IF Björklöven, Swedish champions in 1987, rejoined the league, following a three-year stint in Division 1 (now named Hockeyettan) after their near-bankruptcy in 2010.
Following the regular season, the two teams with the worst records are forced to play a qualification tournament (Swedish: Kvalserien till HockeyAllsvenskan) to avoid demotion to Sweden's third-tier league, Division 1 (now named Hockeyettan).
They played a double round-robin tournament, with the winner (Rögle BK) continuing to the qualifiers for the 2014–15 SHL season.
The teams were allocated points before the start of the playoffs based on their position in the regular season standings.
IF Björklöven successfully defended their HockeyAllsvenskan spot while IF Troja/Ljungby were relegated to Division 1 at the expense of HC Vita Hästen.