1996 2. deild karla

The 1996 season of 2. deild karla was the 31st season of third-tier football in Iceland.

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Dalvík (C, P)	18	11	4	3	47	30	+17	37	Promoted to 1997 1. deild karla
2	Reynir S. (P)	18	10	4	4	45	26	+19	34
3	Víðir	18	10	2	6	43	32	+11	32
4	Þróttur N.	18	8	6	4	39	27	+12	30
5	HK	18	8	3	7	38	36	+2	27
6	Selfoss	18	7	5	6	39	46	−7	26
7	Fjölnir	18	5	3	10	28	39	−11	18
8	Ægir	18	4	5	9	33	36	−3	17
9	Höttur (R)	18	3	6	9	26	47	−21	15	Relegated to 1997 3. deild karla
10	Grótta (R)	18	3	5	10	32	51	−19	14

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Top scorers

Scorer	Goals	Team
Sævar Þór Gíslason	17	Selfoss
Örvar Eiríksson	17	Dalvík
Steindór Elísson	13	HK
Grétar Ólafur Hjartarson	13	Reynir S.
Marteinn Hilmarsson	12	Þróttur N.
Sigurður Valur Árnason	12	Höttur

References

• Sigurðsson, Víðir (1996). Íslensk knattspyrna 1996[Icelandic football 1996] (in Icelandic) (1st ed.).