1 28 111 250 7
8. Skövde IK 32 3 1 28 100 246 7

Eastern Group

First round

Club GP W T L GF GA Pts
1. Strömsbro/Gävle 18 14 2 2 127 50 30
2. Hammarby IF 18 14 2 2 112 45 30
3. Mora IK 18 11 2 5 100 77 24
4. Sundsvall IF 18 10 2 6 82 65 22
5. Skutskärs SK 18 8 1 9 77 89 17
6. Väsby IK 18 7 2 9 74 76 16
7. Vallentuna BK 18 7 1 10 79 83 15
8. Falu IF 18 6 1 11 71 93 13
9. Hofors HC 18 3 2 13 51 113 8
10. Malungs IF 18 2 1 15 46 128 5

Qualification round

Club GP W T L GF GA Pts
1. Mora IK 32 22 3 7 184 118 47
2. Sundsvall IF 32 20 3 9 164 107 43
3. Vallentuna BK 32 19 1 12 152 123 39
4. Skutskärs SK 32 15 2 15 134 139 32
5. Väsby IK 32 13 2 17 142 128 28
6. Falu IF 32 9 2 21 129 168 20
7. Hofors HC 32 4 4 24 75 224 12
8. Malungs IF 32 4 3 25 93 210 11

Southern Group

First round

Club GP W T L GF GA Pts
1. Västra Frölunda HC 18 15 1 2 107 50 32
2. IF Troja-Ljungby 18 13 0 5 109 42 31
3. Rögle BK 18 11 3 4 84 53 22
4. Malmö IF 18 11 1 6 109 87 20
5. Mölndals IF 18 9 0 9 76 92 19
6. HC Dalen 18 7 1 10 79 98 17
7. Mörrums GoIS 18 6 1 11 92 104 13
8. Tingsryds AIF 18 5 2 11 73 84 11
9. Nybro IF 18 5 0 13 62 98 9
10. Hanhals BK 18 3 1 14 67 150 6

Qualification round

Club GP W T L GF GA Pts
1. Rögle BK 32 21 5 6 174 98 47
2. Malmö IF 32 21 3 8 199 136 45
3. Mölndals IF 32 14 2 16 132 152 30
4. HC Dalen 32 13 3 16 156 177 29
5. Mörrums GoIS 32 12 3 17 165 172 27
6. Nybro IF 32 13 1 18 121 146 27
7. Tingsryds AIF 32 9 5 18 131 150 23
8. Hanhals BK 32 3 1 28 106 277 7

Allsvenskan

Club GP W T L GF GA Pts
1. Skellefteå AIK 14 10 2 2 74 37 22
2. Huddinge IK 14 7 3 4 57 37 17
3. Strömsbro/Gävle 14 6 3 5 56 40 15
4. Västra Frölunda HC 14 5 5 4 58 48 15
5. Örebro IK 14 6 3 5 56 56 15
6. Hammarby IF 14 5 4 5 44 45 14
7. IF Troja-Ljungby 14 5 1 8 43 53 11
8. Timrå IK 14 1 1 12 37 109 3

Playoffs

First round

Second round

Third round

Elitserien promotion

Main article: 1986 Kvalserien