The season is then over for all but the winning team, which advances to the meet the loser of the HockeyAllsvenskan finals in a playoff to the SHL qualifiers.
[2] Teams also started with bonus points based on their position in the regular season standings.
In the playoff to the SHL qualifiers (Swedish: Play Off inför direktkval till SHL), the losing team from the HockeyAllsvenskan finals will meet the winning team from the HockeyAllsvenskan playoffs in a best-of-three series.
IK Oskarshamn and Leksands IF qualified for the SHL by winning their respective series.
IK Oskarshamn promoted to the top-tier league for the first time in the club's history.