2-0 defeat to Crusaders was the result. Following a season without football below NIFL Premiership level in Northern Ireland, due to the pandemic; the club returned to playing competitively - now in the NIFL Championship - at the beginning of the 2021-22 season. Three heavy defeats to start the season saw the reign of Sean Connor come to an end on 17 August 2021, with former first team coach and assistant manager; Brian Donaghey appointed as the new manager days later, on 25 August. The season ended with Institute placed 9th, after a disappointing campaign which saw them exit the Irish Cup (to intermediate club Portstewart) and League Cup (due to fielding an ineligible player vs PSNI) both at the earliest hurdle and the North West Senior Cup after a 2-1 semi-final defeat to Ballinamallard United. Stadium The club's former home was Riverside Stadium located in Drumahoe, Derry and had a total capacity of 3,110 people with 1,540 seated. In 1995 it was decided that the club would make plans to develop the ground to meet IFA regulation standard, to gain entry to the Irish League. Plans included new toilet facilities, new changing rooms, facilities for the disabled, purchasing two porter-cabins to use as a club shop and for hospitality, a new security fence to enclose the ground and two new turnstiles resulting in the club's entry to the B Division of the Irish League. In 1998 the club decided to build a 330-seater stand at the south side of the ground. The stand was named 'The Billy Kee Stand' after their great player. In May 2011, 110 extra seats were added to the Billy Kee stand taking the number of seats to 440. The seats in this stand are blue, yellow, white and black. This stand is allocated to the home fans on match days. Next they built a 200-seater stand at the north side of the ground. An extra row of 100 seats were added to the stand in May 2011, increasing its capacity to 300 seats. The seats in the stand are blue, yellow, white and black. This is simply known as the 'North Stand' and is allocated to away fans on a match day. 2008 saw the club build a terraced stand. The stand was named 'The Billy Henderson Stand' after the club's main sponsor. Both home and away fans can stand here on a match