1979 Icelandic Cup

1979 Icelandic Cup
Bikarkeppni karla
Tournament details
Country	Iceland
Final positions
Champions	Fram
Runner-up	Valur
	← 1978 1980 →

The 1979 Icelandic Cup was the 20th edition of the National Football Cup.

It took place between 30 May 1979 and 26 August 1979, 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 10 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.

Fram Reykjavík won their third Icelandic Cup, beating Valur Reykjavík in the final. The club therefore qualified for Europe.

First round

Team 1	Score	Team 2
30 May 1979
Víkingur Ó.	1–4	Grótta
Fylkir	2–0	Óðinn
Súlan	2–1	Sindri
Bolungarvík	9–12	ÍBÍ
Leiknir F.	1–5	þrottur Norðfjörður
Hrafnkell	0–2	Austri Eskifjörður
Reynir Sandgerði	0–1	Stjarnan
Tindastóll	4–1	Völsungur
Huginn	5–6	Einherji
Selfoss	3–0	Afturelding
Þór Þorlákshöfn	0–3	Ármann Reykjavík
IK	2–4	Grindavík
Víðir	7–6	FH
6 June 1979
Leiftur Ólafsfjörður	1–2	Magni Grenivík

Second round

Team 1	Score	Team 2
13 June 1979
þór Akureyri	4–2	HSÞ-b
UMF Skallagrímur	0–3	ÍBÍ
Magni Grenivík	6–7	Svarfdælir
Leiknir Reykjavík	1–0	Selfoss
Súlan	0–2	þrottur Norðfjörður
KS	2–1	Arroðinn
Reynir Árskógsströnd	0–5	Tindastóll
Ármann Reykjavík	3–1	Víðir
Fylkir	2–1	Grindavík
Breiðablik	3–1	Stjarnan
Hekla	1–7	Grótta
20 June 1979
Einherji	1–3	Austri Eskifjörður

Third round

Team 1	Score	Team 2
20 June 1979
Svarfdælir	1–3	þór Akureyri
þrottur Norðfjörður	1–0	Austri Eskifjörður
Ármann Reykjavík	1–3	Fylkir
ÍBÍ	2–0	Grótta
KS	5–3	Tindastóll
Breiðablik	8–0	Leiknir Reykjavík

Fourth round

Entry of ten teams from the 1. Deild

Team 1	Score	Team 2
3 July 1979
þór Akureyri	0–4	ÍBV
Víkingur	0–1	Valur
Haukar	0–3	þróttur
4 July 1979
ÍA	7–0	þrottur Norðfjörður
Breiðablik	4–0	Fylkir
Keflavík	2–0	ÍBÍ
KA	2–3	Fram
KR	3–1	KS