| Competition: | 2. divisjon |
| Season: | 1976 |
| Winners: | Moss (Group A) Vålerengen (Group B) Bodø/Glimt (District IX–XI) |
| Promoted: | Moss (Group A) Vålerengen (Group B) Bodø/Glimt (District IX–XI) |
| Relegated: | Aalesund (Group A) Stavanger (Group A) Varegg (Group A) Brumunddal (Group B) Eidsvold Turn (Group B) |
| Prevseason: | 1975 |
| Nextseason: | 1977 |
The 1976 2. divisjon was a Norway's second-tier football league season.
The league was contested by 28 teams, divided into a total of three groups; A and B (non-Northern Norwegian teams) and one district group which contained teams from Northern Norway: district IX–XI.[1] The winners of group A and B were promoted to the 1977 1. divisjon. The second placed teams in group A and B met the winner of the district IX–XI in a qualification round where the winner was promoted to 1. divisjon. The bottom two teams inn group A and B were relegated to the 3. divisjon. The 8th placed teams in group A and B met each other in a qualification round to avoid relegation.
Moss won group A with 27 points. Vålerengen won group B with 32 points. Both teams promoted to the 1977 1. divisjon. Bodø/Glimt won the district IX–XI and won the qualification play-offs and was also promoted.
Bodø/Glimt won the qualification round and won promotion to the 1. divisjon.
Nessegutten won 3–2 on aggregate. Aalesund was relegated to 3. divisjon.