| Season | 1977–78 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 3 September 1977 – 7 May 1978 |
| Champions | Real Madrid (18th title) |
| Relegated | Real Betis Elche Cádiz |
| European Cup | Real Madrid |
| UEFA Cup Winners' Cup | Barcelona |
| UEFA Cup | Athletic Bilbao Valencia Sporting Gijón |
| Matches | 306 |
| Goals | 843 (2.75 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Mario Kempes (28 goals) |
1978–79 → | |
The1977–78La Liga was the 47th season since its establishment. It began on 3 September 1977, and concluded on 7 May 1978.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Real Madrid(C) | 34 | 22 | 3 | 9 | 77 | 40 | +37 | 47 | Qualification for theEuropean Cup first round |
| 2 | Barcelona | 34 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 49 | 29 | +20 | 41 | Qualification for theCup Winners' Cup first round[a] |
| 3 | Athletic Bilbao | 34 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 62 | 36 | +26 | 40 | Qualification for theUEFA Cup first round |
| 4 | Valencia | 34 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 54 | 33 | +21 | 39 | |
| 5 | Sporting Gijón | 34 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 53 | 43 | +10 | 39 | |
| 6 | Atlético Madrid | 34 | 16 | 4 | 14 | 61 | 52 | +9 | 36 | |
| 7 | Las Palmas | 34 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 43 | 41 | +2 | 35 | |
| 8 | Sevilla | 34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 38 | 45 | −7 | 34 | |
| 9 | Salamanca | 34 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 37 | 40 | −3 | 34 | |
| 10 | Rayo Vallecano | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 50 | 59 | −9 | 33 | |
| 11 | Real Sociedad | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 52 | 46 | +6 | 33 | |
| 12 | Burgos | 34 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 33 | 47 | −14 | 31 | |
| 13 | Racing Santander | 34 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 29 | 45 | −16 | 31 | |
| 14 | Español | 34 | 12 | 6 | 16 | 48 | 60 | −12 | 30 | |
| 15 | Hércules | 34 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 32 | 40 | −8 | 30 | |
| 16 | Real Betis(R) | 34 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 51 | 52 | −1 | 30 | Relegation to theSegunda División |
| 17 | Elche(R) | 34 | 11 | 5 | 18 | 44 | 66 | −22 | 27 | |
| 18 | Cádiz(R) | 34 | 7 | 8 | 19 | 30 | 69 | −39 | 22 |
| Home \ Away | ATH | ATM | BAR | BET | BUR | CÁD | ELC | ESP | HÉR | LPA | RAC | RAY | RMA | RSO | SAL | SEV | SPG | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athletic Bilbao | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 6–1 | 4–1 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 6–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 4–1 | |
| Atlético Madrid | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 5–1 | 3–0 | |
| FC Barcelona | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 5–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | |
| Betis | 2–2 | 4–3 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | |
| Burgos | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | |
| Cádiz CF | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 0–5 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 2–4 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | |
| Elche CF | 2–1 | 4–4 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | |
| RCD Español | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 4–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–4 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | |
| Hércules CF | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | |
| UD Las Palmas | 2–2 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 4–2 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | |
| Racing de Santander | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | |
| Rayo Vallecano | 3–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 0–0 | 6–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | |
| Real Madrid | 1–0 | 4–2 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 5–2 | 5–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | |
| Real Sociedad | 2–1 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 6–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | |
| UD Salamanca | 0–3 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 0–1 | |
| Sevilla FC | 0–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | |
| Sporting de Gijón | 2–2 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 4–3 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 6–2 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | |
| Valencia CF | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 6–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 7–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 |