# 1978–79 Mexican Segunda División season

The 1978–79 Segunda División was the 30th season of the Mexican Segunda División. The season started on 8 July 1978 and concluded on 22 June 1979. It was won by Atlas.

## Changes

* Zacatepec was promoted to Primera División.
* Atlas was relegated from Primera División.
* Zamora and U.V. Coatzacoalcos were promoted from Tercera División.
* Ciudad Victoria was relegated from Segunda División.
* Estudiantes de Querétaro and Querétaro F.C. were bought by the same businessman, after this, the new owner created two new teams called Atletas Campesinos and Atletas Industriales.
* Tecnológico de Celaya, Bravos de Ciudad Madero and Inter Acapulco have dissolved.

## Teams

| Club | City | Stadium |
| Atlas | Guadalajara | Estadio Jalisco |
| Atletas Campesinos | Querétaro City | Estadio Municipal de Querétaro |
| Atletas Industriales | Querétaro City | Estadio Municipal de Querétaro |
| Atlético Morelia | Morelia | Estadio Venustiano Carranza |
| Bachilleres | Ocotlán | Estadio Municipal de Ocotlán |
| Colima | Colima City | Estadio Colima |
| Coyotes Neza | Ciudad Nezahualcóyotl | Estadio Metropolitano |
| Cuautla | Cuautla | Estadio Isidro Gil Tapia |
| Estado de México | Toluca | Estadio Toluca 70 |
| Irapuato | Irapuato | Estadio Irapuato |
| La Piedad | La Piedad | Estadio Juan N. López |
| Morelos | Cuernavaca | Estadio Centenario |
| Nacional | Ciudad Guzmán | Estadio Municipal Santa Rosa |
| Nuevo Necaxa | Juan Galindo | Estadio 14 de Diciembre |
| Pachuca | Pachuca | Estadio Revolución Mexicana |
| Salamanca | Salamanca | Estadio El Molinito |
| Tapatío | Guadalajara | Casa Club Guadalajara |
| Tepic | Tepic | Estadio Nicolás Álvarez Ortega |
| Tuberos de Veracruz | Veracruz City | Estadio Veracruzano |
| U.V. Coatzacoalcos | Coatzacoalcos | Estadio Miguel Hidalgo |
| U.V. Córdoba | Córdoba | Estadio Rafael Murillo Vidal |
| Zamora | Zamora | Estadio 20 de Noviembre |

## Group stage
### Group 1

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Atlas (Q) | 42 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 69 | 39 | +30 | 66 | Qualified to Playoffs |
| 2 | Atlético Morelia (Q) | 42 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 67 | 43 | +24 | 64 | Qualified to Playoffs |
| 3 | Atletas Campesinos | 42 | 16 | 8 | 18 | 58 | 52 | +6 | 50 | |
| 4 | Nuevo Necaxa | 42 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 54 | 60 | −6 | 50 | |
| 5 | Bachilleres | 42 | 10 | 16 | 16 | 48 | 70 | −22 | 43 | |

### Group 2

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Tepic (Q) | 42 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 62 | 46 | +16 | 59 | Qualified to Playoffs |
| 2 | Estado de México (Q) | 42 | 19 | 8 | 15 | 64 | 46 | +18 | 58 | Qualified to Playoffs |
| 3 | Irapuato | 42 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 69 | 57 | +12 | 55 | |
| 4 | Coyotes Neza | 42 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 52 | 48 | +4 | 49 | |
| 5 | Salamanca | 42 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 48 | 61 | −13 | 41 | |
| 6 | Pachuca | 42 | 13 | 9 | 20 | 51 | 70 | −19 | 39 | |

### Group 3

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Atletas Industriales (Q) | 42 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 61 | 41 | +20 | 58 | Qualified to Playoffs |
| 2 | Cuautla (Q) | 42 | 11 | 18 | 13 | 49 | 54 | −5 | 44 | Qualified to Playoffs |
| 3 | Tapatío | 42 | 10 | 15 | 17 | 49 | 61 | −12 | 39 | |
| 4 | U.V. Coatzacoalcos | 42 | 13 | 9 | 20 | 43 | 65 | −22 | 38 | |
| 5 | Morelos (R) | 42 | 9 | 11 | 22 | 47 | 72 | −25 | 34 | Relegated |

### Group 4

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Zamora (Q) | 42 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 60 | 58 | +2 | 53 | Qualified to Playoffs |
| 2 | La Piedad (Q) | 42 | 12 | 20 | 10 | 53 | 50 | +3 | 49 | Qualified to Playoffs |
| 3 | Tuberos de Veracruz | 42 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 56 | 58 | −2 | 49 | |
| 4 | Nacional | 42 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 55 | 57 | −2 | 49 | |
| 5 | U.V. Córdoba | 42 | 12 | 18 | 12 | 55 | 60 | −5 | 46 | |
| 6 | Colima | 42 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 52 | 54 | −2 | 45 | |

## Results

| Home \ Away | ATL | ATC | ATI | ATM | BAC | COL | COY | CUA | EDM | IRA | LPD | MOR | NAC | NEC | PAC | SAL | TAP | TEP | TUB | UVCt | UVCr | ZAM |
| Atlas | — | 2–4 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 6–1 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 4–0 | 3–0 |
| Atletas Campesinos | 1–0 | — | 0–0 | 3–2 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 4–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 |
| Atletas Industriales | 0–1 | 2–1 | — | 0–0 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 4–4 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 4–2 | 3–2 |
| Atlético Morelia | 2–3 | 4–3 | 1–2 | — | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 5–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 1–1 |
| Bachilleres | 1–1 | 4–2 | 1–3 | 1–2 | — | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 |
| Colima | 0–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 3–3 | 2–0 | — | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 3–2 |
| Coyotes Neza | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | — | 1–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 1–2 |
| Cuautla | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | — | 1–1 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 |
| Estado de México | 3–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | — | 3–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 |
| Irapuato | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 5–2 | 2–2 | — | 0–0 | 3–1 | 5–0 | 2–1 | 6–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 |
| La Piedad | 2–1 | 2–2 | 3–3 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | — | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 |
| Morelos | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 4–3 | 1–1 | 1–2 | — | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 3–0 |
| Nacional | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 6–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | — | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 |
| Nuevo Necaxa | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | — | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 |
| Pachuca | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 4–2 | — | 3–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 |
| Salamanca | 0–0 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | — | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 |
| Tapatío | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | — | 2–2 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 |
| Tepic | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | — | 3–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 |
| Tuberos | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | — | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 |
| U.V. Coatzacoalcos | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | — | 0–0 | 2–0 |
| U.V. Córdoba | 3–3 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | — | 0–0 |
| Zamora | 3–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 4–2 | 3–1 | — |

## Final stage
### Group 1

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion | ATL | EDM | ATI | LPD |
| 1 | Atlas (Q) | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 10 | Qualified to Final | | 0–0 | 4–0 | 3–0 |
| 2 | Estado de México | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 9 | | 2–1 | | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| 3 | Atletas Industriales | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 6 | | 2–0 | 1–2 | | 2–0 |
| 4 | La Piedad | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 10 | −6 | 4 | | 1–3 | 1–0 | 2–1 | |

### Group 2

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion | CUA | TEP | ZAM | ATM |
| 1 | Cuautla (Q) | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 11 | Qualified to Final | | 3–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 |
| 2 | Tepic | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 8 | +3 | 10 | | 2–1 | | 3–1 | 2–1 |
| 3 | Zamora | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 8 | | 0–0 | 1–0 | | 1–0 |
| 4 | Atlético Morelia | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 14 | −9 | 0 | | 1–2 | 1–3 | 0–3 | |