The 1978–79 Divizia B was the 39th season of the second tier of the Romanian football league system.

Divizia B
Season1978–79
PromotedFCM Galați
Viitorul Scornicești
Universitatea Cluj
RelegatedRelon Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț
Drobeta Turnu-Severin
Mureșul Deva
Oltul Sfântu Gheorghe
Electroputere Craiova
CIL Sighetu Marmației
Victoria Tecuci
SN Oltenița
Victoria Călan
Constructorul Iași
Chimia Brazi
CFR Timișoara

The format has been maintained to three series, each of them having 18 teams. At the end of the season the winners of the series promoted to Divizia A and the last four places from each series relegated to Divizia C.[1][2]

Team changes

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Renamed teams

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Progresul București was renamed as Progresul Vulcan București.

Unirea Alexandria was renamed as Rulmentul Alexandria.

Other teams

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Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț and Relonul Săvinești merged, the second one being absorbed by the first one. After the merge, Ceahlăul was renamed as Relon Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț.[3]

League tables

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Serie I

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 FCM Galați (C, P) 34 23 4 7 67 32 +35 50 Promotion to Divizia A
2 Steagul Roșu Brașov 34 21 4 9 63 27 +36 46
3 CSM Suceava 34 18 5 11 57 35 +22 41
4 FC Constanța 34 17 2 15 50 34 +16 36
5 Viitorul Vaslui 34 15 5 14 39 47 −8 35
6 Delta Tulcea 34 16 2 16 49 42 +7 34
7 FC Brăila 34 15 3 16 43 42 +1 33
8 ICIM Brașov 34 13 6 15 46 47 −1 32
9 Muscelul Câmpulung 34 15 2 17 48 55 −7 32
10 Progresul Brăila 34 13 6 15 38 46 −8 32
11 Nitramonia Făgăraș 34 13 6 15 43 51 −8 32
12 Minerul Gura Humorului 34 14 4 16 33 50 −17 32
13 Portul Constanța 34 14 3 17 49 51 −2 31
14 Tractorul Brașov 34 14 3 17 51 54 −3 31
15 Relon Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț (R) 34 14 3 17 30 42 −12 31 Relegation to Divizia C
16 Oltul Sfântu Gheorghe (R) 34 13 5 16 39 52 −13 31
17 Victoria Tecuci (R) 34 14 2 18 55 65 −10 30
18 Constructorul Iași (R) 34 8 7 19 30 58 −28 23
Source: romaniansoccer.ro (in Romanian)
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head goals scored; 7) Head-to-head away goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Serie II

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Viitorul Scornicești (C, P) 34 20 3 11 57 33 +24 43 Promotion to Divizia A
2 Metalul București 34 17 7 10 49 31 +18 41
3 Metalul Plopeni 34 18 4 12 50 31 +19 40
4 Rulmentul Alexandria 34 15 8 11 32 28 +4 38
5 Petrolul Ploiești 34 17 3 14 52 32 +20 37
6 Rapid București 34 12 13 9 54 34 +20 37
7 Poiana Câmpina 34 16 3 15 57 51 +6 35
8 Progresul Vulcan București 34 15 5 14 40 39 +1 35
9 Gaz Metan Mediaș 34 13 9 12 37 38 −1 35
10 FCM Giurgiu 34 13 9 12 30 42 −12 35
11 Autobuzul București 34 14 6 14 47 40 +7 34
12 Dinamo Slatina 34 13 7 14 55 54 +1 33
13 Șoimii Sibiu 34 12 9 13 40 41 −1 33
14 Chimia Turnu Măgurele 34 13 6 15 33 51 −18 32
15 Drobeta-Turnu Severin (R) 34 14 3 17 41 49 −8 31 Relegation to Divizia C
16 Electroputere Craiova (R) 34 13 4 17 36 55 −19 30
17 SN Oltenița (R) 34 7 9 18 32 56 −24 23
18 Chimia Brazi (R) 34 7 6 21 33 70 −37 20
Source: romaniansoccer.ro (in Romanian)
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head goals scored; 7) Head-to-head away goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Serie III

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Universitatea Cluj (C, P) 34 21 4 9 73 23 +50 46 Promotion to Divizia A
2 Gloria Bistrița 34 19 4 11 69 34 +35 42
3 FCM Reșița 34 14 8 12 57 40 +17 36
4 CFR Cluj 34 16 4 14 48 42 +6 36
5 Aurul Brad 34 16 3 15 53 46 +7 35
6 Minerul Anina 34 16 2 16 55 47 +8 34
7 Chimica Târnăveni 34 16 2 16 52 56 −4 34
8 Minerul Cavnic 34 15 4 15 50 68 −18 34
9 IS Câmpia Turzii 34 15 3 16 54 44 +10 33
10 UM Timișoara 34 13 7 14 43 49 −6 33
11 Minerul Moldova Nouă 34 15 3 16 37 49 −12 33
12 Metalurgistul Cugir 34 14 5 15 43 55 −12 33
13 Dacia Orăștie 34 14 5 15 33 46 −13 33
14 Înfrățirea Oradea 34 14 4 16 40 45 −5 32
15 Mureșul Deva (R) 34 14 4 16 39 48 −9 32 Relegation to Divizia C
16 CIL Sighetu Marmației (R) 34 13 5 16 45 59 −14 31
17 Victoria Călan (R) 34 13 3 18 30 67 −37 29
18 CFR Timișoara (R) 34 12 2 20 52 55 −3 26
Source: romaniansoccer.ro (in Romanian)
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head goals scored; 7) Head-to-head away goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

See also

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References

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