The1977–78 Segunda División B was the first season ofSegunda División B, the third highest level of theSpanish football league system. The league was made up of last 4 teams from1976-77 Segunda División and 2nd to 10th teams from1976-77 Tercera División. In concept, the Segunda División B was identical to the old Tercera Division, which was now reduced to two divisions. First and 2nd in each group were promoted toSegunda División, and the bottom three were relegated to theTercera División.
| Season | 1977–78 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Racing de Ferrol |
| Promoted | Racing de Ferrol Castilla CF |
| Relegated | SD Compostela CD Tudelano CD Basconia |
| Matches | 380 |
| Goals | 1,001 (2.63 per match) |
| Biggest home win | Castilla 6–0Caudal (29 January 1978) |
| Biggest away win | Tudelano 1–5Castilla (23 October 1977) |
| Highest scoring | Mirandés 6–2Bilbao (23 April 1978) Bilbao 4–4Pegaso (7 May 1978) Pegaso 4–4Compostela (14 May 1978) |
1978–79 → | |
A total of 20 teams will contest the group, including 1 relegated from theSegunda División and 19 promoted from theTercera División.
Teams relegated from1976–77 Segunda División
Teams promoted from1976–77 Tercera División
Teams fromAragon,Asturias,Basque Provinces,Galicia,León,Navarre,New Castile andOld Castile.
| Team | Founded | Home city | Stadium |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atlético Madrileño | 1969 | Madrid,New Castile | Vicente Calderón |
| Basconia | 1913 | Basauri,Basque Provinces | Basoselay |
| Bilbao Athletic | 1964 | Bilbao,Basque Provinces | Lezama |
| Castilla | 1930 | Madrid,New Castile | Ciudad Deportiva |
| Caudal | 1918 | Mieres,Asturias | Hermanos Antuña |
| Compostela | 1962 | Santiago de Compostela,Galicia | Santa Isabel |
| Cultural Leonesa | 1923 | León,León | Antonio Amilivia |
| Ensidesa | 1956 | Avilés,Asturias | Muro de Zaro |
| Huesca | 1960 | Huesca,Aragon | El Alcoraz |
| Langreo | 1961 | Langreo,Asturias | Ganzábal |
| Mirandés | 1927 | Miranda de Ebro,Old Castile | Anduva |
| Orense | 1952 | Ourense,Galicia | O Couto |
| Palencia | 1968 | Palencia,Old Castile | La Balastera |
| Pegaso | 1962 | Tres Cantos,New Castile | La Foresta |
| Pontevedra | 1941 | Pontevedra,Galicia | Pasarón |
| Racing de Ferrol | 1919 | Ferrol,Galicia | Manuel Rivera |
| Real Unión | 1915 | Irun,Basque Provinces | Stadium Gal |
| Sestao | 1916 | Sestao,Basque Provinces | Las Llanas |
| Torrejón | 1953 | Torrejón de Ardoz,New Castile | Las Veredillas |
| Tudelano | 1935 | Tudela,Navarre | José Antonio Elola |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Racing Ferrol(C, P) | 38 | 21 | 8 | 9 | 61 | 31 | +30 | 50 | Promotion toSegunda División |
| 2 | Castilla CF(P) | 38 | 21 | 7 | 10 | 80 | 43 | +37 | 49 | |
| 3 | CD Orense | 38 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 44 | 37 | +7 | 43 | |
| 4 | CD Mirandés | 38 | 17 | 9 | 12 | 58 | 44 | +14 | 43 | |
| 5 | Bilbao Athletic | 38 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 75 | 54 | +21 | 42 | |
| 6 | Cultural Leonesa | 38 | 18 | 6 | 14 | 49 | 38 | +11 | 42 | |
| 7 | Pontevedra | 38 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 43 | 36 | +7 | 42 | |
| 8 | UP Langreo | 38 | 19 | 3 | 16 | 49 | 45 | +4 | 41 | |
| 9 | AD Torrejón | 38 | 16 | 9 | 13 | 56 | 52 | +4 | 41 | |
| 10 | Real Unión | 38 | 16 | 8 | 14 | 46 | 44 | +2 | 40 | |
| 11 | Atlético Madrileño | 38 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 39 | 52 | −13 | 38 | |
| 12 | SD Huesca | 38 | 14 | 8 | 16 | 56 | 53 | +3 | 36 | |
| 13 | Palencia CF | 38 | 15 | 6 | 17 | 46 | 55 | −9 | 36 | |
| 14 | CD Ensidesa | 38 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 37 | 45 | −8 | 34 | |
| 15 | CD Pegaso | 38 | 13 | 8 | 17 | 58 | 64 | −6 | 34 | |
| 16 | Caudal | 38 | 13 | 7 | 18 | 31 | 50 | −19 | 33 | |
| 17 | Sestao Sport | 38 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 45 | 55 | −10 | 32 | |
| 18 | SD Compostela(R) | 38 | 12 | 7 | 19 | 51 | 71 | −20 | 31 | Relegation toTercera División |
| 19 | CD Tudelano(R) | 38 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 41 | 58 | −17 | 29 | |
| 20 | CD Basconia(R) | 38 | 9 | 6 | 23 | 36 | 74 | −38 | 24 |
| Home \ Away | RFE | CAS | ORE | MIR | BAT | CLE | PON | LAN | TOR | RUN | MAD | SDH | PAL | ENS | PEG | CAU | SES | COM | TUD | BAS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Racing Ferrol | 4–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 5–1 | |
| Castilla CF | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–4 | 2–1 | 5–2 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 6–0 | 5–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 4–0 | |
| CD Orense | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | |
| CD Mirandés | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 6–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 5–2 | |
| Bilbao Athletic | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 5–2 | 4–0 | 4–4 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | |
| Cultural Leonesa | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | |
| Pontevedra | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 0–0 | |
| UP Langreo | 2–3 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | |
| AD Torrejón | 3–1 | 0–4 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 5–1 | |
| Real Unión | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | |
| Atlético Madrileño | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 2–1 | |
| SD Huesca | 2–1 | 0–2 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 6–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | |
| Palencia CF | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | |
| CD Ensidesa | 0–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | |
| CD Pegaso | 1–1 | 4–3 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 4–4 | 3–1 | 5–0 | |
| Caudal | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | |
| Sestao Sport | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2–5 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 0–0 | |
| SD Compostela | 1–1 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | |
| CD Tudelano | 0–1 | 1–5 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | |
| CD Basconia | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–4 | 0–3 |
| Goalscorers | Goals | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 23 | SD Compostela | |
| 22 | Racing Ferrol | |
| 21 | Castilla | |
| 20 | AD Torrejón | |
| 18 | Bilbao Athletic |
| Goalkeeper | Goals | Matches | Average | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | 27 | 0.81 | Pontevedra CF | |
| 31 | 36 | 0.86 | Racing de Ferrol | |
| 37 | 38 | 0.97 | CD Orense | |
| 39 | 37 | 1.05 | Castilla CF | |
| 41 | 37 | 1.11 | CD Mirandés |
| Season | 1977–78 |
|---|---|
| Champions | AD Almería |
| Promoted | AD Almería Algeciras CF |
| Relegated | RCD Mallorca CD Eldense Atlético Baleares |
| Matches | 380 |
| Goals | 902 (2.37 per match) |
| Biggest home win | Barcelona Atlético 8-1Onteniente (14 May 1978) |
| Biggest away win | San Andrés 0-4Levante (7 May 1978) |
| Highest scoring | Barcelona Atlético 8-1Onteniente (14 May 1978) |
1978–79 → | |
A total of 20 teams will contest the group, including 3 relegated from theSegunda División and 17 promoted from theTercera División.
Teams relegated from1976–77 Segunda División
Teams promoted from1976–77 Tercera División
Teams fromAndalusia,Balearic Islands,Catalonia,Extremadura andValencia.
| Team | Founded | Home city | Stadium |
|---|---|---|---|
| Almería | 1971 | Almería,Andalusia | Antonio Franco Navarro |
| Algeciras | 1909 | Algeciras,Andalusia | El Mirador |
| Atlético Baleares | 1920 | Palma de Mallorca,Balearic Islands | Balear |
| Badajoz | 1905 | Badajoz,Extremadura | Vivero |
| Barcelona Atlético | 1970 | Barcelona,Catalonia | Fabra i Coats |
| Ceuta | 1970 | Ceuta | Alfonso Murube |
| Díter Zafra | 1930 | Zafra,Extremadura | Nuevo Estadio de Zafra |
| Eldense | 1921 | Elda,Valencia | Pepico Amat |
| Gerona | 1930 | Girona,Catalonia | Montilivi |
| Levante | 1909 | Valencia,Valencia | Nuevo Estadio Levante |
| Linares | 1961 | Linares,Andalusia | Linarejos |
| Lleida | 1939 | Lleida,Catalonia | Camp d'Esports |
| Mallorca | 1916 | Palma de Mallorca,Balearic Islands | Lluís Sitjar |
| Olímpic de Xàtiva | 1932 | Xàtiva,Valencia | La Murta |
| Onteniente | 1947 | Ontinyent,Valencia | El Clariano |
| Portuense | 1928 | El Puerto de Santa María,Andalusia | José del Cuvillo |
| San Andrés | 1909 | Barcelona,Catalonia | Calle Santa Coloma |
| Sevilla Atlético | 1950 | Seville,Andalusia | Ciudad Deportiva José Ramón Cisneros Palacios |
| Vinaroz | 1965 | Vinaròs,Valencia | Campo Maestrat |
| Xerez | 1947 | Jerez de la Frontera,Andalusia | Domecq |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AD Almería(C, P) | 38 | 25 | 6 | 7 | 68 | 27 | +41 | 56 | Promotion toSegunda División |
| 2 | Algeciras(P) | 38 | 21 | 11 | 6 | 54 | 27 | +27 | 53 | |
| 3 | AD Ceuta | 38 | 23 | 6 | 9 | 60 | 29 | +31 | 52 | |
| 4 | Levante UD | 38 | 18 | 6 | 14 | 53 | 37 | +16 | 42 | |
| 5 | Barcelona Atlético | 38 | 18 | 5 | 15 | 59 | 43 | +16 | 41 | |
| 6 | Gerona CF | 38 | 18 | 3 | 17 | 48 | 49 | −1 | 39 | |
| 7 | Xerez CD | 38 | 16 | 7 | 15 | 54 | 47 | +7 | 39 | |
| 8 | CD Olímpico | 38 | 16 | 6 | 16 | 44 | 41 | +3 | 38 | |
| 9 | CD Diter Zafra | 38 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 46 | 54 | −8 | 38 | |
| 10 | Racing Portuense | 38 | 15 | 7 | 16 | 33 | 34 | −1 | 37 | |
| 11 | CD San Andrés | 38 | 15 | 7 | 16 | 34 | 46 | −12 | 37 | |
| 12 | Vinaroz CF | 38 | 14 | 8 | 16 | 46 | 51 | −5 | 36 | |
| 13 | Sevilla Atlético | 38 | 14 | 8 | 16 | 51 | 61 | −10 | 36 | |
| 14 | Linares CF | 38 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 33 | 41 | −8 | 35 | |
| 15 | CD Badajoz | 38 | 13 | 8 | 17 | 42 | 43 | −1 | 34 | |
| 16 | UD Lérida | 38 | 13 | 8 | 17 | 39 | 46 | −7 | 34 | |
| 17 | Onteniente CF | 38 | 13 | 5 | 20 | 38 | 53 | −15 | 31 | |
| 18 | RCD Mallorca(R) | 38 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 28 | 46 | −18 | 28 | Relegation toTercera División |
| 19 | CD Eldense(R) | 38 | 10 | 8 | 20 | 41 | 61 | −20 | 28 | |
| 20 | Atlético Baleares(R) | 38 | 10 | 6 | 22 | 31 | 66 | −35 | 26 |
| Home \ Away | ALM | ALG | CEU | LEV | BAR | GER | XER | OLI | DZA | RPO | SAN | VIN | SAT | LIN | BAD | LER | ONT | MAL | ELD | BAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AD Almería | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | |
| Algeciras | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 5–2 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | |
| AD Ceuta | 3–0 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 6–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 4–0 | |
| Levante UD | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 4–2 | 0–0 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 4–1 | |
| Barcelona Atlético | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 6–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 8–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | |
| Gerona CF | 3–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 4–0 | |
| Xerez CD | 0–1 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | |
| CD Olímpico | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 5–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 3–1 | |
| CD Diter Zafra | 1–3 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 4–3 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | |
| Racing Portuense | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | |
| CD San Andrés | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | |
| Vinaroz CF | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 5–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | |
| Sevilla Atlético | 0–3 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | |
| Linares CF | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | |
| CD Badajoz | 1–0 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | |
| UD Lérida | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 4–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | |
| Onteniente CF | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | |
| RCD Mallorca | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | |
| CD Eldense | 2–4 | 1–4 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | |
| Atlético Baleares | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 |
| Goalscorers | Goals | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 23 | AD Almería | |
| 17 | AgD Ceuta | |
| 17 | Xerez CD | |
| 15 | Levante UD | |
| 14 | CD Díter Zafra |
| Goalkeeper | Goals | Matches | Average | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 26 | 0.62 | AD Almería | |
| 27 | 38 | 0.71 | Algeciras CF | |
| 29 | 38 | 0.76 | AgD Ceuta | |
| 34 | 38 | 0.89 | RC Portuense | |
| 28 | 31 | 0.90 | Barcelona Atlético |