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The 1971–72 City Cup was the 67th edition of the City Cup, a cup competition in Northern Irish football.

The tournament was won by Ballymena United for the 1st time after they defeated Ards 1–0 in the final at The Oval.

This year the tournament reverted to the format used in 1969–70 and would remain this way until the tournament was discontinued.

Group standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GR	Pts	Result
1	Ards	5	4	1	0	13	6	2.167	9	Advance to final
2	Glenavon	5	3	0	2	8	6	1.333	6
3	Linfield	5	2	1	2	6	5	1.200	5
4	Portadown	5	2	1	2	10	10	1.000	5
5	Distillery	5	1	1	3	7	9	0.778	3
6	Bangor	5	1	0	4	4	12	0.333	2

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GR	Pts	Result
1	Ballymena United	5	4	1	0	13	6	2.167	9	Advance to final
2	Coleraine	5	2	2	1	13	6	2.167	6
3	Crusaders	5	2	2	1	7	6	1.167	6
4	Glentoran	5	2	1	2	17	8	2.125	5
5	Derry City	5	0	2	3	4	16	0.250	2
6	Cliftonville	5	0	2	3	1	13	0.077	2

4 December 1971

Ballymena United	1–0	Ards
Averell 80'	Report

"Irish League Archive, City Cup". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
"City Cup Results". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
"Late "Free" - United Grab Cup". Ireland's Saturday Night. 4 December 1971. p. 1.
"City Cup Tables". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 21 March 2023.

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Domestic leagues	Irish League
Domestic cups	Irish Cup Gold Cup City Cup Ulster Cup County Antrim Shield
All-Ireland competitions	Blaxnit Cup
Other competitions	Texaco Cup
European competitions	European Cup UEFA Cup European Cup Winners' Cup
Related to national team	British Home Championship UEFA Euro 1972 qualifying (Group 4)

National teams

Men	NIFL Premiership NIFL Championship NIFL Premier Intermediate League Ballymena & Provincial Football League Mid-Ulster Football League Northern Amateur Football League NIFL Premiership Development League
Women	Women's Premiership Championship 1 Championship 2

Domestic cups

Men	Irish Cup NI Football League Cup NIFL Charity Shield County Antrim Shield Mid-Ulster Cup North West Senior Cup Irish Intermediate Cup Steel & Sons Cup Bob Radcliffe Cup Craig Memorial Cup
Women	IFA Women's Challenge Cup NIFL Women's Premiership League Cup All-Island Cup

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