# 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

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.

### Teams

Teams from Aragon, Asturias, Basque Provinces, Galicia, León, Navarre, New Castile and Old 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 |

### 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 | Promotion to Segunda División |
| 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 | Relegation to Tercera División |
| 20 | CD Basconia (R) | 38 | 9 | 6 | 23 | 36 | 74 | −38 | 24 | Relegation to Tercera División |

### 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 | |

### Top goalscorers

| Goalscorers | Goals | Team |
| José Manuel Traba | 23 | SD Compostela |
| José Ramón Sánchez Argüeso | 22 | Racing Ferrol |
| Miguel Bernal | 21 | Castilla |
| Esteban Martínez | 20 | AD Torrejón |
| José Enrique Mayayo | 18 | Bilbao Athletic |

### Top goalkeepers

| Goalkeeper | Goals | Matches | Average | Team |
| Fernando Sánchez | 22 | 27 | 0.81 | Pontevedra CF |
| Millán | 31 | 36 | 0.86 | Racing de Ferrol |
| Luciano Casado | 37 | 38 | 0.97 | CD Orense |
| Javier Maté | 39 | 37 | 1.05 | Castilla CF |
| José Muñoz | 41 | 37 | 1.11 | CD Mirandés |

## Group 2

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.

### Teams

Teams from Andalusia, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Extremadura and Valencia.
| 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 |

### 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 | Promotion to Segunda División |
| 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 | Relegation to Tercera División |
| 20 | Atlético Baleares (R) | 38 | 10 | 6 | 22 | 31 | 66 | −35 | 26 | Relegation to Tercera División |

### 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 | |

### Top goalscorers

| Goalscorers | Goals | Team |
| Gregorio Mollejo | 23 | AD Almería |
| Fernando Aramburu | 17 | AgD Ceuta |
| Rafael López Choquet | 17 | Xerez CD |
| Andoni Murúa | 15 | Levante UD |
| Raimundo Aguilar | 14 | CD Díter Zafra |

### Top goalkeepers

| Goalkeeper | Goals | Matches | Average | Team |
| Marco | 16 | 26 | 0.62 | AD Almería |
| Nemesio Alonso | 27 | 38 | 0.71 | Algeciras CF |
| José Cervantes | 29 | 38 | 0.76 | AgD Ceuta |
| Manuel Ojeda | 34 | 38 | 0.89 | RC Portuense |
| Jordi Castel | 28 | 31 | 0.90 | Barcelona Atlético |