CO Derry will have derby game in this year’s Milk Cup against Co Antrim who were be beaten finalists last year.
As well as facing Antrim, who lost 2-0 to Brazilian club Corinthians in last year’s final, Co Derry will also take on Mexicans Zacatepac and the North Dublin League in their group.
The Premier competition will also have a number of other meetings between the local North county teams in the opening stage with Co Derry up against Fermanagh and Co Antrim facing Tyrone.
Co Fermanagh’s junior opponents include Sydney United and Rangers.
In the Premier competition, Co Down will be up against last year’s beaten finalists, French side Vendee early on.
The French club were beaten by Manchester United in last year’s Premier final but the Old Trafford club are not involved 12 months on.
United have had a long relationship with the Milk Cup tournament but the club announced last month that they were pulling out of this year’s competition.
In the junior section, the county sides of Tyrone and Armagh will meet in a derby encounter.
Tyrone’s other opening games will see them facing Liverpool and US-based GPS FC Bayern.
County Down’s junior opposition includes the Donegal Schools League and Brentford.
Northern Ireland’s record scorer David Healy made the draw for the tournament at Belfast’s Odyssey Arena on Wednesday.
The former Manchester United and Rangers striker was a winner at the international youth tournament with Northern Ireland back in 1997.
United’s Northern Ireland international Paddy McNair had been scheduled to make the Milk Cup draw before his club announced that they would not be involved in this year’s competition.
Milk Cup fixtures
Junior competition
AS Roma USA: (opponent) Rangers, Sydney United, Co Fermanagh
Brentford: Plymouth Argyle, Strikers, Co Down
Co Antrim: Co Derry, North Dublin, SL Zacatepac
Co Armagh: Co Tyrone, Right to Dream, Swindon Town
Co Down: Donegal SL, Strikers, Brentford
Co Fermanagh: Dundalk SL, AS Roma USA, Rangers
Co Derry: Co Antrim, OC Blues, Southampton
Co. Tyrone: Co Armagh, GPS FC Bayern, Liverpool
Donegal Schools: Co Down, Santa Marta de Liray, Plymouth Argyle
Dundalk SL: Co Fermanagh, Sydney United, Sheffield United
GPS FC Bayern: Liverpool, Right to Dream, Co Tyrone
Liverpool: Swindon Town, GPS FC Bayern, Co Tyrone
North Dublin SL: OC Blues, Zacatepac, Co Antrim
OC Blues: Southampton, North Dublin SL, Co Derry
Plymouth Argyle: Brentford, Santa Marta de Liray, Donegal SL
Rangers: Sheffield United, AS Romas USA, Co Fermanagh
Right to Dream: GPS FC Bayern, Swindon Town, Co Armagh
Santa Marta de Liray: Strikers, Plymouth Argyle, Donegal SL
Sheffield United: Rangers, Sydney United, Dundalk SL
Southampton: Zacatepac, OC Blues, Co Derry
Strikers: Brentford, Santa Marta de Liray, Co Down
Swindon Town: Liverpool, Right to Dream, Co Armagh
Sydney United: AS Roma USA, Sheffield United,Dundalk SL
Zacatepac: Southampton, North Dublin SL, Co Antrim
Premier
Alset Colombia: Real Sociedad, Otago Academy, Co Armagh
Cherry Orchard: Co Down, OC Blues, O’Higgins FC
Club América: Vendee, OC Blues, Cherry Orchard
Co Antrim: Co Tyrone, Strikers, Higashi Fukuoka
Co Armagh: Real Sociedad, Alset Colombia, Otago Academy
Co Down: Cherry Orchard, Club America, Vendee
Co Fermanagh: Co Derry, Partick Thistle, Malaga CF
Co Derry: Co Fermanagh, Lusaka Academy, CSKA Moscow
Co Tyrone: Co Antrim, Right to Dream, Newcastle United
CSKA Moscow: Malaga CF, Lusaka Academy, Co Derry
Higashi Fukuoka: Newcastle United, Strikers, Co Antrim
Lusaka Academy: CSKA Moscow, Partick Thistle, Co Derry
Malaga CF: CSKA Moscow, Partick Thistle, Co Fermanagh
Newcastle United: Higashi Fukuoka, Right to Dream, Co Tyrone
O’Higgins FC: Vendee, OC Blues, Cherry Orchard
OC Blues: Club America, O’Higgins FC, Cherry Orchard
Otago Academy: Real Sociedad, Alset Colombia, Co. Armagh
Partick Thistle: Lusaka Academy, Malaga CF, Co Fermanagh
Real Sociedad: Alset Colombia, Otago Academy, Co Armagh
Right to Dream: Newcastle United, Strikers, Co Tyrone
Strikers: Right to Dream, Higashi Fukuoka, Co Antrim
Vendee: O’Higgins FC, Club America, Co Down
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