The 1976 Icelandic Cup was the 17th edition of the National Football Cup.

It took place between 2 June 1976 and 12 September 1976, with the final played at Laugardalsvöllur in Reykjavík. The cup was important, as winners qualified for the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup (if a club won both the league and the cup, the defeated finalists would take their place in the Cup Winners' Cup).

The 9 clubs from the 1. Deild entered in the last 16, with clubs from lower tiers entering in the three preliminary rounds. Teams played one-legged matches. In case of a draw, the match was replayed at the opposition's ground.

Valur won their third Icelandic Cup, beating ÍA in the final. As the cup winners also won the league, the losing finalists qualified for Europe.

First round

|colspan="3" style="background-color:#97DEFF"|2 June 1976

|colspan="3" style="background-color:#97DEFF"|4 June 1976

|colspan="3" style="background-color:#97DEFF"|9 June 1976

|colspan="3" style="background-color:#97DEFF"|11 June 1976

|colspan="3" style="background-color:#97DEFF"|12 June 1976

|colspan="3" style="background-color:#97DEFF"|23 June 1976

Second round

|colspan="3" style="background-color:#97DEFF"|23 June 1976

|colspan="3" style="background-color:#97DEFF"|29 June 1976

|colspan="3" style="background-color:#97DEFF"|30 June 1976

Third round

|colspan="3" style="background-color:#97DEFF"|7 July 1976

|colspan="3" style="background-color:#97DEFF"|14 July 1976

Fourth round Entry of nine teams from the 1. Deild

|colspan="3" style="background-color:#97DEFF"|27 July 1976

|colspan="3" style="background-color:#97DEFF"|28 July 1976

|colspan="3" style="background-color:#97DEFF"|29 July 1976

Quarter-finals

|colspan="3" style="background-color:#97DEFF"|11 August 1976

|colspan="3" style="background-color:#97DEFF"|26 August 1976

1 The match was replayed after a 1–1 draw.

Semi-finals

|colspan="3" style="background-color:#97DEFF"|26 August 1976

|colspan="3" style="background-color:#97DEFF"|2 September 1976

1 The match was replayed after a 0–0 draw.

Final

Valur won their third Icelandic Cup. As they also won the league, ÍA qualified for the 1977–78 European Cup Winners' Cup.

See also

1976 Úrvalsdeild Icelandic Men's Football Cup

External links 1976 Icelandic Cup results at the site of the Icelandic Football Federation