1988–89 Elitserien season
# 1988–89 Elitserien season

The 1988–89 Elitserien season was the 14th season of the Elitserien, the top level of ice hockey in Sweden. 12 teams participated in the league, and Djurgårdens IF won the championship.

## Standings

### First round

| | Club | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1. | Leksands IF | 22 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 107 | 75 | 27 |
| 2. | AIK | 22 | 13 | 0 | 9 | 87 | 65 | 26 |
| 3. | Djurgårdens IF | 22 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 75 | 65 | 26 |
| 4. | Södertälje SK | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 80 | 74 | 26 |
| 5. | Luleå HF | 22 | 12 | 1 | 9 | 93 | 85 | 25 |
| 6. | Färjestads BK | 22 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 86 | 78 | 23 |
| 7 | HV 71 Jönköping | 22 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 92 | 79 | 22 |
| 8. | Brynäs IF | 22 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 66 | 78 | 20 |
| 9. | Modo Hockey | 22 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 74 | 89 | 20 |
| 10. | Skellefteå AIK | 22 | 8 | 1 | 13 | 71 | 75 | 17 |
| 11. | Västerås IK | 22 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 69 | 108 | 17 |
| 12. | IF Björklöven | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 59 | 88 | 15 |

### Final round

| | Club | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1. | Djurgårdens IF | 40 | 24 | 5 | 11 | 162 | 124 | 53 |
| 2. | Leksands IF | 40 | 25 | 2 | 13 | 204 | 151 | 52 |
| 3. | Södertälje SK | 40 | 19 | 8 | 13 | 157 | 140 | 46 |
| 4. | Luleå HF | 40 | 20 | 3 | 17 | 177 | 170 | 43 |
| 5. | Färjestads BK | 40 | 20 | 2 | 18 | 161 | 153 | 42 |
| 6. | Brynäs IF | 40 | 19 | 3 | 18 | 161 | 142 | 41 |
| 7 | AIK | 40 | 19 | 2 | 19 | 142 | 147 | 40 |
| 8. | HV 71 Jönköping | 40 | 17 | 3 | 20 | 156 | 155 | 37 |
| 9. | MODO Hockey | 40 | 17 | 3 | 20 | 148 | 170 | 37 |
| 10. | Skellefteå AIK | 40 | 10 | 1 | 29 | 122 | 170 | 21 |

## Playoffs

| Quarterfinal | Quarterfinal | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Djurgårdens IF | 2 | | | | | | |
| 7 | AIK | 0 | | | | | | |
| 7 | AIK | 0 | 1 | Djurgårdens IF | 2 | | | |
| | | | 6 | Brynäs IF | 0 | | | |
| 4 | Luleå HF | 1 | 6 | Brynäs IF | 0 | | | |
| 6 | Brynäs IF | 2 | | | | | | |
| 6 | Brynäs IF | 2 | | | | 1 | Djurgårdens IF | 3 |
| | | | | | | 2 | Leksands IF | 1 |
| 3 | Södertälje SK | 2 | | | | | | | 2 | Leksands IF | 1 |
| 5 | Färjestads BK | 0 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Färjestads BK | 0 | 3 | Södertälje SK | 1 | | | |
| | | | 2 | Leksands IF | 2 | | | |
| 2 | Leksands IF | 2 | 2 | Leksands IF | 2 | | | |
| 8 | HV 71 Jönköping | 1 | | | | | | |
