 After spending two seasons at the third level they were promoted to the second division, where they remained until being promoted back to Allsvenskan in 1970.By this time, a playoff tournament featuring the top 4 in the league had been introduced to determine the champions.The 1970s was the first time that the club featured a significant number of players from outside the Kristianstad area, including Thomas Persson, Einar Jakobsson and Lars-Göran Jönsson.