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1978–79 Divizia B

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-Napoca
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
Top goalscorerGheorghe Iamandi
(Series I, 21 goals)
Gheorghe Șoarece
(Series II, 21 goals)
Octavian Platagă
(Series III, 27 goals)

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.[1][2]

Team changes

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Other changes

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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

Top scorers

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The Series I top scorers:[4]

21 goals
20 goals
  • Romania Cristinel Rusu (Victoria Tecuci)
18 goals
  • Romania Funkstein (ICIM Brașov)
14 goals
  • Romania Corendea (Portul Constanța)
  • Romania Marian Paraschivescu (Steagul Roșu Brașov)
13 goals
12 goals
  • Romania Adrian Florea (FCM Galați)
  • Romania Gheorghe Ciorîia (Minerul Gura Humorului)
  • Romania Leonid Boriceanu (Tractorul Brașov)

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

Top scorers

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The Series II top scorers:[4]

21 goals
16 goals
15 goals
13 goals
12 goals
  • Romania Libiu (Poiana Câmpina)
  • Romania Florea Voicilă (Rulmentul Alexandria)
  • Romania Traian Frățilă (Șoimii Sibiu)
  • Romania Ioan Furnea (Dinamo Slatina)
  • Romania Virgil Mincioagă (Dinamo Slatina)

Serie III

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Universitatea Cluj-Napoca (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-Napoca 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

Top scorers

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The Series III top scorers:[4]

27 goals
23 goals
22 goals
18 goals
17 goals
16 goals
12 goals

See also

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References

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  1. ↑ "Season 1978-79 (XXXIX)". rsssf.org. Archived from the original on 10 September 2025. Retrieved 6 December 2025.
  2. ↑ "Divizia B - Season 1978-79 - Edition 39". romaniansoccer.ro. Archived from the original on 8 October 2025. Retrieved 6 December 2025.
  3. ↑ "Evoluția denumirilor echipelor de-a lungul anilor" [Evolution of team names over the years] (in Romanian). romaniansoccer.ro. Archived from the original on 5 July 2025. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
  4. 1 2 3 "Golgeterii Diviziei B se numesc..." [The top scorers of Divizia B are called...] (PDF) (in Romanian). Sportul. 27 June 1979. p. 3. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 December 2025. Retrieved 6 December 2025 – via bibliotecadeva.ro.
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