In 2006, the academy team was victorious in the Umbro Galway Cup.
Although many youth players come from the local youth league, the Derry and District League, Derry have branched out their scouting network and have since promoted players from all around Ireland.
Derry's under-21 side finished 3rd in the 2006 Dr. Tony O'Neill League Northern Section and therefore qualified for the knock-out stages, contested between qualifiers from the four provincial sections.
However, the side was then beaten in the quarter-final by the under-21 team of Sligo Rovers F.C.
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