The Serie B 1978–79 was the forty-seventh tournament of this competition played in Italy since its creation.
Teams Udinese, SPAL and Nocerina had been promoted from Serie C, while Genoa, Foggia and Pescara had been relegated from Serie A.
Events Relegations rose to four following the reform of the Serie C. The winners joined the Mitropa Cup.
Final classification
Results
Promotion tie-breaker Played in Bologna on July 1st
Pescara promoted to Serie A.
Attendances
# Club Average 1 Cagliari 25,048 2 Bari 20,089 3 Pescara 19,794 4 Genoa 19,709 5 Udinese 18,085 6 Palermo 15,429 7 Sampdoria 13,348 8 Foggia 12,741 9 Taranto 11,179 10 Lecce 11,057 11 SPAL 11,043 12 Pistoiese 10,010 13 Brescia 9,802 14 Ternana 9,607 15 Cesena 8,366 16 Nocerina 7,569 17 Sambenedettese 7,238 18 Rimini 6,148 19 Monza 5,630 20 Varese 3,588
Source:
References and sources Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio - La Storia 1898-2004, Panini Edizioni, Modena, September 2005
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