1978–79 Serie B
Italian football league season
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Teams
Events
Relegations rose to four following the reform of the Serie C. The winners joined the Mitropa Cup.
Final classification
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Udinese (P, C) | 38 | 21 | 13 | 4 | 52 | 22 | +30 | 55 | Promotion to Serie A |
| 2 | Cagliari (P) | 38 | 16 | 17 | 5 | 46 | 24 | +22 | 49 | |
| 3 | Pescara (P) | 38 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 44 | 27 | +17 | 48 | Serie A after tie-breaker |
| 4 | Monza | 38 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 39 | 20 | +19 | 48 | Promotion tie-breaker |
| 5 | Pistoiese | 38 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 38 | 28 | +10 | 44 | |
| 6 | Lecce | 38 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 43 | |
| 7 | Palermo | 38 | 11 | 19 | 8 | 38 | 34 | +4 | 41 | |
| 8 | Brescia | 38 | 11 | 17 | 10 | 41 | 41 | 0 | 39 | |
| 9 | Sampdoria | 38 | 9 | 18 | 11 | 37 | 39 | −2 | 36 | |
| 10 | Ternana | 38 | 8 | 20 | 10 | 33 | 39 | −6 | 36 | |
| 11 | Sambenedettese | 38 | 9 | 18 | 11 | 35 | 42 | −7 | 36 | |
| 12 | Genoa | 38 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 34 | 35 | −1 | 35 | |
| 13 | Cesena | 38 | 9 | 17 | 12 | 27 | 29 | −2 | 35 | |
| 14 | S.P.A.L. | 38 | 9 | 17 | 12 | 34 | 37 | −3 | 35 | |
| 15 | Taranto | 38 | 7 | 21 | 10 | 25 | 30 | −5 | 35 | |
| 16 | Bari | 38 | 6 | 23 | 9 | 29 | 36 | −7 | 35 | |
| 17 | Foggia (R) | 38 | 8 | 17 | 13 | 39 | 45 | −6 | 33 | Relegation to Serie C1 |
| 18 | Nocerina (R) | 38 | 8 | 13 | 17 | 24 | 39 | −15 | 29 | |
| 19 | Rimini (R) | 38 | 3 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 39 | −22 | 24 | |
| 20 | Varese (R) | 38 | 6 | 12 | 20 | 29 | 55 | −26 | 24 |
Source: Panini
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Results
Promotion tie-breaker
Attendances
| # | Club | Average |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cagliari | 25,048 |
| 2 | Bari | 20,089 |
| 3 | Pescara | 19,794 |
| 4 | Genoa | 19,709 |
| 5 | Udinese | 18,085 |
| 6 | Palermo | 15,429 |
| 7 | Sampdoria | 13,348 |
| 8 | Foggia | 12,741 |
| 9 | Taranto | 11,179 |
| 10 | Lecce | 11,057 |
| 11 | SPAL | 11,043 |
| 12 | Pistoiese | 10,010 |
| 13 | Brescia | 9,802 |
| 14 | Ternana | 9,607 |
| 15 | Cesena | 8,366 |
| 16 | Nocerina | 7,569 |
| 17 | Sambenedettese | 7,238 |
| 18 | Rimini | 6,148 |
| 19 | Monza | 5,630 |
| 20 | Varese | 3,588 |
Source:[1]