| 3/4 and 10/11 Jul |
Intertoto cup second round
Intertoto cup second round. Villarreal
will enter at this stage. The first leg will be away against the winners of
a match between a Danish and a Northern Ireland side. |
| 17/8 and 24 Jul |
Intertoto third round
Intertoto cup third round.
Atlético Madrid will enter the competition at this stage, away
at first against a side from Belgium, Czech Republic or Kazakstan. |
| 28 Jul and 4 Aug |
Intertoto semi-final
There will be six semi-final ties, played
over two legs. |
| 30 or 31 Jul |
Deportivo v Tokyo
Exotic opponents for the Juan Acuña
trophy this year. Visitors will probably be Japanese side Tokyo. |
| 23 Jul- 3 Aug |
Racing Santander summer programme
Will be touring England from 23
July to 3 August, based near Manchester. Several games against English sides
will be scheduled. |
| Jul / Aug |
Barcelona summer programme
Barça are organizing a tour of the
Far East at the end of July/early August, taking in South Korea, Japan and
China. Matches against Kashima Antlers (1/8) and Jubilo Iwata (4/8) already
fixed. Will start off at Perelda for a few days up to 20th July. |
| Aug |
Real Madrid summer programme
Have had to change their plans to
be ready for the CL qualifying round. Holidays end 16 July, and they will spend
10 days in Spain training. Will then play 2 games in Japan, and afterwards will
return to Spain. |
| Aug |
Sevilla summer programme
Looking to organize a big tour in the
summer, taking in Brazil (Sao Paulo), Mexico (Guadalajara) and Australia.
|
| Aug |
Spiderman trophy
Have we read this correctly? Will be
playing Brazil's Santos in this pre-season tournament in Madrid. |
| 5-14 Aug |
Athletic summer programme
Athletic Bilbao will be going to Holland
for their pre-season training. Matches have been arranged against Groningen and
Heerenveen on 5/8 and 7/8 respectively, and they will then return to Spain to
play Numancia and Racing away on 11/8 and 14/8. |
| 7 Aug |
Everton v Real Sociedad
Real Sociedad will be training
in Covaleda, Soria from 19 to 29 July before starting their pre-season round of
games. The only confirmed fixture to date is against Everton at Goodison Park.
|
| 10 and 24 Aug |
Intertoto final
Six sides will play three finals will be
played as usual, with the winners qualifying for the UEFA cup. Will there be a
Spanish side amongst them? |
| 10/11 and 24/25 Aug |
Champions' League third qualifying round
The third
and fourth placed Spanish sides Deportivo and Real Madrid enter
at this stage. |
| 13-15 Aug |
Teresa Herrera trophy, La
Coruña
59th edition of the tournament is due to be played this
summer. Hosts Deportivo La Coruña will be joined by Atlético
Madrid, Zaragoza and Sporting Lisbon. |
| Mid Aug |
Ramón Carranza trophy,
Cádiz
Cádiz will once again host this prestigious trophy.
|
| Mid Aug |
Orange trophy
Trofeo Naranja - Valencia's annual
tournament at the Mestalla stadium, the Orange Trophy. Opponents to be
confirmed. |
| 18 Aug |
Spain v Venezuela
Friendly match to be played in the Las
Palmas new stadium. Warm up game before World Cup qualifiers. |
| 19-21 Aug |
Colombino trophy, Huelva
Recreativo will host another
of the big summer competitions, the 40th time the tournament has taken place.
Teams invited are Betis, Málaga and Real Sociedad. 19/8: Recreativo v
Betis; 20/8: Málaga v Real Sociedad; 21/8: 3/4 play-off and final.
|
| 3rd week Aug |
Ciutat de Barcelona trophy
Espanyol's annual presentation match.
Could be against an Italian side this year? |
| 3rd week Aug |
City of Vigo trophy
Information put out on the club's website
tells us that they are laying new turf, and that the competition will therefore
not take place this year, at least not until later in the new season.
|
| 25 Aug |
Gamper tournament, FC Barcelona
Will be
playing AC Milan in the XXXIX edition of FC Barcelona's annual tournament.
|
| 4th week Aug |
Athletic Bilbao presentation
Homenaje al socio match. |
| 4th week Aug |
Catalonia Cup
Played this tournament in summer last year
rather than throughout the season, and expected to do so again. |
| 4th week Aug |
Spanish Supercup
Two leg fixture between league champions
(unknown as yet) and cup winners Zaragoza. |
| End Aug |
Santiago Bernabeu trophy
Real Madrid's presentation match. Date
depends on participation in other tournaments, overseas tours etc. |
| End Aug |
Trofeo del Olivo
Trophy played in Jaén every summer.
Atlético Madrid have already accepted invitation. |
| 4 Sep |
Columbia tournament
Atlético Madrid will be hosting
this tournament, sponsored by the film company, with Deportivo La Coruña
as opponents. |
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