# 1977–78 Mexican Segunda División season

The 1977–78 Segunda División was the 29th season of the Mexican Segunda División. The season started on 8 July 1977 and concluded on 7 May 1978. It was won by Zacatepec.
Starting this season, 3 points were awarded for victory with more than two goals difference.

## Changes

* Atlante was promoted to Primera División.
* Zacatepec was relegated from Primera División.
* Estado de México was promoted from Tercera División.
* Celaya was relegated from Segunda División.
* Córdoba was renamed as Universidad Veracruzana de Córdoba.
* Ciudad Sahagún was bought by new owners, the club was moved to Acapulco and renamed as Inter Acapulco.

### During the season

* After Week 4, Tampico was promoted to the Primera Division after purchasing the San Luis franchise. The place of Tampico was purchased by Bachilleres.
* After Week 15, the UAEM franchise was bought by new owners, the club was relocated at Ciudad Nezahualcóyotl and renamed as Coyotes Neza.

## Teams

| Club | City | Stadium |
| Atlético Morelia | Morelia | Estadio Venustiano Carranza |
| Bravos | Ciudad Madero | Estadio Tamaulipas |
| Colima | Colima City | Estadio Colima |
| Cuautla | Cuautla | Estadio Isidro Gil Tapia |
| Estado de México | Toluca | Estadio Toluca 70 |
| Estudiantes Querétaro | Querétaro City | Estadio Municipal de Querétaro |
| Inter Acapulco | Acapulco | Unidad Deportiva Acapulco |
| 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 |
| Querétaro | Querétaro City | Estadio Municipal de Querétaro |
| Salamanca | Salamanca | Estadio El Molinito |
| Tampico Bachilleres | Tampico Ocotlán | Estadio Tamaulipas Estadio Municipal de Ocotlán |
| Tapatío | Guadalajara | Casa Club Guadalajara |
| Tecnológico de Celaya | Celaya | Estadio Miguel Alemán Valdés |
| Tepic | Tepic | Estadio Nicolás Álvarez Ortega |
| Tuberos de Veracruz | Veracruz City | Estadio Veracruzano |
| UAEM Coyotes Neza | Toluca Ciudad Nezahualcóyotl | Estadio Toluca 70 Estadio Metropolitano |
| U.V. Córdoba | Córdoba | Estadio Rafael Murillo Vidal |
| Ciudad Victoria | Ciudad Victoria | Estadio Marte R. Gómez |
| Zacatepec | Zacatepec | Estadio Agustín "Coruco" Díaz |

## Group stage
### Group 1

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Zacatepec (Q) | 46 | 32 | 13 | 1 | 99 | 25 | +74 | 98 | Qualified to Championship Group |
| 2 | Morelos (Q) | 46 | 22 | 14 | 10 | 70 | 40 | +30 | 72 | Qualified to Championship Group |
| 3 | Tapatío | 46 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 71 | 71 | 0 | 55 | |
| 4 | Colima | 46 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 70 | 70 | 0 | 51 | |
| 5 | Estudiantes de Querétaro | 46 | 15 | 11 | 20 | 59 | 77 | −18 | 50 | |
| 6 | Tepic | 46 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 52 | 70 | −18 | 46 | |

### Group 2

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Atlético Morelia (Q) | 46 | 22 | 13 | 11 | 65 | 45 | +20 | 64 | Qualified to Championship Group |
| 2 | La Piedad (Q) | 46 | 19 | 11 | 16 | 76 | 65 | +11 | 61 | Qualified to Championship Group |
| 3 | Nuevo Necaxa | 46 | 16 | 12 | 18 | 59 | 54 | +5 | 50 | |
| 4 | Tecnológico de Celaya | 46 | 9 | 13 | 24 | 57 | 91 | −34 | 39 | |
| 5 | Pachuca | 46 | 8 | 12 | 26 | 46 | 81 | −35 | 33 | |
| 6 | Inter Acapulco | 46 | 10 | 10 | 26 | 44 | 86 | −42 | 33 | |

### Group 3

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Tuberos de Veracruz (Q) | 46 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 78 | 49 | +29 | 68 | Qualified to Championship Group |
| 2 | Salamanca (Q) | 46 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 65 | 54 | +11 | 62 | Qualified to Championship Group |
| 3 | Querétaro | 46 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 61 | 52 | +9 | 59 | |
| 4 | Nacional | 46 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 62 | 57 | +5 | 57 | |
| 5 | Tampico / Bachilleres | 46 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 72 | 72 | 0 | 57 | |
| 6 | Bravos | 46 | 15 | 12 | 19 | 58 | 70 | −12 | 50 | |

### Group 4

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Irapuato (Q) | 46 | 25 | 14 | 7 | 99 | 48 | +51 | 79 | Qualified to Championship Group |
| 2 | Estado de México (Q) | 46 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 69 | 66 | +3 | 56 | Qualified to Championship Group |
| 3 | Potros UAEM / Coyotes Neza | 46 | 14 | 19 | 13 | 58 | 54 | +4 | 53 | |
| 4 | Cuautla | 46 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 60 | 67 | −7 | 53 | |
| 5 | U.V. Córdoba | 46 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 55 | 78 | −23 | 38 | |
| 6 | Ciudad Victoria | 46 | 5 | 10 | 31 | 33 | 96 | −63 | 21 | Relegated |

## Results

| Home \ Away | ATM | BRA | COL | CUA | EDM | ESQ | INT | IRA | LPD | MOR | NAC | NEC | PAC | QUE | SAL | TAB | TAP | TEC | TEP | TUB | UCN | UVC | VIC | ZAC |
| Atlético Morelia | — | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 6–1 | 0–0 |
| Bravos | 1–0 | — | 0–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–3 |
| Colima | 1–1 | 1–1 | — | 1–3 | 1–0 | 7–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 1–0 | 5–2 | 3–3 | 1–1 |
| Cuautla | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | — | 2–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 6–0 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–4 |
| Estado de México | 2–1 | 6–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | — | 0–0 | 3–3 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 |
| Estudiantes Qro. | 1–3 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–2 | — | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 |
| Inter Acapulco | 0–1 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | — | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–5 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–4 | 3–0 | 0–2 |
| Irapuato | 1–1 | 6–1 | 3–2 | 4–0 | 5–0 | 2–2 | 5–1 | — | 5–1 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 4–4 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 |
| La Piedad | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 4–2 | 2–1 | — | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 6–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 |
| Morelos | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | — | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 |
| Nacional | 4–2 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 5–4 | 3–3 | — | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 4–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 0–0 |
| Nuevo Necaxa | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 2–1 | — | 2–3 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 5–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 5–1 | 0–1 |
| Pachuca | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 2–2 | — | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 0–2 |
| Querétaro | 1–2 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 4–3 | 0–0 | 1–0 | — | 0–0 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 0–0 |
| Salamanca | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | — | 2–1 | 5–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–3 |
| Tampico/Bachilleres | 3–2 | 0–5 | 5–3 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | — | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 1–2 |
| Tapatío | 1–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–5 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | — | 7–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 |
| Tec. Celaya | 2–1 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–4 | 0–0 | 0–0 | — | 0–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 |
| Tepic | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | — | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 |
| Tuberos | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 5–2 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 6–0 | 3–0 | — | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 |
| UAEM/Coyotes Neza | 2–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | — | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–4 |
| U.V. Córdoba | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | — | 2–2 | 1–1 |
| Ciudad Victoria | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–4 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–4 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 0–1 | — | 0–2 |
| Zacatepec | 2–1 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 5–0 | 6–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 5–1 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 6–1 | 0–0 | — |

## Final stage
### Group 1

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion | ZAC | TUB | MOR | SAL |
| 1 | Zacatepec (Q) | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 1 | +8 | 13 | Qualified to Final | | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 |
| 2 | Tuberos de Veracruz | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 8 | | 1–0 | | 3–3 | 3–1 |
| 3 | Morelos | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | −2 | 7 | | 0–3 | 2–0 | | 1–3 |
| 4 | Salamanca | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 11 | −6 | 3 | | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | |

### Group 2

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion | IRA | EDM | ATM | LPD |
| 1 | Irapuato (Q) | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 8 | +4 | 8 | Qualified to Final | | 2–1 | 1–1 | 5–1 |
| 2 | Estado de México | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 9 | +1 | 7 | | 1–1 | | 4–2 | 3–2 |
| 3 | Atlético Morelia | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 6 | | 3–3 | 0–0 | | 4–1 |
| 4 | La Piedad | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 16 | −5 | 6 | | 1–0 | 2–1 | 4–3 | |