Bittersweet Night For League Of Ireland Teams In Europe

Friday, 17 July 2026 11:58

By Hannah Kelly

Bohemians are through to the second qualifying round of the Conference League

It was a bittersweet night yesterday for League of Ireland teams in Europe.

A goalless draw in Gibraltar against St Joseph's for Bohemians is enough to see them through to the second qualifying round of the Conference League.

They had won the first leg 2-0 last week in Dalymount - and will face Kosovo's Ballkani in the next round.

But Derry City couldn't overcome CSKA Sofia in their Europa League qualifier, losing 2-1 on the night and 5-3 on aggregate.

They drop into the Conference League qualifiers, and they'll play Rijeka of Croatia next week.

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