1976 1. deild karla

The 1976 season of 1. deild karla was the 22nd season of second-tier football in Iceland.

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or qualification
1	ÍBV	16	13	2	1	63	13	+50	28	Promoted to 1977 Úrvalsdeild
2	Þór A.	16	11	4	1	47	15	+32	26	Promoted after playoff
3	Ármann	16	7	4	5	27	20	+7	18
4	Völsungur	16	7	4	5	25	24	+1	18
5	KA	16	5	4	7	27	33	−6	14
6	Haukar	16	5	3	8	26	32	−6	13
7	ÍBÍ	16	3	5	8	18	32	−14	11
8	Selfoss	16	4	3	9	26	50	−24	11
9	Reynir Á.	16	2	1	13	14	48	−34	5	Escaped relegation after playoff with 1976 2. deild teams.

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Playoff for an Úrvalsdeild place

The team in second place in 1. deild met the team in last place in the 1976 Úrvalsdeild for a place in the 1977 Úrvalsdeild, as teams in Úrvalsdeild and 1. deild were increased from 9 to 10. Þór A. won this playoff.

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Þór A.	2–0	Þróttur R.

Playoff round for two 1. deild places

The team in last place in 1. deild met the teams in 2nd and 3rd in the 1976 2. deild in a playoff round for two 1. deild places. The team in 1st place in the 2. deild (Reynir S.) had already been promoted.