1977–78 Serie B
49th season of second-tier football league in Italy
Football league season
| Season | 1977–78 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Ascoli 1st title |
← 1976–77 1978–79 → | |
The Serie B 1977–78 was the forty-sixth tournament of this competition played in Italy since its creation.
Teams
Cremonese, Pistoiese and Bari had been promoted from Serie C, while Sampdoria, Catanzaro and Cesena had been relegated from Serie A.
Final classification
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ascoli (P, C) | 38 | 26 | 9 | 3 | 73 | 30 | +43 | 61 | Promotion to Serie A |
| 2 | Catanzaro (P) | 38 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 50 | 41 | +9 | 44 | |
| 3 | Avellino (P) | 38 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 34 | 29 | +5 | 44 | |
| 4 | Monza | 38 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 36 | 29 | +7 | 42 | |
| 5 | Ternana | 38 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 34 | 27 | +7 | 42 | |
| 6 | Palermo | 38 | 12 | 16 | 10 | 42 | 36 | +6 | 40 | |
| 7 | Lecce | 38 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 27 | 26 | +1 | 39 | |
| 8 | Sampdoria | 38 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 41 | 37 | +4 | 38 | |
| 9 | Cesena | 38 | 11 | 16 | 11 | 36 | 33 | +3 | 38 | |
| 10 | Sambenedettese | 38 | 11 | 16 | 11 | 30 | 28 | +2 | 38 | |
| 11 | Taranto | 38 | 10 | 18 | 10 | 31 | 38 | −7 | 38 | |
| 12 | Cagliari | 38 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 52 | 47 | +5 | 37 | |
| 13 | Bari | 38 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 38 | 42 | −4 | 37 | |
| 14 | Brescia | 38 | 9 | 17 | 12 | 35 | 40 | −5 | 35 | |
| 15 | Varese | 38 | 10 | 15 | 13 | 34 | 44 | −10 | 35 | |
| 16 | Pistoiese | 38 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 33 | 40 | −7 | 34 | |
| 17 | Rimini | 38 | 9 | 16 | 13 | 31 | 39 | −8 | 34 | |
| 18 | Cremonese (R) | 38 | 9 | 15 | 14 | 34 | 38 | −4 | 33 | Relegation to Serie C1 |
| 19 | Como (R) | 38 | 8 | 15 | 15 | 25 | 37 | −12 | 31 | |
| 20 | Modena (R) | 38 | 6 | 8 | 24 | 24 | 59 | −35 | 20 |
Source: Panini
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Results
| Home \ Away | ASC | AVE | BAR | BRE | CAG | CTZ | CES | COM | CRE | LCE | MOD | MON | PAL | PST | RIM | SBN | SAM | TAR | TER | VAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ascoli | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 5–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–1 | |
| Avellino | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | |
| Bari | 1–3 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | |
| Brescia | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | |
| Cagliari | 1–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–4 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 5–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 4–3 | |
| Catanzaro | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | |
| Cesena | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | |
| Como | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | |
| Cremonese | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | |
| Lecce | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | |
| Modena | 2–3 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–4 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–4 | |
| Monza | 4–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | |
| Palermo | 1–1 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | |
| Pistoiese | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | |
| Rimini | 1–4 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | |
| Sambenedettese | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | |
| Sampdoria | 3–2 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | |
| Taranto | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | |
| Ternana | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | |
| Varese | 0–3 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 |
Source: Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio - La Storia 1898-2004, Panini Edizioni, Modena, September 2005 (in Italian)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
References and sources
- Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio - La Storia 1898-2004, Panini Edizioni, Modena, September 2005
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