The ball is well and truly rolling for the 2026/27 season, and there’s plenty of football to look forward to for our Elite Development Squad and Under-18s in September.

You can find all the details for our Academy sides’ seven combined matches right here, including dates, kick-off timings and how to follow the action via either the Official Man City App, our Instagram and X accounts @ManCityAcademy or online on mancity.com.

*Date and kick-off times are subject to change.

EDS FIXTURES

FC Porto v City Under-19s | Tuesday 8 September, kick-off time TBC | UEFA Youth League

Our EDS will begin our UEFA Youth League campaign on Tuesday 8 September with a trip to FC Porto.

 Once the kick-off time for the fixture has been confirmed, details on our coverage of the game will be available on mancity.com and the Official Man City App.

Chesterfield v City | Tuesday 15 September, 19:00 (UK) | EFL Trophy

Our EFL Trophy campaign couldn’t have started much better, as we convincingly beat Mansfield Town 4-1 at the One Call Stadium.

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We’ll be looking to continue that fantastic start to Group D when we travel to a Chesterfield side who currently sit 16th in League Two, with one win and two losses.

Tickets are available here, and you can follow along via our Instagram and X account. Shortly after the final whistle, you’ll be able to find a comprehensive match report.

Spurs v Man City | Saturday 19 September, 13:00 (UK) | Premier League 2

Our EDS will finish the month with a trip to the capital before the international break, as we take on Tottenham Hotspur.

A side whom we didn’t face in the Premier League 2 last season, Spurs finished eighth in the league phase and beat Leicester City and Chelsea on their way to the semi-finals. There, they were beaten 3-1 by eventual champions Brighton.

You can follow the action via our Instagram and X accounts, which will be offering regular updates throughout the match.

U18s FIXTURES

Stoke v City | Saturday 5 September, 11:00 (UK) | Under-18 Premier League North | LIVE on CITY+

After an impressive start to the season, which has seen us defeat both Liverpool and Manchester united in the league, we will travel to Staffordshire to take on Stoke City at the start of September.

The Potters have a win and two defeats to their name so far, having beaten Burnley and fallen to Newcastle and Nottingham Forest.

In the same fixture last season, we prevailed in a thrilling 3-2 victory at Clayton Wood thanks to strikes from Kylan Midwood and each of the Samba brothers, Tyrone and Floyd.

So, there could be goals aplenty, and the game will be streamed live on CITY+, with a match report, highlights and CITY+ full-match replay to follow.

City v Sunderland | Saturday 12 September, 12:00 (UK) | Under-18 Premier League North, LIVE on CITY+

Our league action continues with an exciting home clash with Sunderland, a fixture that always provides goals and entertainment.

Last season, we beat the Black Cats home and away, most recently putting in an impressive display to win 4-1 at home back in April.

Sunderland have just one league game under their belt, a 2-2 draw with Burnley.

You can follow along via our Instagram and X accounts, which will provide updates over the course of the match.

There will also be post-match reaction from Lauris Coggins and a full match report shortly after the game’s conclusion.

Everton v City | Saturday 19 September, 11:00 (UK) | Under-18 Premier League North | LIVE on CITY+

Our final test of the month sees us travel to Merseyside to take on Everton.

The Toffees started the new season strongly with a 6-1 win over Leeds United at home and followed that up with a difficult 3-0 loss against Manchester United.

It’s bound to be an exciting encounter. You’ll be able to stream it live on CITY+ and there will be a match report, full match replay and highlights after the full-time whistle.