Derry City 1-2 CSKA Sofia — Europa League, 16 Jul 2026
CSKA Sofia beat Derry City 2-1 in the Europa League 1st Qualifying Round on 16 July 2026 at Brandywell Stadium, Derry. Ellis Chapman scored for Derry City; Ioannis Pittas for CSKA Sofia. Full match stats and line-ups are below. In their last 1 meeting, Derry City have won 0 and CSKA Sofia 1.
· kickoff·Brandywell Stadium · Derry·Match Finished
Match timeline
- Half-time0-0
- 46'Foul
- 46'out: Nick Twisk
- 1-047'assist: Brandon Fleming
- 1-174'assist: D. Evtimov
- 75'
- 75'
- 75'out: J. Eto'o
- 77'out: Jamie Stott
- 77'
- 79'Foul
- 2-190'Own Goal
- 90+4'
- 90+10'
- 90+10'
- 90+13'Foul
- 90+16'
- Full-time1-2
Line-ups
CSKA Sofia3-5-2
Derry City4-3-3
Substitutes
Derry CityTiernan Lynch
Substitutes
- 16James McCleanM
- 4Jamie Stott77'D
- 23Cameron Dummigan77'D
- 6Robert SlevinD
- 15James Clarke90+10'M
- 13T. NorcottG
- 17Nick Twisk46'M
- 35L. KellyF
- 26S. CallisterG
- 32T. DohertyF
CSKA SofiaHristo Yanev
Substitutes
- 5J. Gbamin90+10'D
- 19A. YordanovD
- 10J. Zwarts75'F
- 11M. Brahimi90+16'M
- 38Leo PereiraM
- 77A. PiedrahitaM
- 80G. B. ChorbadzhiyskiM
- 3T. OuorouD
- 91A. TunchevD
- 34V. KaymakanovM
- 31D. NikolovG
- 99J. Eto'o75'
Team statistics
1Yellow cards4
0Red cards0
Player statistics aren't available for this match.
Recent Form
Derry CityLLWDL
- L09 Jul 26ACSKA Sofia2-3
- L03 Jul 26HWaterford2-4
- W26 Jun 26HDrogheda United2-0
- D22 Jun 26AShamrock Rovers1-1
- L19 Jun 26AGalway United1-2
CSKA SofiaWLLDW
- W09 Jul 26HDerry City3-2
- L25 May 26ALudogorets0-1
- L16 May 26ALevski Sofia0-2
- D13 May 26HCSKA 19481-1
- W08 May 26ACSKA 19481-0
Head-to-head
- 09 Jul 26CSKA Sofia3-2Derry City
Most recent meetings
Before and after
Derry City
- Previous: CSKA Sofia 3-2 Derry City, 9 Jul 2026 · Europa League
- Next: HNK Rijeka 1-0 Derry City, 23 Jul 2026 · Conference League
CSKA Sofia
- Previous: CSKA Sofia 3-2 Derry City, 9 Jul 2026 · Europa League
- Next: Slavia Sofia 0-0 CSKA Sofia, 20 Jul 2026 · Parva Liga
Data updated