AcademyLiverpool's Premier League International Cup opponents confirmed

Barry Lewtas’ team have been drawn in Group C and will play all four of their matches during the tournament’s opening phase at the Kirkby Academy.

• v Monaco – Wednesday September 27 – 7pm kick-off
• v Benfica – Sunday October 22 – 2pm kick-off
• v Feyenoord – Wednesday December 6 – 7pm kick-off
• v Athletic Club – TBC

All kick-off times are UK. Fixtures are subject to change.

In the competition’s first round, three groups of eight teams each feature four clubs from Premier League 2 and four invited sides from across Europe.

The top two finishers in each section, and the two best third-placed teams, will progress to the quarter-finals.

Group A: Blackburn Rovers, Leeds United, Nottingham Forest, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Sparta Prague, Hertha BSC, Nice, PSV Eindhoven.

Group B: Brighton & Hove Albion, Chelsea, Southampton, West Ham United, Celtic, Dinamo Zagreb, Olympique Lyonnais, Valencia.

Group C: Crystal Palace, Everton, Fulham, Liverpool, Monaco, Athletic Club, Feyenoord, Benfica.

View an updated U21s schedule for 2023-24 and download our fixtures eCalendar here.