| Final played at Rand Stadium, Johannesburg. | | date | Winner __________ | score | Finalist __________ | HT | | Sat 25.09.71 | Cape Town City | 3-3aet | Durban City | |  OG, T. Coleman, I. Towers --- Ronnie Mann 3. Referee: Stan Stonestreet. Attendance (Paid): 34,501. Gate: R54,757 | | Replay played at New Kingsmead, Durban | | Fri 01.10.71 | Cape Town City | 2-1 | Durban City | | | J. Regan 2 --- Alex Munro. Referee: Stan Stonestreet. Attendance (Paid): 28,231. Gate: R36,740 |
| date | Home | score | Away | HT | DN | | Fri 20.08.71 | Berea Park | 0-1 | Cape Town City | | 1. | | 0-1 Anderson | | Sat 04.09.71 | Cape Town City | 2-2 | Berea Park | | 1. | | Jimmy Morison, Peter Kerr att: 8,000 | | Fri 20.08.71 | Durban City | 4-2 | East London United | | 2. | | Mann 2, Crawford 2 | | Fri 27.08.71 | East London United | 0-1 | Durban City | | 2. | | 0-1 Haynes |
| date | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT | DN | | Fri 13.08.71 | Arcadia Shepperds | 0-3 | Cape Town City | | 1. | | Towers, Regan 2 Berea Park att: 19,796 | | --- --.--.71 | Helenic | 0-1 | Berea Park | | 2. | | --- --.--.71 | Germiston Calies | 2-3 | East London United | | 3. | | Sun 25.07.71 | Durban City | 4-1 | Southern Suburbs | | 4. | | Fascione, Mann, Byrne, Farrell |
| date | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT | DN | | Tue 20.07.71 | Cape Town City | 2-2 | Rangers | | 1. | | Anderson, Towers -- att: 13,195 | | Tue 27.07.71 | Rangers | 2-2 | Cape Town City | | 1. | | -- France, Anderson. Rand Stadium att: 8,500 | | Tue 03.08.71 | Rangers | 1-3 | Cape Town City | | 1. | | -- France 2, Ker. RGnd Stadium att: 14,000 | | --- --.--.71 | Arcadia Shepperds | 7-1 | Harmony (II) | | 2. | | --- --.--.71 | Helenic | 6-0 | Koedoe Park | | 4. | | --- --.--.71 | Drostdy Park (A) | 1-2 | Berea Park | | 3. | | --- --.--.71 | Germiston Calies | 4-0 | Florida Albion | | 5. | | --- --.--.71 | East London United | 1-0 | Boksburg | | 6. | | --- --.--.71 | Southern Suburbs | 1-0 | Jewish Guild | | 7. | | Wed 14.07.71 | Durban City | 1-0 | Maritsburg | | 8. | | 1-0 Deleur |
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| | | 16 teams from 1971 NFL, 12 teams from 1971 NFL II, Westvaal (Transvaal), Drostdy Park, Kenston Poly and Shamrocks (Natal). |
| date | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT | DN | | Mon 31.05.71 | Corinthians (II) | 2-7 | Cape Town City | | 1. | | -- Claxton 2, Lee 2, Briscombe 2, Regan. att. 10,000 | | --- --.0-.71 | Rangers | 6-2 | Port Elizbeth City | | 13. | | --- --.0-.71 | Arcadia Shepperds | 6-1 | Westvaal (Tr) | | 5. | | --- --.0-.71 | Brothers | 0-1 | Harmony (II) | | 14. | | --- --.0-.71 | Durban United | 0-1 | Berea Park | | 3. | | --- --.0-.71 | Drostdy Park (A) | w/o | Bloemfontein City | | 2. | | Bloemfontein City resigned from 1971 NFL! | | --- --.0-.71 | Lusitano (II) | 0-2 | Helenic | | 12. | | --- --.0-.71 | Wits University (II) | 0-2 | Koedoe Park (II) | | 9. | | --- --.0-.71 | Florida Albion (II) | 3-0 | Parthenon (II) | | 7. | | --- --.0-.71 | Kenston Poly (A) | 1-10 | Germiston Calies | | 4. | | --- --.0-.71 | Germiston Primrose (II) | 0-2 | Boksburg (II) | | 11. | | --- --.0-.71 | East London United | 3-1 | Vaal United (II) | | 10. | | --- --.0-.71 | Jewish Guild | 1-0 | Durban Celtic (II) | | 6. | | --- --.0-.71 | Southern Suburbs | 6-1 | Shamrocks (Nat) | | 8. | | --- --.0-.71 | Maritsburg | 0-1 | Highlands Power | | 15. | | Fri 11.06.71 | Durban City | 6-0 | Windhoek City (II) | | 16. | | Scott 4, Birne, Birmingham. |
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