| Organising body | Irish Football Association Football Association of Ireland |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1941 |
| Abolished | 1949 |
| Region | Northern Ireland Republic of Ireland |
| Number of teams | 12 |
| Most successful club(s) | Shamrock Rovers (4 titles) |
TheDublin and Belfast Inter-City Cup was anassociation football competition that ran for eightseasons inIreland between 1941 and 1949.
Each season's competition consisted of six teams from each of the two jurisdictions on the island of Ireland (Northern Ireland and theRepublic of Ireland), and their respective governing bodies (theIrish Football Association and theFootball Association of Ireland).
Played in knock out format, the matches were played on atwo-legged basis.Dalymount Park, Dublin was used as the home venue by all theLeague of Ireland clubs. For the second round of the competition, the six first round winners were joined by the two best losers. It was an extremely popular competition, adding variety to the restricted war-time football diet and generated much needed and significant revenues to the competing clubs.
Key:
| † | Trophy was shared. |
| Two-legged final. Aggregate score across two legs determined the winner; if score was level number ofcorner kicks determined the winner. |
| Season | Winner (number of titles) | Score | Runner-up | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941–42 |  Dundalk (1) | 1 – 0 | Shamrock Rovers | Dalymount Park,Dublin |
| 1942–43 | Shamrock Rovers (1) | 0 – 2 | Bohemians | Windsor Park,Belfast |
| 2 – 0(2 – 2agg.) (19 – 9corner kicks) | Dalymount Park,Dublin | |||
| 1943–44 |  Glentoran (1) | 3 – 3 | Belfast Celtic | Windsor Park,Belfast |
| 2 – 1(5 – 4agg.) | Dalymount Park,Dublin | |||
| 1944–45 | Bohemians (1) | 2 – 2 | Belfast Celtic | Windsor Park,Belfast |
| 1 – 0(3 – 2agg.) | Dalymount Park,Dublin | |||
| 1945–46 | Shamrock Rovers (2) | 3 – 1 | Belfast Celtic | Windsor Park,Belfast |
| 0 – 1(3 – 2agg.) | Dalymount Park,Dublin | |||
| 1946–47 | Shamrock Rovers (3) | 3 – 1 | Drumcondra | Dalymount Park,Dublin |
| 1 – 0(4 – 1agg.) | Windsor Park,Belfast | |||
| 1947–48 | Belfast Celtic (1)Distillery (1) | 2 – 1†[n 1] | Solitude,Belfast (1st leg) | |
| 1948–49 | Shamrock Rovers (4) | 3 – 0 | Dundalk | Dalymount Park,Dublin |
| Club | Winners | Runners-up | Winning Years | Runners-up Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shamrock Rovers | 4 | 1 | 1942–43,1945–46,1946–47,1948–49 | 1941–42 |
| Belfast Celtic | 1(shared) | 3 | 1947–48(shared) | 1943–44,1944–45,1945–46 |
| Dundalk | 1 | 1 | 1941–42 | 1948–49 |
| Bohemians | 1 | 1 | 1944–45 | 1942–43 |
| Glentoran | 1 | 0 | 1943–44 | — |
| Distillery | 1(shared) | 0 | 1947–48(shared) | — |
| Drumcondra | 0 | 1 | — | 1946–47 |
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