The club was then playing in Division 1 Södra, at the time one of Sweden's 2nd tier leagues, and Johansson who was appointed captain at an age of 18 would spend his first seven seasons there.
The club was then competing in Division 1 Södra, at that time one of Sweden's second-tier leagues, and Johansson, who was made captain at the age of eighteen, would spend his first seven seasons there.