Arsenal, Everton and Stoke will travel to Singapore to complete in the Barclays Asia Trophy during their pre-season preparations in July, the Premier League have announced. The competition is held every two years, but will take place in Singapore for the first time since its inception in 2003, coinciding with the country's 50th anniversary celebrations. Arsenal and Stoke will be making their debut appearances in the tournament - which is the only Premier League-affiliated competition to take place outside England - while Everton are competing for the first time since 2005. Arsenal will head to Singapore to compete in their first ever Asia Trophy before the start of next season . Manchester City won the last Asia Trophy, beating Sunderland in  Hong Kong in July 2013 . Completing the line-up of teams will be a Singapore Select XI, and Premier League chief executive Richard Scudamore spoke of his excitement at taking the Premier League brand to a new location. 'We are very excited to bring the Barclays Asia Trophy to Singapore for the first time,' he said. 'We know Singaporeans love their football and that they are huge fans of the Barclays Premier League. 'Arsenal have always been one of the most thrilling teams in the Premier League: they have some wonderful players and I’m sure they’ll delight their many fans from across Southeast Asia. Richard Scudamore spoke of his excitement at taking the Premier League brand to a new country . A Tottenham fan holds a scarf aloft during the 2013 Asia Cup - the Premier League has fans all over the world . 'Everton under Roberto Martinez continue to play an exciting brand of football, while Stoke City mix flair with a never-say-die attitude. Fans in Singapore should expect our most competitive ever Barclays Asia Trophy.' The competition will take place over two match-days, on Wednesday 15 and Saturday 18 July. The format sees two semi-finals on Day One, before a final and third-place playoff on the Saturday. Matches will take place in a state-of-the-art 55,000-capacity venue, with a retractable roof and every seat in the stadium cooled by environmentally-sustainable technology. The 2013 Asia Cup semi-finals had to be played over 80 minutes rather than 90 due to torrential rain . In 2007, Benjani scored the only goal of the game as Portsmouth beat Liverpool to win the trophy in China . The previous tournament, in 2013, was won by Manchester City after they defeated Sunderland in the final in Hong Kong. The semi-finals of the competition were marred by torrential rain, resulting in 80-minute matches rather than the scheduled 90. Prior to that, Chelsea beat Aston Villa 2-0 in the 2011 final, also at the Hong Kong Stadium in So Kon Po.
The Barclays Asia Trophy is held every two years during pre-season . In July, the tournament will take place in Singapore for the first time . Arsenal, Everton, Stoke City and a Singapore Select XI will compete . Richard Scudamore says fans in Singapore can expect the most competitive ever Barclays Asia Trophy in July 2015 .