# 1978–79 Divizia B

The 1978–79 Divizia B was the 39th season of the second tier of the Romanian football league system.
The format has been maintained to three series, each of them having 18 teams. At the end of the season the winners of the series promoted to Divizia A and the last four places from each series relegated to Divizia C.

## Team changes
### Renamed teams

Progresul București was renamed as Progresul Vulcan București.
Unirea Alexandria was renamed as Rulmentul Alexandria.

### Other teams

Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț and Relonul Săvinești merged, the second one being absorbed by the first one. After the merge, Ceahlăul was renamed as Relon Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț.

## League tables
### Serie I

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | FCM Galați (C, P) | 34 | 23 | 4 | 7 | 67 | 32 | +35 | 50 | Promotion to Divizia A |
| 2 | Steagul Roșu Brașov | 34 | 21 | 4 | 9 | 63 | 27 | +36 | 46 | |
| 3 | CSM Suceava | 34 | 18 | 5 | 11 | 57 | 35 | +22 | 41 | |
| 4 | FC Constanța | 34 | 17 | 2 | 15 | 50 | 34 | +16 | 36 | |
| 5 | Viitorul Vaslui | 34 | 15 | 5 | 14 | 39 | 47 | −8 | 35 | |
| 6 | Delta Tulcea | 34 | 16 | 2 | 16 | 49 | 42 | +7 | 34 | |
| 7 | FC Brăila | 34 | 15 | 3 | 16 | 43 | 42 | +1 | 33 | |
| 8 | ICIM Brașov | 34 | 13 | 6 | 15 | 46 | 47 | −1 | 32 | |
| 9 | Muscelul Câmpulung | 34 | 15 | 2 | 17 | 48 | 55 | −7 | 32 | |
| 10 | Progresul Brăila | 34 | 13 | 6 | 15 | 38 | 46 | −8 | 32 | |
| 11 | Nitramonia Făgăraș | 34 | 13 | 6 | 15 | 43 | 51 | −8 | 32 | |
| 12 | Minerul Gura Humorului | 34 | 14 | 4 | 16 | 33 | 50 | −17 | 32 | |
| 13 | Portul Constanța | 34 | 14 | 3 | 17 | 49 | 51 | −2 | 31 | |
| 14 | Tractorul Brașov | 34 | 14 | 3 | 17 | 51 | 54 | −3 | 31 | |
| 15 | Relon Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț (R) | 34 | 14 | 3 | 17 | 30 | 42 | −12 | 31 | Relegation to Divizia C |
| 16 | Oltul Sfântu Gheorghe (R) | 34 | 13 | 5 | 16 | 39 | 52 | −13 | 31 | Relegation to Divizia C |
| 17 | Victoria Tecuci (R) | 34 | 14 | 2 | 18 | 55 | 65 | −10 | 30 | Relegation to Divizia C |
| 18 | Constructorul Iași (R) | 34 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 30 | 58 | −28 | 23 | Relegation to Divizia C |

### Serie II

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Viitorul Scornicești (C, P) | 34 | 20 | 3 | 11 | 57 | 33 | +24 | 43 | Promotion to Divizia A |
| 2 | Metalul București | 34 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 49 | 31 | +18 | 41 | |
| 3 | Metalul Plopeni | 34 | 18 | 4 | 12 | 50 | 31 | +19 | 40 | |
| 4 | Rulmentul Alexandria | 34 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 32 | 28 | +4 | 38 | |
| 5 | Petrolul Ploiești | 34 | 17 | 3 | 14 | 52 | 32 | +20 | 37 | |
| 6 | Rapid București | 34 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 54 | 34 | +20 | 37 | |
| 7 | Poiana Câmpina | 34 | 16 | 3 | 15 | 57 | 51 | +6 | 35 | |
| 8 | Progresul Vulcan București | 34 | 15 | 5 | 14 | 40 | 39 | +1 | 35 | |
| 9 | Gaz Metan Mediaș | 34 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 37 | 38 | −1 | 35 | |
| 10 | FCM Giurgiu | 34 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 30 | 42 | −12 | 35 | |
| 11 | Autobuzul București | 34 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 47 | 40 | +7 | 34 | |
| 12 | Dinamo Slatina | 34 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 55 | 54 | +1 | 33 | |
| 13 | Șoimii Sibiu | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 40 | 41 | −1 | 33 | |
| 14 | Chimia Turnu Măgurele | 34 | 13 | 6 | 15 | 33 | 51 | −18 | 32 | |
| 15 | Drobeta-Turnu Severin (R) | 34 | 14 | 3 | 17 | 41 | 49 | −8 | 31 | Relegation to Divizia C |
| 16 | Electroputere Craiova (R) | 34 | 13 | 4 | 17 | 36 | 55 | −19 | 30 | Relegation to Divizia C |
| 17 | SN Oltenița (R) | 34 | 7 | 9 | 18 | 32 | 56 | −24 | 23 | Relegation to Divizia C |
| 18 | Chimia Brazi (R) | 34 | 7 | 6 | 21 | 33 | 70 | −37 | 20 | Relegation to Divizia C |

### Serie III

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Universitatea Cluj (C, P) | 34 | 21 | 4 | 9 | 73 | 23 | +50 | 46 | Promotion to Divizia A |
| 2 | Gloria Bistrița | 34 | 19 | 4 | 11 | 69 | 34 | +35 | 42 | |
| 3 | FCM Reșița | 34 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 57 | 40 | +17 | 36 | |
| 4 | CFR Cluj | 34 | 16 | 4 | 14 | 48 | 42 | +6 | 36 | |
| 5 | Aurul Brad | 34 | 16 | 3 | 15 | 53 | 46 | +7 | 35 | |
| 6 | Minerul Anina | 34 | 16 | 2 | 16 | 55 | 47 | +8 | 34 | |
| 7 | Chimica Târnăveni | 34 | 16 | 2 | 16 | 52 | 56 | −4 | 34 | |
| 8 | Minerul Cavnic | 34 | 15 | 4 | 15 | 50 | 68 | −18 | 34 | |
| 9 | IS Câmpia Turzii | 34 | 15 | 3 | 16 | 54 | 44 | +10 | 33 | |
| 10 | UM Timișoara | 34 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 43 | 49 | −6 | 33 | |
| 11 | Minerul Moldova Nouă | 34 | 15 | 3 | 16 | 37 | 49 | −12 | 33 | |
| 12 | Metalurgistul Cugir | 34 | 14 | 5 | 15 | 43 | 55 | −12 | 33 | |
| 13 | Dacia Orăștie | 34 | 14 | 5 | 15 | 33 | 46 | −13 | 33 | |
| 14 | Înfrățirea Oradea | 34 | 14 | 4 | 16 | 40 | 45 | −5 | 32 | |
| 15 | Mureșul Deva (R) | 34 | 14 | 4 | 16 | 39 | 48 | −9 | 32 | Relegation to Divizia C |
| 16 | CIL Sighetu Marmației (R) | 34 | 13 | 5 | 16 | 45 | 59 | −14 | 31 | Relegation to Divizia C |
| 17 | Victoria Călan (R) | 34 | 13 | 3 | 18 | 30 | 67 | −37 | 29 | Relegation to Divizia C |
| 18 | CFR Timișoara (R) | 34 | 12 | 2 | 20 | 52 | 55 | −3 | 26 | Relegation to Divizia C |