1976 2. deild karla

The 1976 season of 2. deild karla was the 11th season of third-tier football in Iceland.

Group A

Pos	Team	Played	Points	Notes
1	Fylkir	8	16	Advanced to final round
2	Þór Þ.	8	10
3	Grindavík	8	8
4	Hekla	8	3
5	Hveragerði	8	3

Group B

Pos	Team	Played	Points	Notes
1	Reynir S.	6	8	Advanced to final round
2	Leiknir R.	6	7
3	Grótta	6	5
4	Njarðvík	6	4
5	Grettir	0	0	Quit mid-season

Group C

Pos	Team	Played	Points	Notes
1	Afturelding	8	12	Advanced to final round
2	Bolungarvík	8	8
3	Víðir	8	7
4	Stjarnan	8	7
5	ÍR	8	2

Group D

Pos	Team	Played	Points	Notes
1	Víkingur Ó.	10	16	Advanced to final round
2	HSS	10	15
3	Snæfell	10	12
4	Skallagrímur	10	11
5	Grundarfjörður	10	2
6	USVH	10	0

Group E

Pos	Team	Played	Points	Notes
1	KS	10	18	Advanced to final round
2	UMSS	10	10
3	Magni	10	10
4	Árroðinn	10	8
5	Leiftur	10	7
6	USAH	10	7

Group F

Pos	Team	Played	Points	Notes
1	Þróttur N.	6	10	Advanced to final round
2	Huginn	6	7
3	Einherji	6	5
4	Valur Reyð.	6	0

Group G

Pos	Team	Played	Points	Notes
1	Leiknir F.	4	7	Advanced to final round
2	Austri	4	5
3	KSH	4	0

Final round

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Afturelding	3	2	0	1	6	3	+3	4	Advanced to final
2	Þróttur N.	3	2	0	1	7	6	+1	4	Advanced to 3rd place playoff
3	KS	3	1	1	1	4	3	+1	3
4	Víkingur Ó.	3	0	1	2	4	9	−5	1

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Reynir S.	2	2	0	0	5	3	+2	4	Advanced to final
2	Fylkir	2	0	1	1	2	3	−1	1	Advanced to 3rd place playoff
3	Leiknir F.	2	0	1	1	1	2	−1	1

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Finals

1st place

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Reynir S.	1–1	Afturelding
Reynir S.	3–2	Afturelding

Reynir S. was promoted straight after these games to the 1977 1. deild. Afturelding had to enter a three-team playoff with the team in 3rd place (Þróttur N.) and the bottom team of the 1976 1. deild karla, (Reynir Á.).

3rd place

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Þróttur N.	1–0	Fylkir

Playoff round for two 1. deild places

Pos	Team	Played	Points	Notes
1	Þróttur N.	2	4	Promoted to 1977 1. deild
2	Reynir Á.	2	2	Escaped relegation from 1976 1. deild
3	Afturelding	2	0

Reynir S. and Þróttur N. won promotion to the 1977 1. deild karla. Reynir Á. avoided relegation from the 1. deild.

References

• Sigurðsson, Víðir (1994). Íslensk knattspyrna 1994 [Icelandic football 1994] (in Icelandic) (1st ed.).