The 1978–79 Elitserien season was the fourth season of the Elitserien, the top level of ice hockey in Sweden. 10 teams participated in the league, and MoDo AIK won the championship.
| 1978–79 Elitserien season | |
|---|---|
| League | Elitserien |
| Sport | Ice hockey |
| Duration | 5 October 1978 – 8 March 1979 |
| Regular season | |
| League champion | Modo AIK |
| Playoffs | |
| Finals champions | Modo AIK |
| Runners-up | Djurgårdens IF |
Standings
edit| Club | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | MoDo AIK | 36 | 24 | 5 | 7 | 169 | 101 | 53 |
| 2. | Färjestads BK | 36 | 19 | 6 | 11 | 153 | 122 | 44 |
| 3. | Djurgårdens IF | 36 | 20 | 2 | 14 | 178 | 140 | 42 |
| 4. | Leksands IF | 36 | 19 | 4 | 13 | 150 | 131 | 42 |
| 5. | Västra Frölunda IF | 36 | 18 | 4 | 14 | 157 | 129 | 40 |
| 6. | Skellefteå AIK | 36 | 16 | 3 | 17 | 129 | 142 | 35 |
| 7 | Brynäs IF | 36 | 15 | 5 | 16 | 133 | 148 | 35 |
| 8. | AIK | 36 | 13 | 7 | 16 | 133 | 137 | 33 |
| 9. | IF Björklöven | 36 | 8 | 7 | 21 | 111 | 157 | 23 |
| 10. | Örebro IK | 36 | 3 | 7 | 26 | 95 | 201 | 13 |
Playoffs
edit| Semifinal | Final | ||||||||
| 1 | MoDo AIK | 2 | |||||||
| 4 | Leksands IF | 1 | |||||||
| 1 | MoDO AIK | 2 | |||||||
| 3 | Djurgårdens IF | 1 | |||||||
| 2 | Färjestad BK | 1 | |||||||
| 3 | Djurgårdens IF | 2 | |||||||