Everton will hold the first of three test events in the new Everton Stadium at Bramley-Moore Dock on Monday 17 February when the Under-18s will play a friendly fixture in front of 10,000 spectators.
The restricted capacity is a requirement of the testing process that will allow the club to obtain the necessary licence and safety certificates to operate the new stadium at full capacity after it officially opens for the start of the 2025-26 season. The capacity will increase to 25,000 for the second test event.
The second test event will be a friendly for the Under-21s in either late March or early April. Tickets for the first two test events will be allocated by way of ballots. The ballots will be open for a week from 10 am on Friday 3 January.