The La Liga Belt · season
The 1978–79 season
34 belt games · 13 title changesReal Madrid carried the belt into the 1978–79 season. It changed hands 13 times among 13 franchises, and Athletic Bilbao finished the season with it. Most defenses: Real Madrid, 12.
Who held it, in order
Real MadridZaragozaBarcelonaReal SociedadLas PalmasRacingBurgosValenciaRecreativo HuelvaUD SalamancaAtléticoLas PalmasEspanyolAthletic
Every belt game
| Belt game | Date | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1,300 | Sep 3, 1978 | Real Madrid beat Valencia CF 2–1 | Defense |
| 1,301 | Sep 10, 1978 | Real Madrid and UD Salamanca tied 1–1 | Tie · defense |
| 1,302 | Sep 17, 1978 | Real Madrid beat Hercules CF 2–1 | Defense |
| 1,303 | Sep 23, 1978 | Real Madrid beat FC Barcelona 3–1 | Defense |
| 1,304 | Oct 8, 1978 | Real Madrid and UD Las Palmas tied 2–2 | Tie · defense |
| 1,305 | Oct 14, 1978 | Real Madrid beat Athletic Bilbao 2–1 | Defense |
| 1,306 | Oct 22, 1978 | Real Madrid and Burgos CF tied 2–2 | Tie · defense |
| 1,307 | Oct 28, 1978 | Real Madrid beat Recreativo Huelva 4–0 | Defense |
| 1,308 | Nov 5, 1978 | Real Madrid and Celta Vigo tied 2–2 | Tie · defense |
| 1,309 | Nov 19, 1978 | Real Madrid beat Sporting Gijon 3–2 | Defense |
| 1,310 | Nov 26, 1978 | Real Madrid and Atlético Madrid tied 2–2 | Tie · defense |
| 1,311 | Dec 3, 1978 | Real Madrid and Espanyol tied 0–0 | Tie · defense |
| 1,312 | Dec 17, 1978 | Real Zaragoza beat Real Madrid 1–0 | Title change |
| 1,313 | Dec 30, 1978 | FC Barcelona beat Real Zaragoza 5–0 | Title change |
| 1,314 | Jan 7, 1979 | Real Sociedad beat FC Barcelona 2–0 | Title change |
| 1,315 | Jan 14, 1979 | UD Las Palmas beat Real Sociedad 2–0 | Title change |
| 1,316 | Jan 21, 1979 | UD Las Palmas and Rayo Vallecano tied 2–2 | Tie · defense |
| 1,317 | Jan 28, 1979 | UD Las Palmas beat Sevilla FC 1–0 | Defense |
| 1,318 | Feb 3, 1979 | Racing Santander beat UD Las Palmas 2–1 | Title change |
| 1,319 | Feb 11, 1979 | Racing Santander and Athletic Bilbao tied 1–1 | Tie · defense |
| 1,320 | Feb 18, 1979 | Burgos CF beat Racing Santander 1–0 | Title change |
| 1,321 | Feb 25, 1979 | Valencia CF beat Burgos CF 1–0 | Title change |
| 1,322 | Mar 11, 1979 | Recreativo Huelva beat Valencia CF 4–3 | Title change |
| 1,323 | Mar 18, 1979 | UD Salamanca beat Recreativo Huelva 2–0 | Title change |
| 1,324 | Mar 25, 1979 | UD Salamanca and Celta Vigo tied 1–1 | Tie · defense |
| 1,325 | Apr 8, 1979 | UD Salamanca and Sporting Gijon tied 0–0 | Tie · defense |
| 1,326 | Apr 15, 1979 | Atlético Madrid beat UD Salamanca 1–0 | Title change |
| 1,327 | Apr 22, 1979 | Atlético Madrid and Real Madrid tied 1–1 | Tie · defense |
| 1,328 | Apr 29, 1979 | Atlético Madrid and FC Barcelona tied 1–1 | Tie · defense |
| 1,329 | May 5, 1979 | UD Las Palmas beat Atlético Madrid 1–0 | Title change |
| 1,330 | May 12, 1979 | Espanyol beat UD Las Palmas 2–1 | Title change |
| 1,331 | May 20, 1979 | Athletic Bilbao beat Espanyol 1–0 | Title change |
| 1,332 | May 27, 1979 | Athletic Bilbao and Real Zaragoza tied 1–1 | Tie · defense |
| 1,333 | Jun 3, 1979 | Athletic Bilbao and Real Sociedad tied 1–1 | Tie · defense |