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.
The division consisted of two geographic groups. Racing de Ferrol were the Group I champions and AD Almería were the Group II champions.
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 StadiumAtlético Madrileño1969Madrid, New CastileVicente CalderónBasconia1913Basauri, Basque ProvincesBasoselayBilbao Athletic1964Bilbao, Basque ProvincesLezamaCastilla1930Madrid, New CastileCiudad DeportivaCaudal1918Mieres, AsturiasHermanos AntuñaCompostela1962Santiago de Compostela, GaliciaSanta IsabelCultural Leonesa1923León, LeónAntonio AmiliviaEnsidesa1956Avilés, AsturiasMuro de ZaroHuesca1960Huesca, AragonEl AlcorazLangreo1961Langreo, AsturiasGanzábalMirandés1927Miranda de Ebro, Old CastileAnduvaOrense1952Ourense, GaliciaO Couto Palencia1968Palencia, Old CastileLa BalasteraPegaso1962Tres Cantos, New CastileLa ForestaPontevedra1941Pontevedra, GaliciaPasarónRacing de Ferrol1919Ferrol, GaliciaManuel RiveraReal Unión1915Irun, Basque ProvincesStadium GalSestao1916Sestao, Basque ProvincesLas LlanasTorrejón1953Torrejón de Ardoz, New CastileLas VeredillasTudelano1935Tudela, NavarreJosé Antonio Elola
League table
Results
Top goalscorers GoalscorersGoalsTeam José Manuel Traba 23SD Compostela José Ramón Sánchez Argüeso 22Racing Ferrol Miguel Bernal 21Castilla Esteban Martínez 20AD Torrejón José Enrique Mayayo 18Bilbao Athletic
Top goalkeepers GoalkeeperGoalsMatchesAverageTeam Fernando Sánchez 22 27 Pontevedra CF Millán 31 36 Racing de Ferrol Luciano Casado 37 38 CD Orense Javier Maté 39 37 Castilla CF José Muñoz 41 37 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 StadiumAlmería1971Almería, AndalusiaAntonio Franco NavarroAlgeciras1909Algeciras, AndalusiaEl MiradorAtlético Baleares1920Palma de Mallorca, Balearic IslandsBalearBadajoz1905Badajoz, ExtremaduraViveroBarcelona Atlético1970Barcelona, CataloniaFabra i CoatsCeuta1970CeutaAlfonso MurubeDíter Zafra1930Zafra, ExtremaduraNuevo Estadio de ZafraEldense1921Elda, ValenciaPepico AmatGerona1930Girona, CataloniaMontiliviLevante1909Valencia, ValenciaNuevo Estadio LevanteLinares1961Linares, AndalusiaLinarejosLleida1939Lleida, CataloniaCamp d'EsportsMallorca1916Palma de Mallorca, Balearic IslandsLluís SitjarOlímpic de Xàtiva1932Xàtiva, ValenciaLa MurtaOnteniente1947Ontinyent, ValenciaEl ClarianoPortuense1928El Puerto de Santa María, AndalusiaJosé del CuvilloSan Andrés1909Barcelona, CataloniaCalle Santa ColomaSevilla Atlético1950Seville, AndalusiaCiudad Deportiva José Ramón Cisneros PalaciosVinaroz1965Vinaròs, ValenciaCampo MaestratXerez1947Jerez de la Frontera, AndalusiaDomecq
League table
Results
Top goalscorers GoalscorersGoalsTeam Gregorio Mollejo 23AD Almería Fernando Aramburu 17AgD Ceuta Rafael López Choquet 17Xerez CD Andoni Murúa 15Levante UD Raimundo Aguilar 14CD Díter Zafra
Top goalkeepers GoalkeeperGoalsMatchesAverageTeam Marco 16 26 AD Almería Nemesio Alonso 27 38 Algeciras CF José Cervantes 29 38 AgD Ceuta Manuel Ojeda 34 38 RC Portuense Jordi Castel 28 31 0Barcelona Atlético
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