| 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) |
1979–80 → | |
The1978–79 Segunda División season saw 20 teams participate in the second flight Spanish league.AD Almería,CD Málaga andReal Betis were promoted toPrimera División.Real Jaén,Terrassa FC,Barakaldo CF andRacing de Ferrol were relegated toSegunda División B.
| 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 toPrimera 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 toSegunda 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 |
| Home \ Away | ALV | ALG | ALM | BAK | BET | CÁD | CAS | CST | DEP | ELC | GET | GRA | JAÉ | MGA | MUR | OSA | RFE | SAB | TER | VLD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alavés | — | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 5–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 |
| Algeciras | 2–1 | — | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| Almería | 3–1 | 2–1 | — | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 |
| Barakaldo | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | — | 1–0 | 0–5 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 |
| Betis | 1–0 | 4–1 | 4–0 | 4–0 | — | 0–0 | 2–1 | 5–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 5–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 |
| Cádiz | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 5–4 | 1–2 | — | 3–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| Castellón | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 3–2 | — | 4–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 |
| Castilla | 1–0 | 1–0 | 4–3 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 0–1 | — | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 7–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 |
| Deportivo | 1–1 | 5–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 3–5 | — | 0–0 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 |
| Elche | 1–4 | 5–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | — | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 |
| Getafe | 2–1 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | — | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 5–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 |
| Granada | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 5–0 | — | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 |
| Jaén | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 0–0 | — | 0–0 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 |
| Málaga | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | — | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| Murcia | 2–2 | 3–2 | 1–4 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | — | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 4–2 |
| Osasuna | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 3–2 | 0–1 | — | 4–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 |
| R. Ferrol | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | — | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 |
| Sabadell | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | — | 1–1 | 1–1 |
| Terrassa | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 4–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–4 | 6–1 | 0–0 | — | 2–5 |
| Valladolid | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 7–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | — |
| Goalscorers | Goals | Team |
|---|---|---|
23 | Osasuna | |
19 | Granada | |
17 | Betis |