1978–79 Segunda División
48th season of the second-tier football league in Spain
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The 1978–79 Segunda División season saw 20 teams participate in the second flight Spanish league.[citation needed] AD Almería won the league.[1] Almería, CD Málaga and Real Betis were promoted to Primera División. Real Jaén, Terrassa FC, Barakaldo CF and Racing de Ferrol were relegated to Segunda División B.[citation needed]
| Season | 1978–79 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 3 September 1978 – 10 June 1979 |
| Champions | AD Almería (1st title) |
| Promoted | |
| Relegated | |
| Matches | 380 |
| Goals | 914 (2.41 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Patxi Iriguíbel (23 goals) |
← 1977–78 1979–80 → | |
Teams
| Club | City | Stadium |
|---|---|---|
| Alavés | Vitoria | Mendizorrotza |
| Algeciras | Algeciras | El Mirador |
| Almería | Almería | Antonio Franco Navarro |
| Barakaldo | Barakaldo | Lasesarre |
| Betis | Seville | Benito Villamarín |
| Cádiz | Cádiz | Ramón de Carranza |
| Castellón | Castellón de la Plana | Castalia |
| Castilla | Madrid | Ciudad Deportiva |
| Deportivo La Coruña | La Coruña | Riazor |
| Elche | Elche | Martínez Valero |
| Getafe Deportivo | Getafe | Las Margaritas |
| Granada | Granada | Los Cármenes |
| Jaén | Jaén | La Victoria |
| Málaga | Málaga | La Rosaleda |
| Murcia | Murcia | La Condomina |
| Osasuna | Pamplona | El Sadar |
| Racing Ferrol | Ferrol | Manuel Rivera |
| Sabadell | Sabadell | Nova Creu Alta |
| Terrassa | Terrassa | Olímpic de Terrassa |
| Real Valladolid | Valladolid | José Zorrilla |
Final table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AD Almería | 38 | 21 | 5 | 12 | 62 | 44 | +18 | 47 | Promoted to Primera División |
| 2 | CD Málaga | 38 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 47 | 27 | +20 | 47 | |
| 3 | Real Betis | 38 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 58 | 35 | +23 | 46 | |
| 4 | Real Valladolid | 38 | 20 | 6 | 12 | 47 | 32 | +15 | 46 | |
| 5 | Elche CF | 38 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 50 | 31 | +19 | 45 | |
| 6 | Granada CF | 38 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 46 | 34 | +12 | 44 | |
| 7 | Castilla CF | 38 | 18 | 6 | 14 | 55 | 45 | +10 | 42 | |
| 8 | Cádiz CF | 38 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 52 | 47 | +5 | 41 | |
| 9 | Deportivo Alavés | 38 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 45 | 31 | +14 | 40 | |
| 10 | Getafe Deportivo | 38 | 17 | 6 | 15 | 57 | 56 | +1 | 40 | |
| 11 | CD Castellón | 38 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 48 | 43 | +5 | 38 | |
| 12 | CE Sabadell FC | 38 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 50 | 49 | +1 | 37 | |
| 13 | CA Osasuna | 38 | 15 | 7 | 16 | 51 | 51 | 0 | 37 | |
| 14 | Real Murcia | 38 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 35 | 52 | −17 | 35 | |
| 15 | Deportivo de La Coruña | 38 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 43 | 45 | −2 | 35 | |
| 16 | Algeciras CF | 38 | 13 | 8 | 17 | 40 | 53 | −13 | 34 | |
| 17 | Real Jaén | 38 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 41 | 55 | −14 | 34 | Relegated to Segunda Divisiόn B |
| 18 | Terrassa FC | 38 | 9 | 11 | 18 | 34 | 51 | −17 | 29 | |
| 19 | Barakaldo CF | 38 | 10 | 8 | 20 | 31 | 53 | −22 | 28 | |
| 20 | Racing de Ferrol | 38 | 4 | 7 | 27 | 22 | 80 | −58 | 15 |
Source: BDFutbol