Newport to face Barnet in new Carabao Cup preliminary round
The competition will have a new format due to nine Premier League teams qualifying for European competition.
That means that four teams must play in a preliminary round to reduce the number of clubs for rounds one and two, before the European qualifiers enter in round three.
County's woeful finish to last season meant that they dropped down to 22nd in the table, the last safe spot, with Accrington Stanley above them.
Had they won against Tranmere on final day then the Exiles would have gone straight into the regionalised first round, with the potential for a plum tie against Swansea, Cardiff or Bristol City.
County and Accrington will be joined in the preliminary round by Barnet and Oldham, who secured returns to League Two.
The decision has been made to regionalise the ties and that means the Exiles will go up against National League champions Barnet, with Tuesday, August 5 the likely date.
A draw will be made on Thursday, June 26 (4.30pm) to determine whether the fixture will be at Rodney Parade or The Hive Stadium.
That will be followed by a draw for the first round, with those ties taking place the following week.
The Barnet fixture will be a second game under new boss David Hughes with League Two getting under way on the first weekend of August.
County played the Bees in the FA Cup in December, 2023 when they drew 1-1 in Newport and then won 4-1 in north London.
KEY COUNTY DATES
League Two fixtures – Thursday, June 26 (midday).
EFL Trophy group stage draw – Thursday, June 26 (2.30pm).
League Cup draw – Thursday, June 26 (4.30pm).
Start of League Two – August 2/3.
League Cup, preliminary round – w/c August 4.
League Cup, round one – w/c August 11.
Final games of the regular season: May 2/3.
SUMMER TRANSFER WINDOW
Reopens: Monday, June 16.
Transfer deadline day: Monday, September 1 (7pm).
CONFIRMED FRIENDLIES
Tuesday, July 1 – Pontypridd (away).
Saturday, July 12 – Worcester City (away).
Tuesday, July 15 – Weston-super-Mare (away).
Saturday, July 19 – Torquay (away).
Tuesday, July 22 – Bristol City (away, behind closed doors at training centre)
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