Primera División 1977/78
| Primera División 1977/78 | |
| master | real Madrid | 
| European Cup of National Champions | real Madrid | 
| Uefa cup | Athletic Bilbao , Valencia CF , Sporting Gijón | 
| Cup winners | FC Barcelona | 
| European Cup Winners' Cup | FC Barcelona | 
| Relegated | Betis Sevilla , Elche CF , FC Cádiz | 
| Teams | 18th | 
| Games | 306 | 
| Gates | 843 (ø 2.75 per game) | 
| Top scorer |  Mario Kempes ( Valencia CF ) | 
| ← Primera División 1976/77 | |
The Primera División 1977/78 was the 47th season of the highest Spanish football league . It started on September 3, 1977 and ended on May 7, 1978.
Before the season
- The 8-time champions Atlético Madrid started the race as defending champions . Last year's runner-up was FC Barcelona .
- Sporting Gijón , FC Cádiz and Rayo Vallecano are promoted from the Segunda División .
societies
| Venues of the Spanish Primera División 1977/78 | 
Closing table
| Pl. | society | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Diff. | Points | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | real Madrid | 34 | 22nd | 3 | 9 | 77:40 | +37 | 47:21 | 
| 2. | FC Barcelona | 34 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 49:29 | +20 | 41:27 | 
| 3. | Athletic Bilbao | 34 | 16 | 8th | 10 | 62:36 | +26 | 40:28 | 
| 4th | Valencia CF | 34 | 16 | 7th | 11 | 54:33 | +21 | 39:29 | 
| 5. | Sporting Gijón (N) | 34 | 15th | 9 | 10 | 53:43 | +10 | 39:29 | 
| 6th | Atlético Madrid (M) | 34 | 16 | 4th | 14th | 61:52 | +9 | 36:32 | 
| 7th | UD Las Palmas | 34 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 43:41 | +2 | 35:33 | 
| 8th. | Sevilla FC | 34 | 13 | 8th | 13 | 38:45 | −7 | 34:34 | 
| 9. | UD Salamanca | 34 | 14th | 6th | 14th | 37:40 | −3 | 34:34 | 
| 10. | Rayo Vallecano (N) | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 50:59 | −9 | 33:35 | 
| 11. | Real Sociedad | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 52:46 | +6 | 33:35 | 
| 12. | Burgos CF | 34 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 33:47 | −14 | 31:37 | 
| 13. | Racing Santander | 34 | 11 | 9 | 14th | 29:45 | −16 | 31:37 | 
| 14th | Español Barcelona | 34 | 12 | 6th | 16 | 48:60 | −12 | 30:38 | 
| 15th | Hércules Alicante | 34 | 10 | 10 | 14th | 32:40 | −8 | 30:38 | 
| 16. | Betis Seville (P) | 34 | 11 | 8th | 15th | 51:52 | −1 | 30:38 | 
| 17th | FC Elche | 34 | 11 | 5 | 18th | 44:66 | −22 | 27:41 | 
| 18th | Cadiz FC (N) | 34 | 7th | 8th | 19th | 30:69 | −39 | 22:46 | 
Placement criteria: 1st points - 2nd direct comparison (points, goal difference, goals scored) - 3rd goal difference - 4th goals scored
| (M) | reigning master | 
| (P) | reigning cup winner | 
| (N) | Newcomers last season | 
Crosstab
| 1977/78 |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| real Madrid | 4-0 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 3: 2 | 4: 2 | 1: 1 | 3-0 | 0-0 | 5: 2 | 5-0 | 3-0 | 2-0 | 2: 1 | 3-0 | 4-0 | 5: 1 | 2-0 | |
| FC Barcelona | 2: 3 | 3: 1 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 5-0 | 3: 1 | 3: 1 | 1: 1 | 1-0 | 3-0 | 3-0 | 1: 1 | 2: 1 | 1-0 | 5: 1 | 1: 1 | |
| Athletic Bilbao | 2-0 | 0-0 | 4: 1 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 2: 1 | 2: 1 | 3: 1 | 6-0 | 1-0 | 1: 1 | 3-0 | 4-0 | 2: 1 | 0-0 | 4: 1 | 6: 1 | |
| Valencia CF | 2-0 | 1-0 | 3: 1 | 1-0 | 1: 1 | 0: 1 | 3-0 | 3: 1 | 7-0 | 0: 1 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 3-0 | 6: 1 | 4: 2 | 4: 1 | 3-0 | |
| Sporting Gijón | 0: 2 | 1-0 | 2: 2 | 0-0 | 3: 2 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 3-0 | 1: 1 | 6: 2 | 3: 2 | 3: 1 | 1-0 | 2: 1 | 4: 3 | 3-0 | 3-0 | |
| Atlético Madrid | 1: 3 | 1-0 | 0: 1 | 3-0 | 5: 1 | 2: 1 | 1-0 | 4: 2 | 4-0 | 2: 1 | 2: 1 | 3-0 | 2: 1 | 3: 1 | 1: 1 | 3: 1 | 4-0 | |
| UD Las Palmas | 1: 2 | 0-0 | 2: 2 | 1-0 | 2: 2 | 3-0 | 2-0 | 0-0 | 1: 1 | 1: 1 | 0-0 | 3-0 | 4: 2 | 0: 1 | 3: 2 | 4: 1 | 2: 1 | |
| Sevilla FC | 1: 1 | 2: 1 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 1: 2 | 3-0 | 1-0 | 2: 1 | 2-0 | 1: 1 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 3: 1 | 2: 1 | 1-0 | 3: 3 | 1-0 | |
| UD Salamanca | 2: 1 | 1-0 | 0: 3 | 0: 1 | 2: 3 | 0: 1 | 0-0 | 1: 1 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 2-0 | 3-0 | 1-0 | 2-0 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 2: 1 | |
| Rayo Vallecano | 3: 2 | 2: 1 | 3: 2 | 3-0 | 3: 1 | 2-0 | 1: 1 | 4: 1 | 3: 3 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 1: 1 | 2: 1 | 4: 2 | 0: 1 | 6: 1 | |
| Real Sociedad | 2: 3 | 1: 2 | 2: 1 | 1: 1 | 1: 1 | 4: 1 | 4: 1 | 4-0 | 2-0 | 1: 1 | 3: 1 | 2-0 | 1: 1 | 0-0 | 3-0 | 3: 2 | 6: 1 | |
| Burgos CF | 3: 2 | 1: 1 | 2: 2 | 2-0 | 0-0 | 2: 2 | 2: 1 | 1-0 | 0: 2 | 2: 1 | 3: 2 | 0-0 | 3: 2 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 2: 1 | |
| Racing Santander | 1-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 2: 2 | 1-0 | 2-0 | 1-0 | 1: 1 | 0: 3 | 2: 1 | 2: 2 | 1: 1 | 4-0 | 1-0 | 1: 1 | 2-0 | 3-0 | |
| Español Barcelona | 1: 4 | 1: 1 | 2: 1 | 2: 2 | 2: 1 | 1: 3 | 0: 1 | 2: 1 | 2: 1 | 2: 1 | 2-0 | 4: 1 | 0: 1 | 2: 1 | 2-0 | 3: 1 | 4: 2 | |
| Hércules Alicante | 2: 3 | 2: 1 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 1: 2 | 2: 2 | 2-0 | 1: 1 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 4-0 | 1: 1 | 2-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | |
| Betis Seville | 4: 2 | 0-0 | 2: 2 | 1: 1 | 1: 1 | 4: 3 | 1: 2 | 3: 2 | 0: 1 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 2: 1 | 3: 1 | 3: 1 | 1: 1 | 4-0 | 3-0 | |
| FC Elche | 3: 1 | 1: 3 | 2: 1 | 0: 2 | 1: 2 | 4: 4 | 2-0 | 1: 2 | 2: 1 | 3-0 | 1: 2 | 1-0 | 3: 1 | 2-0 | 2-0 | 2: 1 | 1: 1 | |
| Cádiz FC | 1-0 | 0: 2 | 2: 1 | 1: 2 | 1: 1 | 2: 1 | 3: 2 | 0-0 | 0: 1 | 2: 1 | 2-0 | 4-0 | 0-0 | 2: 4 | 0-0 | 0: 5 | 0-0 | 
After the season
- International competitions
- 1. - Real Madrid - European Champion Clubs' Cup
- 3rd - Athletic Bilbao - UEFA Cup
- 4th - Valencia CF - UEFA Cup
- 5th - Sporting Gijón - UEFA Cup
- Copa del Rey winners - FC Barcelona - European Cup Winners' Cup
- Relegated to the Segunda División
- 16 - Betis Sevilla
- 17.- FC Elche
- 18 - Cádiz CF
- Promoted to the Primera División
Pichichi trophy
The Pichichi trophy is awarded annually to the best goalscorer of the season.
| Pl. | Nat. | player | society | Gates | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |   | Mario Kempes | Valencia CF | 28 | 
| 2 |   | Santillana | real Madrid | 24 | 
| 3 |   | Ruben Cano | Atlético Madrid | 21st | 
| 4th |   | Daniel Ruiz-Bazan | Athletic Bilbao | 20th | 
| 5 |   | Rafael Marañón | Español Barcelona | 18th | 
|   | Carlos Morete | UD Las Palmas | 18th | |
|   | Jesús María Satrústegui | Real Sociedad | 18th | 
The Real Madrid championship team
| 1. | real Madrid | 
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Web links
- Spain - List of Champions rsssf.com
Individual evidence
- ↑ Primera División 1977/78. In: eu-football.info. Retrieved May 29, 2019 .




