The Blues have been drawn to face newly promoted Hartlepool United and League One newcomers Morecambe in Group A of this season's Papa John's Trophy competition.
Everton will join Group A as the invited under-21 team, with the first round of fixtures due to be played w/c 30 August.
We'll have reaction to the draw from manager Chris Beech in the coming days.
Full match information will be confirmed in due course.