| Season | 1978–79 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 2 September 1978 – 3 June 1979 |
| Champions | Real Madrid (19th title) |
| Relegated | Celta Vigo Racing Santander Recreativo |
| European Cup | Real Madrid |
| UEFA Cup Winners' Cup | Barcelona (as title holders) Valencia |
| UEFA Cup | Sporting Gijón Atlético Madrid Real Sociedad |
| Matches | 306 |
| Goals | 825 (2.7 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Hans Krankl (29 goals) |
1979–80 → | |
The1978–79La Liga was the 48th season since its establishment. It began on 2 September 1978, and concluded on 3 June 1979.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Real Madrid(C) | 34 | 16 | 15 | 3 | 61 | 36 | +25 | 47 | Qualification for theEuropean Cup first round |
| 2 | Sporting Gijón | 34 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 50 | 35 | +15 | 43 | Qualification for theUEFA Cup first round |
| 3 | Atlético Madrid | 34 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 55 | 37 | +18 | 41 | |
| 4 | Real Sociedad | 34 | 18 | 5 | 11 | 53 | 36 | +17 | 41 | |
| 5 | Barcelona | 34 | 16 | 6 | 12 | 69 | 37 | +32 | 38 | Qualification for theCup Winners' Cup first round[a] |
| 6 | Las Palmas | 34 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 49 | 43 | +6 | 37 | |
| 7 | Valencia | 34 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 44 | 39 | +5 | 35 | Qualification for theCup Winners' Cup first round[a] |
| 8 | Español | 34 | 15 | 5 | 14 | 37 | 46 | −9 | 35 | |
| 9 | Athletic Bilbao | 34 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 56 | 46 | +10 | 34 | |
| 10 | Salamanca | 34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 36 | 40 | −4 | 34 | |
| 11 | Sevilla | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 47 | 48 | −1 | 33 | |
| 12 | Hércules | 34 | 13 | 6 | 15 | 32 | 38 | −6 | 32 | |
| 13 | Burgos | 34 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 38 | 47 | −9 | 32 | |
| 14 | Zaragoza | 34 | 12 | 6 | 16 | 56 | 59 | −3 | 30 | |
| 15 | Rayo Vallecano | 34 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 31 | 54 | −23 | 29 | |
| 16 | Celta Vigo(R) | 34 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 35 | 55 | −20 | 28 | Relegation to theSegunda División |
| 17 | Racing Santander(R) | 34 | 9 | 4 | 21 | 37 | 63 | −26 | 22 | |
| 18 | Recreativo(R) | 34 | 8 | 5 | 21 | 39 | 66 | −27 | 21 |
| Home \ Away | ATH | ATM | BAR | BUR | CEL | ESP | HÉR | LPA | RAC | RAY | RMA | RSO | REC | SAL | SEV | SPG | VAL | ZAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athletic Bilbao | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 5–3 | 3–0 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | |
| Atlético Madrid | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | |
| FC Barcelona | 4–3 | 2–4 | 2–0 | 6–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 9–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 6–0 | 1–1 | 5–0 | |
| Burgos | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | |
| Celta de Vigo | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 5–3 | |
| RCD Español | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | |
| Hércules CF | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | |
| UD Las Palmas | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | |
| Racing de Santander | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–4 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–4 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 3–2 | |
| Rayo Vallecano | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | |
| Real Madrid | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | |
| Real Sociedad | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | |
| Recreativo de Huelva | 3–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–5 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–4 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 4–3 | 3–0 | |
| UD Salamanca | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | |
| Sevilla FC | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 4–3 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 6–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | |
| Sporting de Gijón | 4–3 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | |
| Valencia CF | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 5–2 | 4–0 | 3–1 | |
| Zaragoza | 1–1 | 4–3 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 8–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 3–0 |