This season academy football moves from having Under-19 and Under-17 leagues to Under-18 and Under-16 age groups.
Sunderland have lined up a series of Under-18 friendlies to be played at the Academy of Light:
Tuesday July 22nd
Gateshead Academy. Kick off 6.30pm
Saturday July 31st
Darlington. Kick off 11.30am
Wednesday August 4th
Hartlepool Utd. Kick off 12pm
Sunday August 8th
Copenhagen. Kick off 3pm
Tuesday August 10th
Helsingborg. Kick off 3pm
Saturday August 14th
Leeds. Kick off 11am