The Serie B 1977–78 was the forty-sixth tournament of this competition played in Italy since its creation.

Teams Cremonese, Pistoiese and Bari had been promoted from Serie C, while Sampdoria, Catanzaro and Cesena had been relegated from Serie A.

Final classification

Results

Attendances

# Club Average 1 Cagliari 18,666 2 Palermo 18,053 3 Bari 16,726 4 Ascoli 15,987 5 Sampdoria 15,133 6 Taranto 14,487 7 Lecce 11,981 8 Brescia 11,709 9 Ternana 10,329 10 Catanzaro 10,252 11 Avellino 9,423 12 Cesena 9,316 13 Pistoiese 8,977 14 Rimini 7,756 15 Modena 7,469 16 Cremonese 7,367 17 Sambenedettese 6,645 18 Monza 6,039 19 Como 5,573 20 Varese 4,099

Source:https://www.european-football-statistics.co.uk/attn/archive/ita/aveita78.htm

References and sources Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio - La Storia 1898-2004, Panini Edizioni, Modena, September 2005

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