Icelandic Football Championship 1976

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Icelandic Football Championship 1976
master Valur Reykjavík
European Cup of
National Champions		 Valur Reykjavík
Uefa cup Fram Reykjavík
Cup winners Valur Reykjavík
European
Cup Winners' Cup		 ÍA Akranes
Relegation ↓ Þróttur Reykjavík
Relegated Þróttur Reykjavík
Teams 9
Games 72 + 1 relegation game
Gates 208  (ø 2.89 per game)
Top scorer Ingi Bjorn Albertsson
( Valur Reykjavík )
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The Icelandic football championship in 1976 was the 65th season of the highest Icelandic football league . The league began on May 13, 1976 and ended with the last games on August 31, 1976.

Nine teams took part in the championship, which was played in a simple round trip. The title went to Valur Reykjavík for the 15th time .

Since the league should be played with ten clubs from the next season , the last team, Þróttur Reykjavík , did not rise directly, but played a relegation game against the second in the 2nd division, in which it was defeated.

Closing table

Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
 1. Valur Reykjavík  16  10  5  1 045:140 +31 25: 70
 2. Fram Reykjavík  16  10  4th  2 030:160 +14 24: 80
 3. ÍA Akranes (M)  16  8th  5  3 027:190  +8 21:11
 4th Víkingur Reykjavík  16  8th  2  6th 022:210  +1 18:14
 5. Breiðablik Kópavogur (N)  16  8th  2  6th 021:220  −1 18:14
 6th Keflavík ÍF (P)  16  6th  3  7th 022:230  −1 15:17
 7th KR Reykjavík  16  3  5  8th 020:230  −3 11:21
 8th. FH Hafnarfjörður  16  2  4th  10 011:310 −20 08:24
 9. Þróttur Reykjavík (N)  17th  2  2  13 010:390 −29 06:28

Placement criteria: 1st points - 2nd goal difference - 3rd goals scored

  • Icelandic champion and participation in the European Cup of National Champions 1977/78
  • Participation as a cup finalist in the European Cup Winners' Cup 1977/78
  • Participation in the 1977/78 UEFA Cup
  • Participation in the relegation
    • (M) reigning Icelandic champion
    (P) reigning Icelandic Cup winner
    (N) Newcomers

    Crosstab

    The crosstab shows the results of all games this season. The home team is listed in the first column, the visiting team in the first row. The results are always given from the perspective of the home team.

    1976 Fram Reykjavík FH Hafnarfjörður Breiðablik Kópavogur Keflavík ÍF KR Reykjavík ÍA Akranes Víkingur Reykjavík Þróttur Reykjavík
    Fram Reykjavík 2: 1 3-0 2: 1 1: 1 1: 1 1: 2 3: 2 1-0
    FH Hafnarfjörður 1: 2 0: 1 0-0 0: 2 0: 5 0-0 1: 2 1: 2
    Breiðablik Kópavogur 0: 1 3: 1 3: 1 0-0 2: 4 0: 3 3: 1 3: 2
    Keflavík ÍF 0: 1 6: 1 1: 2 1-0 1-0 2: 2 1: 1 2: 1
    KR Reykjavík 3: 4 0: 1 0: 1 1: 2 1: 1 1: 3 1: 2 4: 1
    Valur Reykjavík 1: 1 5: 1 1: 1 2-0 2: 2 6: 1 3-0 2-0
    ÍA Akranes 1: 1 1: 1 2-0 4: 1 2: 1 1: 3 0: 1 1-0
    Víkingur Reykjavík 2-0 0-0 1-0 2: 1 1: 2 2: 3 0: 3 3-0
    Þróttur Reykjavík 0: 6 0: 2 1: 2 1: 2 1: 1 0: 6 1: 1 0: 2

    Relegation

    Due to the league increase Þróttur Reykjavík did not rise directly, but played against the runner-up in the 2nd division, Þór Akureyri , to keep the league. Þróttur Reykjavík lost 2-0 and was relegated.

    pairing Þór Akureyri Þór Akureyri - Þróttur ReykjavíkÞróttur Reykjavík
    Result 2-0
    date 2nd September 1976
    Stadion Laugardalsvöllur , Reykjavík
    Gates unknown

    List of goalscorers

    The following table shows the top scorers of the season.

    rank Gates player society
    1. 16 Ingi Bjorn Albertsson Valur Reykjavík
    2. 15th Guðmunður þorbjörnsson Valur Reykjavík
    12 Hermann Gunnarsson Valur Reykjavík
    4th 11 Kristinn Jorunðsson Fram Reykjavík
    5. 11 Hinrik þorhallsson Breiðablik Kópavogur

    Web links and references

    1. ↑ Iceland Final League Tables 1912-1998 ( English ) Retrieved June 1, 2012.
    2. ↑ Íslandsmót - 1. deild karla ( Icelandic ) Retrieved June 1, 2012.
    3. ↑ Iceland Topscorers ( English ) Retrieved June 1, 2012.