They were two of the Illawarra Premier League's benchmarks last year, and Wollongong United will host Albion Park White Eagles in a pre-season clash on Wednesday night.
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IPL fans can look forward to a cracking contest at Macedonia Park to kick off round two of the Frat Cup comp.
The IPL's reigning Player of the Year, United midfielder Billy Tsovolos, said he couldn't wait for the game.
"Albion Park look like they'll be a good team again this year. They were one of the best teams in the comp last year and they seem like they've added a couple of decent players," he said.
"It will be a good test, a challenge to see where we're at early in the year."
United fell agonisingly short of claiming the IPL's trophy sweep last year - only one goal denied them the league championship.
The side kicked off their 2021 Frat Cup campaign with a 6-1 win over South Coast United last Thursday. Mitsuo Yamada mustered a hat-trick, while Jeremy Flanagan, Joshua Correia and Klime Sekutkoski also scored goals.
Heading into this season, Tsovolos said they had "pretty much the same squad".
"We lost a couple of players in 'Hika' (Hikaru Kawasakiya), 'Maso' (Mason Versi) and Michael Mendes. But we haven't really replaced them with anyone, we've just brought some of the young guys up from our successful second grade team last year," he said. "Hopefully those boys can step up and do a good job for us this year."
Shell Cove will host fellow District League side University at Macedonia Park in the other Frat Cup game on Wednesday night.