1978–79 Serie A

Serie A
Season	1978 (1978)–79
Champions	Milan 10th title
Relegated	Vicenza Atalanta Verona
European Cup	Milan
UEFA Cup	Perugia Internazionale Napoli Torino
Cup Winners' Cup	Juventus
Matches played	240
Goals scored	455 (1.9 per match)
Top goalscorer	Bruno Giordano (19 goals)
← 1977–78 1979–80 →

Ascoli

Serie A 1978-79 team distribution

Serie A 1978-1979 Winners
A.C. Milan 10th Title

The 1978–79 Serie A season was won by A.C. Milan. Notably, A.C. Perugia were the first team to go through the season undefeated, although due to their number of drawn matches, they actually finished second in the league.

Final classification

P	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1.	Milan (C)	30	17	10	3	46	19	+27	44	European Cup First round
2.	Perugia	30	11	19	0	34	16	+18	41	UEFA Cup
3.	Juventus	30	12	13	5	40	23	+17	37	Cup Winners' Cup
4.	Internazionale	30	10	16	4	38	24	+14	36	UEFA Cup
5.	Torino	30	11	14	5	35	23	+12	36
6.	Napoli	30	9	14	7	23	21	+2	32
7.	Fiorentina	30	10	12	8	26	26	0	32
8.	Lazio	30	9	11	10	35	40	-5	29
9.	Catanzaro	30	6	16	8	23	30	-7	28
10.	Ascoli	30	7	12	11	26	31	-5	26
11.	Avellino	30	6	14	10	19	26	-7	26
12.	Roma	30	8	10	20	24	32	-8	26
13.	Bologna	30	4	16	10	23	30	-7	24
14.	Lanerossi Vicenza	30	5	14	11	29	42	-13	24	Relegated to Serie B
15.	Atalanta	30	6	12	12	20	33	-13	24
16.	Verona	30	2	11	17	14	39	-25	15

Results

	Ascoli	Atalanta	Avellino	Bologna	Catanzaro	Fiorentina	Inter	Juventus	L.R. Vicenza	Lazio	Milan	Napoli	Perugia	Roma	Torino	Verona
Ascoli		1-0	2-0	2-2	1-1	2-1	1-2	1-0	0-0	0-0	0-1	0-0	0-0	0-0	3-0	1-0
Atalanta	3-2		0-0	0-0	0-2	0-0	0-1	0-1	2-0	0-0	1-3	2-1	0-2	2-0	0-1	1-0
Avellino	3-1	0-0		0-0	0-0	1-1	1-0	0-0	2-1	1-3	1-0	1-1	0-1	0-0	1-1	2-0
Bologna	0-0	1-0	0-0		1-1	0-0	0-1	0-0	5-2	2-1	0-1	1-1	2-2	1-2	1-1	1-0
Catanzaro	1-1	0-0	0-0	0-0		0-0	1-1	0-0	2-0	3-1	1-3	0-0	1-1	1-0	2-1	1-1
Fiorentina	1-0	0-1	1-0	1-0	1-1		1-2	0-1	0-0	3-0	2-3	2-1	1-1	2-0	0-0	1-0
Inter	1-1	2-2	2-0	0-0	0-0	1-2		2-1	0-0	4-0	2-2	2-0	1-1	1-2	0-0	4-0
Juventus	1-0	3-0	3-3	1-1	3-1	1-1	1-1		1-2	2-1	1-0	1-0	1-2	4-1	1-1	6-2
L.R. Vicenza	1-1	1-1	2-1	2-2	2-0	0-1	0-1	1-1		4-1	2-3	0-0	1-1	1-0	2-2	0-0
Lazio	3-1	1-1	0-0	1-0	3-1	4-0	1-1	2-2	4-3		1-1	1-2	0-0	0-0	0-0	1-0
Milan	0-0	1-1	1-0	0-0	4-0	4-1	1-0	0-0	0-0	2-0		0-1	1-1	1-0	1-0	2-1
Napoli	2-1	2-0	3-0	2-1	1-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	2-2	0-2	1-1		1-1	1-0	0-1	1-0
Perugia	2-0	2-0	0-0	3-1	1-0	1-0	2-2	0-0	2-0	2-0	1-1	2-0		1-1	0-0	1-1
Roma	1-0	2-2	2-1	2-0	1-3	1-1	1-1	1-0	3-0	1-2	0-3	0-0	0-0		0-2	2-0
Torino	3-1	3-0	1-0	3-1	3-0	1-1	3-3	0-1	4-0	2-2	0-3	0-0	0-0	1-0		0-0
Verona	2-3	1-1	0-1	1-0	0-0	0-1	0-0	0-3	0-0	2-0	1-3	0-0	1-1	1-1	0-1

Top goalscorers


Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Bruno Giordano	Lazio	19
2	Paolo Rossi	Vicenza	15
3	Alberto Bigon	Milan	12
4	Alessandro Altobelli	Internazionale	11
4	Carlo Muraro	Internazionale	11
5	Massimo Palanca	Catanzaro	10
5	Paolo Pulici	Torino	10

References and sources

Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio - La Storia 1898-2004, Panini Edizioni, Modena, September 2005

External links

it:Classifica calcio Serie A italiana 1979 - Italian version with pictures and info.
- All results on RSSSF Website.

Serie A

2016–17 clubs	Atalanta Bologna Cagliari Chievo Crotone Empoli Fiorentina Genoa Internazionale Juventus Lazio Milan Napoli Palermo Pescara Roma Sampdoria Sassuolo Torino Udinese

Former clubs	Alessandria Ancona Ascoli Avellino Bari Brescia Carpi Casale Catania Catanzaro Cesena Como Cremonese Foggia Frosinone Hellas Verona Lecce Lecco Legnano Livorno Lucchese Mantova Messina Modena Novara Padova Parma Perugia Piacenza Pisa Pistoiese Pro Patria Pro Vercelli Reggiana Reggina Salernitana Siena SPAL Ternana Treviso Triestina Varese Venezia Vicenza

Organisations	Lega Serie A Lega Calcio (defunct)

Competition	Champions Foreign players Managers Broadcasters

Statistics and awards	Records Average attendances Team of the Year Footballer of the Year Coach of the Year Goalkeeper of the Year Referee of the Year Football Club of the Year Italian Footballer of the Year Foreign Footballer of the Year Young Footballer of the Year Defender of the Year Top scorers Players with 100+ goals

Finances	Richest clubs: Deloitte list Forbes' list

Associated competitions	Coppa Italia Supercoppa Italiana Serie B Lega Pro Serie D European UEFA Champions League UEFA Europa League

Serie A seasons

Prima Categoria Prima Divisione Divisione Nazionale	1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29

Other	1921–22 (C.C.I.)^† 1944 1945–46^†

Serie A seasons	1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17

^†Championships recognized as official by the Italian Football Federation

Serie A seasons

Prima Categoria Prima Divisione Divisione Nazionale	1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29

Other	1921–22 (C.C.I.)^† 1944 1945–46^†

Serie A seasons	1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17

^†Championships recognized as official by the Italian Football Federation

Football in Italy

Overview	National association League system List of clubs List of venues Records Scudetto Capocannoniere

International	Italy Under-21 Under-20 Under-19 Under-18 Under-17 Under-16 Under-15 Italy women

Leagues	Lega Serie A Lega Serie B Lega Pro Lega Nazionale Dilettanti Lega Calcio defunct

League competitions	Serie A Prima Divisione defunct Divisione Nazionale defunct Serie B Lega Pro Lega Pro Prima Divisione defunct Lega Pro Seconda Divisione defunct Serie D Eccellenza Promozione Prima Categoria Seconda Categoria Terza Categoria

Cup competitions	Coppa Italia Supercoppa Italiana Coppa Italia Lega Pro Supercoppa di Lega Pro Supercoppa di Lega di Seconda Divisione defunct Coppa Italia Serie D Coppa Italia Dilettanti

Youth competitions	Campionato Nazionale Primavera Coppa Italia Primavera Supercoppa Primavera Torneo di Viareggio Campionato Nazionale Dante Berretti

Women's competitions	Serie A Coppa Italia Supercoppa Italiana

Awards	Gran Galà del Calcio AIC Italian Football Hall of Fame

Miscellaneous	Totonero 1980 Totonero 1986 Italian Law 91/1981, Article 18B financial doping scandals 2006 Italian football scandal 2011–12 Italian football scandal 2015 Italian football scandal Article 52 of N.O.I.F. Foreign Serie A players Foreign Serie B players

Seasons	1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17

1978-79 in Italian football

Serie A Serie B Serie C1 Serie C2 Coppa Italia

1978–79 in European football (UEFA)

« 1977–78 1979–80 »

Domestic leagues	Albania Austria Belgium Bulgaria Cyprus Czechoslovakia Denmark '78 '79 England Estonia '78 '79 Faroe Islands '78 '79 Finland '78 '79 France East Germany West Germany Greece Hungary Iceland '78 '79 Israel Italy Latvia '78 '79 Lithuania '78 '79 Luxembourg Malta Netherlands Northern Ireland Norway '78 '79 Poland Portugal Republic of Ireland Romania Scotland Soviet Union '78 '79 Spain Sweden '78 '79 Switzerland Turkey Yugoslavia

Domestic cups	Albania Austria Belgium Bulgaria Cyprus Czechoslovakia Denmark England Faroe Islands '78 '79 Finland '78 '79 France East Germany West Germany Greece Hungary Iceland '78 '79 Israel Italy Liechtenstein Luxembourg Malta Netherlands Northern Ireland Norway '78 '79 Poland Portugal Republic of Ireland Romania San Marino Scotland Soviet Union Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey Wales Yugoslavia

League cups	England Republic of Ireland Scotland Switzerland

UEFA competitions	European Cup (Final) Cup Winners' Cup (Final) UEFA Cup (Final) Intertoto Cup Super Cup

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