League table
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GA | GC | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Östers IF | 26 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 46 | 20 | 38 |
| 2 | Malmö FF | 26 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 29 | 15 | 32 |
| 3 | IFK Göteborg | 26 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 39 | 29 | 31 |
| 4 | Kalmar FF | 26 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 35 | 30 | 31 |
| 5 | Djurgårdens IF | 26 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 50 | 32 | 30 |
| 6 | IF Elfsborg | 26 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 44 | 37 | 29 |
| 7 | AIK | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 31 | 35 | 27 |
| 8 | Halmstads BK | 26 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 24 | 29 | 25 |
| 9 | Hammarby IF | 26 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 32 | 38 | 23 |
| 10 | Landskrona BoIS | 26 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 28 | 38 | 22 |
| 11 | IFK Norrköping | 26 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 33 | 39 | 21 |
| 12 | Åtvidabergs FF | 26 | 9 | 1 | 16 | 31 | 42 | 19 |
| 13 | Örebro SK | 26 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 31 | 45 | 18 |
| 14 | Västerås SK | 26 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 44 | 18 |
Fixtures
| Date | Time | Round | Match | Result | Venue | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978-04-09 | wk. 1 | IFK Göteborg – Landskrona BoIS | 2–1 (1–0) | Ullevi | 23199 | |
| 1978-04-15 | wk. 2 | AIK – IFK Göteborg | 0–2 (0–1) | Råsunda Fotbollsstadion | 12980 | |
| 1978-04-22 | wk. 3 | IFK Göteborg – Djurgårdens IF | 2–1 (2–0) | Ullevi | 20731 | |
| 1978-04-30 | wk. 4 | Halmstads BK – IFK Göteborg | 1–0 (0–0) | Örjans vall | 13466 | |
| 1978-05-04 | wk. 5 | IFK Göteborg – Malmö FF | 0–1 (0–0) | Ullevi | 30569 | |
| 1978-05-07 | wk. 6 | Kalmar FF – IFK Göteborg | 0–1 (0–1) | Fredriksskans | 8425 | |
| 1978-05-11 | wk. 7 | IFK Göteborg – IF Elfsborg | 1–0 (1–0) | Ullevi | 32713 | |
| 1978-07-09 | wk. 8 | Västerås SK – IFK Göteborg | 0–2 (0–1) | Arosvallen | 9880 | |
| 1978-07-16 | wk. 9 | IFK Göteborg – Örebro SK | 2–2 (1–1) | Ullevi | 11939 | |
| 1978-07-26 | wk. 10 | Åtvidabergs FF – IFK Göteborg | 1–0 (0–0) | Kopparvallen | 5045 | |
| 1978-07-31 | wk. 11 | IFK Göteborg – Östers IF | 1–2 (1–2) | Ullevi | 13013 | |
| 1978-08-06 | wk. 12 | IFK Norrköping – IFK Göteborg | 4–1 (2–0) | Norrköpings Idrottspark | 6746 | |
| 1978-08-14 | wk. 13 | IFK Göteborg – Hammarby IF | 5–1 (3–1) | Ullevi | 12099 | |
| 1978-08-21 | wk. 14 | Hammarby IF – IFK Göteborg | 0–3 (0–0) | Söderstadion | 13008 | |
| 1978-08-24 | wk. 15 | IFK Göteborg – IFK Norrköping | 4–0 (2–0) | Ullevi | 14976 | |
| 1978-08-27 | wk. 16 | Östers IF – IFK Göteborg | 2–2 (0–1) | Värendsvallen | 15786 | |
| 1978-09-06 | wk. 17 | IFK Göteborg – Halmstads BK | 2–1 (2–1) | Ullevi | 16606 | |
| 1978-09-11 | wk. 18 | Djurgårdens IF – IFK Göteborg | 1–1 (1–0) | Stockholms Stadion | 5315 | |
| 1978-09-17 | wk. 19 | IFK Göteborg – Västerås SK | 1–0 (0–0) | Ullevi | 8590 | |
| 1978-09-20 | wk. 20 | IF Elfsborg – IFK Göteborg | 4–2 (2–2) | Ryavallen | 14653 | |
| 1978-09-24 | wk. 21 | Örebro SK – IFK Göteborg | 1–1 (1–1) | Eyravallen | 4913 | |
| 1978-10-07 | wk. 22 | IFK Göteborg – Åtvidabergs FF | 1–0 (0–0) | Ullevi | 8176 | |
| 1978-10-11 | wk. 23 | Landskrona BoIS – IFK Göteborg | 4–1 (1–0) | Landskrona Idrottsplats | 3529 | |
| 1978-10-14 | wk. 24 | IFK Göteborg – AIK | 2–1 (0–1) | Ullevi | 8915 | |
| 1978-10-22 | wk. 25 | Malmö FF – IFK Göteborg | 1–0 (1–0) | Malmö Stadion | 6494 | |
| 1978-10-29 | wk. 26 | IFK Göteborg – Malmö FF | 0–0 (0–0) | Ullevi | 13399 |
Contributing players
| Name | Games | Goals | Assists | Points | Karlsson, Conny | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Holmgren, Tord | 26 | 2 | 0 | 2 | Nilsson, Torbjörn | 25 | 8 | 0 | 8 | Almqvist, Reine | 25 | 11 | 0 | 11 | Nordin, Olle | 25 | 4 | 0 | 4 | Karlsson, Bengt-Åke | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Olausson, Reine | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Nordqvist, Björn | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Svensson, Ruben | 21 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Carlsson, Jerry | 21 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Holm, Glenn | 19 | 3 | 0 | 3 | Edström, Ralf | 17 | 6 | 0 | 6 | Nilsson, Jan | 16 | 2 | 0 | 2 | Ahlberg, Anders | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Nilsson, Erik | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Albo, Rein | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Christoffersson, Tage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Holmgren, Tommy | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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