1977–78 Segunda División B

The 1977–78 Segunda División B was the first season of Segunda División B, the third highest level of the Spanish football league system. The league was made up of last 4 teams from 1976-77 Segunda División and 2nd to 10th teams from 1976-77 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 to Segunda División, and the bottom three were relegated to the Tercera División.

Group 1

Segunda División B (group 1)

Season	1977–78
Champions	Racing de Ferrol
Promoted	Racing de Ferrol Castilla CF
Relegated	SD Compostela CD Tudelano CD Basconia
Matches played	380
Goals scored	1,001 (2.63 per match)
Biggest home win	Castilla 6–0 Caudal (29 January 1978)
Biggest away win	Tudelano 1–5 Castilla (23 October 1977)
Highest scoring	Mirandés 6–2 Bilbao (23 April 1978) Bilbao 4–4 Pegaso (7 May 1978) Pegaso 4–4 Compostela (14 May 1978)
← 1976–77 2ªD / 1976–77 3ªD 1978–79 →

A total of 20 teams will contest the group, including 1 relegated from the Segunda División and 19 promoted from the Tercera División.

Promotion and relegation

Teams relegated from 1976–77 Segunda División

• Pontevedra CF

Teams promoted from 1976–77 Tercera División

• Racing de Ferrol, Castilla CF, CD Orense, CD Mirandés, Bilbao Athletic, Cultural Leonesa, UP Langreo, AD Torrejón, Real Unión, Atlético Madrileño, SD Huesca, Palencia CF, CD Ensidesa, CD Pegaso, Caudal Deportivo, Sestao Sport, SD Compostela, CD Tudelano and CD Basconia.

League table

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 to Segunda 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 to Tercera 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

Source: arquero-arba
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference; 4th head-to-head goals scored; 5th goal difference; 6th number of goals scored
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated.

Results

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

Source: arquero-arba
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Locations

R. Ferrol

Compostela

Pontevedra

Orense

Castilla

A. Madrileño

Pegaso

Torrejón

Langreo

Ensidesa

Caudal

Sestao

Bilbao

Basconia

Mirandés

C. Leonesa

R. Unión

Huesca

Palencia

Tudelano

Locations of the Segunda División B (group 1) 1977-78 teams

Group 2

Segunda División B (group 2)

Season	1977–78
Champions	AD Almería
Promoted	AD Almería Algeciras CF
Relegated	RCD Mallorca CD Eldense Atlético Baleares
Matches played	380
Goals scored	902 (2.37 per match)
Biggest home win	Barcelona Atlético 8-1 Onteniente (14 May 1978)
Biggest away win	San Andrés 0-4 Levante (7 May 1978)
Highest scoring	Barcelona Atlético 8-1 Onteniente (14 May 1978)
← 1976–77 2ªD / 1976–77 3ªD 1978–79 →

A total of 20 teams will contest the group, including 3 relegated from the Segunda División and 17 promoted from the Tercera División.

Promotion and relegation

Teams relegated from 1976–77 Segunda División

• Levante UD, Barcelona Atlético and CD San Andrés.

Teams promoted from 1976–77 Tercera División

• AD Almería, Algeciras CF, AD Ceuta, Gerona CF, Xerez CD, CD Olímpico, CD Diter Zafra, Racing Portuense, Vinaroz CF, Sevilla Atlético, Linares CF, CD Badajoz, UD Lérida, Onteniente CF, RCD Mallorca, CD Eldense and Atlético Baleares.

League table

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 to Segunda 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 to Tercera 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

Source: arquero-arba
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference; 4th head-to-head goals scored; 5th goal difference; 6th number of goals scored
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated.

Results

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

Source: arquero-arba
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Locations

Almería

Algeciras

Ceuta

Levante

Barcelona Atl.

Gerona

Xerez

Olímpico

Diter Zafra

Portuense

San Andrés

Vinaroz

Sevilla Atl.

Linares

Badajoz

Lérida

Onteniente

Mallorca

Eldense

Atl. Baleares

Locations of the Segunda División B (group 2) 1977-78 teams

External links

• (in Spanish) RFEF Site