The 1978–79 Divizia B was the 39th season of the second tier of the Romanian football league system.
The format has been maintained to three series, each of them having eighteen 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.
Team changes
To Divizia B Relegated from Divizia A FC Constanța Petrolul Ploiești FCM Reșița
Promoted from Divizia C Minerul Gura Humorului Constructorul Iași Progresul Brăila Chimia Brazi SN Oltenița Viitorul Scornicești Drobeta-Turnu Severin Minerul Anina Înfrățirea Oradea Minerul Cavnic Poiana Câmpina IS Câmpia Turzii
From Divizia B Promoted to Divizia A Gloria Buzău Chimia Râmnicu Vâlcea FC Baia Mare
Relegated to Divizia C CFR Pașcani Celuloza Călărași Minerul Lupeni CSU Galați Carpați Sinaia Armătura Zalău CS Botoșani Pandurii Târgu Jiu Victoria Carei Relonul Săvinești Prahova Ploiești Avântul Reghin
Other changes Progresul București was renamed Progresul Vulcan București.
Unirea Alexandria was renamed Rulmentul Alexandria.
Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț and Relonul Săvinești merged, the second one being absorbed by the first one. After the merge, Ceahlăul was renamed Relon Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț.
League tables Serie I
Top scorers The Series I top scorers: 21 goals Gheorghe Iamandi (Delta Tulcea) 20 goals Cristinel Rusu (Victoria Tecuci) 18 goals Funkstein (ICIM Brașov) 14 goals Corendea (Portul Constanța) Marian Paraschivescu (Steagul Roșu Brașov) 13 goals Valentin Cramer (FCM Galați) Constantin Ignat (FC Constanța) 12 goals Adrian Florea (FCM Galați) Gheorghe Ciorîia (Minerul Gura Humorului) Leonid Boriceanu (Tractorul Brașov)
Serie II
Top scorers The Series II top scorers: 21 goals Gheorghe Șoarece (Viitorul Scornicești) 16 goals Preda (Poiana Câmpina) Nicolae Sultănoiu (Autobuzul București) 15 goals Marian Spiridon (Metalul Plopeni) 13 goals Eremia Șumulanschi (Metalul București) Puchea (SN Oltenița) 12 goals Libiu (Poiana Câmpina) Florea Voicilă (Rulmentul Alexandria) Traian Frățilă (Șoimii Sibiu) Ioan Furnea (Dinamo Slatina) Virgil Mincioagă (Dinamo Slatina)
Serie III
Top scorers The Series III top scorers: 27 goals Octavian Platagă (Minerul Anina) 23 goals Mihai Gabel (FCM Reșița) 22 goals Vasile Moga (Gloria Bistrița) 18 goals Septimiu Câmpeanu (Universitatea Cluj-Napoca) 17 goals Ioan Vesa (IS Câmpia Turzii) 16 goals Ladislau Ghiță (Aurul Brad) 12 goals Augustin Țegean (CFR Cluj-Napoca) Floare (Metalurgistul Cugir) Levente Marton (Chimica Târnăveni) Grigore Butuza (Gloria Bistrița)
See also 1978–79 Divizia A 1978–79 Divizia C 1978–79 County Championship 1978–79 Cupa României
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