Adelaide will open the 2011 NAB Cup competition at AAMI Stadium on Friday, February 11.

The revamped competition will consist of 18 teams including the Gold Coast Suns and Greater Western Sydney.

Each team will do battle in a series of 40-minute, lightning premiership-style night games.

Adelaide's first game is against Melbourne at 7.15pm, with the second game against Port Adelaide at 9.25pm.

The clubs have been divided into six pools of three, with members of each pool gathering at one venue to play games consisting of two 20-minute halves.

The teams that top their pools will automatically gain a place in the second round, while the two best-performing runners-up will also progress as wildcards.

All second-round matches, along with the semi-final and grand final, will be full-length games.

The NAB Cup grand final will take place on Friday, March 11. It will be telecast by Channel 7.

ROUND ONE POOLS AND THEIR LOCATIONS
- Adelaide, Port Adelaide and Melbourne at AAMI Stadium, February 11 (Friday night)
- Collingwood, Carlton and Richmond at Etihad Stadium, February 12 (Saturday night)
- West Coast, Fremantle and Hawthorn at Patersons Stadium (Subiaco Oval), February 13 (Sunday afternoon)
- Essendon, the Brisbane Lions and St Kilda at Etihad Stadium, February 18 (Friday night)
- Greater Western Sydney, Sydney Swans and Gold Coast at Blacktown Olympic Park, February 19 (Saturday night)
- Geelong, North Melbourne and the Western Bulldogs at Skilled Stadium, February 20 (Sunday afternoon)