Primera División 1978/79
| Primera División 1978/79 | |
| master | real Madrid | 
| European Cup of National Champions | real Madrid | 
| Uefa cup | Sporting Gijón , Atlético Madrid , Real Sociedad | 
| Cup winners | Valencia CF | 
| European Cup Winners' Cup | Valencia FC Barcelona FC (defending champion) | 
| Relegated | Celta Vigo , Racing Santander , Recreativo Huelva | 
| Teams | 18th | 
| Games | 306 | 
| Gates | 825 (ø 2.7 per game) | 
| Top scorer |  Hans Krankl (FC Barcelona) | 
| ← Primera División 1977/78 | |
The Primera División 1978/79 was the 48th season of the highest Spanish football league . It started on September 2, 1978 and ended on June 3, 1979.
Before the season
- The 18-time champions Real Madrid started the race as defending champions . Last year's runner-up was FC Barcelona .
- Moved up from the Segunda División are Real Zaragoza , Recreativo Huelva and Celta Vigo .
societies
| Venues of the Spanish Primera División 1978/79 | 
| society | city | Stadion | 
|---|---|---|
| Hércules Alicante | Alicante | Estadio José Rico Pérez | 
| FC Barcelona | Barcelona | Camp Nou | 
| Español Barcelona | Barcelona | Estadi Sarrià | 
| Athletic Bilbao | Bilbao | Estadio San Mamés | 
| Burgos CF | Burgos | El Plantio | 
| Sporting Gijón | Gijón | El Molinón | 
| Recreativo Huelva | Huelva | Estadio Colombino | 
| UD Las Palmas | Las Palmas | Estadio Insular | 
| real Madrid | Madrid | Estadio Santiago Bernabéu | 
| Atlético Madrid | Madrid | Estadio Vicente Calderón | 
| Rayo Vallecano | Madrid | Nuevo Estadio de Vallecas | 
| UD Salamanca | Salamanca | Estadio Helmántico | 
| Real Sociedad | San Sebastian | Estadio de Atotxa | 
| Racing Santander | Santander | Estadio El Sardinero | 
| Real Zaragoza | Zaragoza | La Romareda | 
| Sevilla FC | Seville | Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán | 
| Valencia CF | Valencia | Estadio Luis Casanova | 
| Celta Vigo | Vigo | Estadio Balaídos | 
Closing table
| Pl. | society | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Diff. | Points | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Real Madrid (M) | 34 | 16 | 15th | 3 | 61:36 | +25 | 47:21 | 
| 2. | Sporting Gijón | 34 | 17th | 9 | 8th | 50:35 | +15 | 43:25 | 
| 3. | Atlético Madrid | 34 | 14th | 13 | 7th | 55:37 | +18 | 41:27 | 
| 4th | Real Sociedad | 34 | 18th | 5 | 11 | 53:36 | +17 | 41:27 | 
| 5. | FC Barcelona (P) | 34 | 16 | 6th | 12 | 69:37 | +32 | 38:30 | 
| 6th | UD Las Palmas | 34 | 14th | 9 | 11 | 49:43 | +6 | 37:31 | 
| 7th | Valencia CF | 34 | 14th | 7th | 13 | 44:39 | +5 | 35:33 | 
| 8th. | Español Barcelona | 34 | 15th | 5 | 14th | 37:46 | −9 | 35:33 | 
| 9. | Athletic Bilbao | 34 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 56:46 | +10 | 34:34 | 
| 10. | UD Salamanca | 34 | 13 | 8th | 13 | 36:40 | −4 | 34:34 | 
| 11. | Sevilla FC | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 47:48 | −1 | 33:35 | 
| 12. | Hércules Alicante | 34 | 13 | 5 | 16 | 32:38 | −6 | 31:37 | 
| 13. | Burgos CF | 34 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 38:47 | −9 | 32:36 | 
| 14th | Real Zaragoza (N) | 34 | 12 | 6th | 16 | 56:59 | −3 | 30:38 | 
| 15th | Rayo Vallecano | 34 | 9 | 11 | 14th | 31:54 | −23 | 29:39 | 
| 16. | Celta Vigo (N) | 34 | 9 | 10 | 15th | 35:55 | −20 | 28:40 | 
| 17th | Racing Santander | 34 | 9 | 4th | 21st | 37:63 | −26 | 22:46 | 
| 18th | Recreativo Huelva (N) | 34 | 8th | 5 | 21st | 39:66 | −27 | 21:47 | 
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
| 1978/79 |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| real Madrid | 3: 2 | 1: 1 | 2: 1 | 3: 1 | 1: 1 | 2: 1 | 0-0 | 2: 1 | 3: 1 | 1: 1 | 0-0 | 4: 1 | 2: 1 | 4: 1 | 2-0 | 5: 1 | 4-0 | |
| Sporting Gijón | 0: 1 | 4: 1 | 3: 2 | 3: 1 | 3: 1 | 2-0 | 0-0 | 4: 3 | 1-0 | 2-0 | 2-0 | 3-0 | 1-0 | 3-0 | 2: 2 | 1-0 | 2-0 | |
| Atlético Madrid | 2: 2 | 0-0 | 2: 2 | 1: 1 | 1: 1 | 2: 1 | 1-0 | 4-0 | 1-0 | 2: 2 | 3-0 | 1: 2 | 3: 1 | 0-0 | 4-0 | 3-0 | 1-0 | |
| Real Sociedad | 0-0 | 2-0 | 0: 2 | 2-0 | 2-0 | 1-0 | 2: 1 | 2: 1 | 3: 1 | 2: 1 | 2: 1 | 4: 1 | 4: 1 | 2-0 | 1-0 | 3-0 | 2: 3 | |
| FC Barcelona | 2-0 | 6-0 | 2: 4 | 1: 3 | 4-0 | 1: 1 | 2: 1 | 4: 3 | 3-0 | 1-0 | 3-0 | 2-0 | 5-0 | 9-0 | 6-0 | 1-0 | 2-0 | |
| UD Las Palmas | 2: 2 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 2-0 | 2: 1 | 2-0 | 3-0 | 1: 1 | 4-0 | 2: 1 | 2: 1 | 3: 1 | 0-0 | 1: 2 | 0-0 | 1: 2 | 3-0 | |
| Valencia CF | 0: 1 | 4-0 | 2-0 | 1-0 | 2: 1 | 3: 1 | 2: 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5: 2 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 3: 1 | 1: 1 | 4-0 | 3: 1 | 1-0 | |
| Español Barcelona | 1: 1 | 1-0 | 2: 1 | 2-0 | 0: 2 | 2: 1 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 2: 1 | 2-0 | 2: 1 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 2: 1 | 1: 1 | 2: 3 | 1-0 | |
| Athletic Bilbao | 3: 3 | 1: 1 | 2: 1 | 1: 1 | 3: 1 | 3-0 | 2-0 | 1-0 | 3-0 | 2: 3 | 4: 1 | 1: 2 | 2: 2 | 2-0 | 3: 1 | 4: 1 | 5: 3 | |
| UD Salamanca | 1: 1 | 0-0 | 2: 2 | 1: 3 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 3: 1 | 2-0 | 1-0 | 3: 1 | 1-0 | 1: 1 | 3: 1 | 1: 1 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 2-0 | |
| Sevilla FC | 2: 1 | 1: 1 | 1: 1 | 1-0 | 1: 1 | 0: 1 | 0: 2 | 4: 3 | 0-0 | 2: 1 | 1-0 | 1: 1 | 1-0 | 2-0 | 1-0 | 3: 1 | 6: 1 | |
| Hércules Alicante | 1: 2 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0: 2 | 1-0 | 3-0 | 3: 3 | 0: 1 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 4: 1 | 2-0 | 1-0 | 2-0 | |
| Burgos CF | 2: 2 | 0: 2 | 0: 1 | 1: 1 | 1-0 | 1: 1 | 1: 1 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 2: 2 | 0-0 | 1: 1 | 1: 1 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 1-0 | |
| Real Zaragoza | 1-0 | 1: 3 | 4: 3 | 4-0 | 1: 1 | 3: 1 | 3-0 | 8: 1 | 1: 1 | 1-0 | 3: 2 | 1: 2 | 4: 2 | 2-0 | 2: 1 | 3: 2 | 1: 1 | |
| Rayo Vallecano | 1: 1 | 2: 1 | 1: 3 | 0: 4 | 1: 1 | 2: 2 | 0: 1 | 2-0 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 3-0 | 2: 2 | 1-0 | 2-0 | 2: 1 | 1: 1 | |
| Celta Vigo | 2: 2 | 1: 1 | 2: 2 | 1-0 | 2: 1 | 1: 2 | 0-0 | 0: 1 | 0-0 | 1: 1 | 1: 1 | 2: 1 | 3: 2 | 5: 3 | 2: 1 | 2-0 | 3: 2 | |
| Racing Santander | 1: 1 | 0: 2 | 1: 1 | 1-0 | 2: 1 | 2: 4 | 3: 1 | 0: 1 | 1: 1 | 2: 4 | 2: 3 | 0: 2 | 2: 2 | 3: 2 | 1-0 | 2-0 | 1-0 | |
| Recreativo Huelva | 1: 2 | 1: 1 | 0: 1 | 1: 2 | 0-0 | 2: 4 | 4: 3 | 3: 1 | 3: 2 | 1: 2 | 2: 1 | 3: 1 | 1: 5 | 3-0 | 0-0 | 1: 2 | 2: 1 | 
After the season
- International competitions
- 1. - Real Madrid - European Champion Clubs' Cup
- 2. - Sporting Gijón - UEFA Cup
- 3rd - Atlético Madrid - UEFA Cup
- 4th - Real Sociedad - UEFA Cup
- Copa del Rey winners - Valencia CF - European Cup Winners' Cup
- FC Barcelona qualified for the European Cup Winners' Cup as defending champions
- Relegated to the Segunda División
- 16. - Celta Vigo
- 17th - Racing Santander
- 18 - Recreativo Huelva
- 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 |   | Hans Krankl | FC Barcelona | 29 | 
| 2 |   | Quini | Sporting Gijón | 23 | 
| 3 |   | Jesús María Satrústegui | Real Sociedad | 20th | 
| 4th |   | Pichi Alonso | Real Zaragoza | 19th | 
|   | Ruben Cano | Atlético Madrid | 19th | 
The Real Madrid championship team
| 1. | real Madrid | 
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Web links
- Spain - List of Champions rsssf.com
Individual evidence
- ↑ Primera División 1978/79. In: eu-football.info. Retrieved May 29, 2019 .




