The 1997–98 Elitserien season was the 23rd season of the Elitserien, the top level of ice hockey in Sweden. 12 teams participated in the league, and Farjestads BK won the championship.
| 1997–98 Elitserien season | |
|---|---|
| League | Elitserien |
| Sport | Ice hockey |
| Duration | 16 September 1997 – 5 March 1998 |
| Regular season | |
| League champion | Djurgårdens IF |
| Season MVP | Ulf Dahlén (HV71) |
| Top scorer | Ville Peltonen (Västra Frölunda HC) |
| Playoffs | |
| Finals champions | Färjestads BK |
| Runners-up | Djurgårdens IF |
Standings
edit| Club | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Djurgårdens IF | 46 | 27 | 6 | 13 | 148 | 110 | 60 |
| 2. | Färjestads BK | 46 | 24 | 10 | 12 | 154 | 112 | 58 |
| 3. | Leksands IF | 46 | 24 | 8 | 14 | 165 | 143 | 56 |
| 4. | Västra Frölunda | 46 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 136 | 107 | 49 |
| 5. | Brynäs IF | 46 | 21 | 6 | 19 | 138 | 131 | 48 |
| 6. | Modo Hockey | 46 | 20 | 6 | 20 | 129 | 123 | 46 |
| 7. | HV 71 Jönköping | 46 | 19 | 8 | 19 | 127 | 145 | 46 |
| 8 | Luleå HF | 46 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 112 | 125 | 43 |
| 9. | Malmö IF | 46 | 17 | 8 | 21 | 134 | 121 | 42 |
| 10. | Västerås IK | 46 | 15 | 9 | 22 | 102 | 146 | 39 |
| 11. | AIK | 46 | 13 | 7 | 26 | 93 | 134 | 33 |
| 12. | Södertälje SK | 46 | 10 | 12 | 24 | 110 | 151 | 32 |
Playoffs
edit| Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Finale] | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Djurgårdens IF | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | HV 71 Jönköping | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Djurgårdens IF | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | MODO Hockey | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Leksands IF | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | MODO Hockey | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Djurgårdens IF | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Färjestads BK | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Västra Frölunda | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Brynäs IF | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Västra Frölunda | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Färjestads BK | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Färjestads BK | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Luleå HF | 0 | ||||||||||||