Premier League preseason schedule for all clubs
English Premier League teams are traveling all over the globe in their lucrative pre-season tours and friendlies this summer while spreading the joy of the increasing popular beautiful game of European football in many parts of the world. On their pre-season summer tours, Premier League sides will travel to 14 countries, playing a total of 17 matches in the United States making it the most-visited destination. Austria is the second most visited hosting 11 matches.
Premier League 2015-16 Champions Leicester City begin their summer tour playing Oxford United at Kassam Stadium, then facing Celtic on July 23 at Celtic Park in Glasgow, Scotland, and Barcelona at Friends Arena in Solna, Sweden on August 3 in the International Champions Cup. Celtic will play Barcelona on July 30 at Aviva Stadium in Dublin, Republic of Ireland in the International Champions Cup. On August 6, Liverpool and Barcelona will clash in their Intl Champions Cup match at Wembley Stadium in London.
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The pre-season helps brand the clubs, increases sponsorships, and generates additional revenues for the Premier League teams on tour from selling kits, shirts and other products. "Pre-season can be hugely lucrative," stated football finance expert Rob Wilson. "A club does a tour, they sell more products, there's more branding and more sponsors start to get involved. If they can generate £5m or £10m from a two-week tour, that's more than what some of the other clubs will get." China is becoming a "serious player" in the soccer sport market. Premier League titan clubs Manchester City and Manchester United will play each other in China at Beijing's Bird's Nest Stadium on July 25.
"What we've seen in the past 10 years is big clubs going further and further afield," Wilson added. "They are looking to leverage new markets, like China, Malaysia, Indonesia and Thailand. Australia is not doing too bad." The United States recently hosted Crystal Palace, Swansea, and Southampton, and will next host top Premier League clubs Arsenal, Chelsea, Leicester, Liverpool, and Manchester United.
Premier League Summer Pre-season Schedule
Arsenal
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22 July: RC Lens (Stade Bollaert-Delelis, Lens, France)
28 July: MLS All-Stars (Avaya Stadium, San Jose, USA)
31 July: Chivas de Guadalajara (StubHub Center, Los Angeles, USA)
5 August: Viking FK (Viking Stadion, Stavanger, Norway)
7 August: Manchester City (Ullevi stadium, Gothenburg, Sweden)
Bournemouth
20 July: Minnesota United (National Sports Centre Stadium, Blaine, Minnesota, USA)
23 July: Portsmouth (Fratton Park)
29 July: Reading (Madejski Stadium)
30 July: Cardiff City (Vitality Stadium)
3 August: Valencia (Vitality Stadium)
Burnley
15 July: Stade Nyonnais 1-3 Burnley (Stade de Colovray, Nyon, Switzerland)19 July: Morecambe (Globe Arena)
23 July: Bradford City (Coral Windows Stadium)
26 July: Bolton (Macron Stadium)
30 July: Rangers (Ibrox, Glasgow, Scotland)
5 August: Real Sociedad (Turf Moor)
Chelsea
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16 July: Rapid Vienna 2-0 Chelsea (Allianz Stadion, Vienna, Austria)
20 July: WAC RZ Pellets (Worthersee Stadion, Klagenfurt, Austria)
27 July: Liverpool (Rose Bowl, Pasadena, USA)
30 July: Real Madrid (Michigan Stadium, Ann Arbor, USA)
3 August: AC Milan (US Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, USA)
7 August: Werder Bremen (Weserstadion, Bremen, Germany)
Crystal Palace
13 July: Philadelphia Union 0-0 Crystal Palace (PPL Park, Philadelphia, USA)16 July: FC Cincinnati 0-2 Crystal Palace (Nippert Stadium, Cincinnati, USA)
19 July: Vancouver Whitecaps FC (BC Place, Vancouver, Canada)
25 July: Colchester United (Weston Homes Community Stadium)
27 July: AFC Wimbledon (Kingsmeadow)
30 July: Fulham (Craven Cottage)
2 August: Bromley (Hayes Lane)
6 August: v Valencia (Selhurst Park)
Everton
23 July: Barnsley (Oakwell)26 July: MK Dons (Stadium MK)
29 July: Dynamo Dresden (DDV-Stadium, Dresden, Germany)
30 July: Real Betis or Werder Bremen (DDV-Stadium, Dresden, Germany)
3 August: Manchester United - Wayne Rooney Testimonial (Old Trafford)
6 August: Espanyol (Goodison Park)
Hull City
15 July: Grimsby Town 0-0 Hull City (Blundell Park)16 July: North Ferriby United 0-2 Hull City (Eon Visual Media Stadium)
19 July: Mansfield Town (Field Mill)
23 July: Scunthorpe United (Glanford Park)
26 July: Barnsley (Oakwell)
30 July: Nottingham Forest (City Ground)
3 August: Caykur Rizespor (Kufstein Arena, Kufstein, Austria)
6 August: Torino (MyPhone Austria Stadium, Salzburg, Austria)
Leicester City
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19 July: Oxford United (Kassam Stadium, Oxford)
23 July: Celtic (Celtic Park)
30 July: Paris St-Germain (StubHub Center, Carson, USA)
3 August: Barcelona (Friends Arena, Stockholm, Sweden)
Liverpool
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8 July: Tranmere Rovers 0-1 Liverpool (Prenton Park)
13 July: Fleetwood Town 0-5 Liverpool (Highbury Stadium)
17 July: Wigan Athletic 0-2 Liverpool (DW Stadium)
20 July: Huddersfield Town (John Smith's Stadium)
27 July: Chelsea (Rose Bowl, Pasadena, USA)
30 July: AC Milan (Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara, USA)
1 August: Roma (Busch Stadium, St Louis, USA)
6 August: Barcelona (Wembley)
7 August: FSV Mainz 05 (Opel Arena, Mainz, Germany)
Manchester City
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20 July: Bayern Munich (Allianz Arena, Munich, Germany)
25 July: Manchester United (Beijing National Stadium, Beijing, China)
28 July: Borussia Dortmund (Shenzhen Universiade Centre, Shenzhen, China)
7 August: Arsenal (Ullevi Stadium, Gothenburg, Sweden)
Manchester United
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16 July: Wigan 0 - 2 Man United (DW Stadium)
22 July: Borussia Dortmund (Shanghai Stadium, Shanghai, China)
25 July: Manchester City (Beijing National Stadium, Beijing, China)
30 July: Galatasaray (Ullevi Stadium, Gothenberg, Sweden)
3 August: Everton - Wayne Rooney Testimonial (Old Trafford)
Middlesbrough
9 July: York City 0-6 Middlesbrough (Bootham Crescent)16 July: Doncaster 0-2 Middlesbrough (Keepmoat Stadium)
19 July: Real Betis (Marbella Football Centre, Marbella, Spain)
(Boro also play two other matches in Marbella behind closed doors)
30 July: Aston Villa (Villa Park)
3 August: Udinese (Dacia Arena, Udine, Italy)
6 August: Real Sociedad (Riverside)
Southampton
15 July: DC United Under-23s 0-2 Southampton (RFK Stadium, Washington DC, US)23 July: PEC Zwolle (TBC)
27 July: FC Twente (Q20 Stadium, Oldenzaal, Netherlands)
30 July: FC Groningen (Euroborg Stadium, Groningen, Netherlands)
7 August: Athletic Bilbao (St Mary's)
Stoke City
16 July: Burton 3-0 Stoke (Pirelli stadium)23 July: Preston (Deepdale)
27 July: Orlando City (Titan Soccer Complex, Florida, US)
6 August: Hamburg (Volkspark Stadion, Hamburg, Germany)
Sunderland
20 July: Hartlepool (Victoria Park)23 July: Rotherham (AESSEAL New York Stadium)
25 July: Stade Nyonnais (Stade Camille-Fournier, Evian-les-Bains, France)
27 July: Dijon FCO (Stade Camille-Fournier, Evian-les-Bains, France)
30 July: Montpellier (Stade Jacques Forestier, Aix-les-Bains, France)
5 August: Borussia Dortmund (Cashpoint Arena, Altach, Austria)
Swansea City
13 July: Charlotte Independence 0-4 Swansea City (Ramblewood Stadium, North Carolina, USA)16 July: Richmond Kickers 2-0 Swansea (City Stadium, Virginia, USA)
23 July: Bristol Rovers (Memorial Stadium)
27 July: Swindon (County Ground)
30 July: Wolves (Molineux)
6 August: Rennes (Liberty Stadium)
Tottenham Hotspur
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16 July: Tottenham Hotspur 0-1 Fulham (Hotspur Way)
26 July: Juventus (Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia)
29 July: Atletico Madrid (Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia)
5 August: Inter Milan (Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway)
Watford
10 July: Woking 1-1 Watford (Laithwaite Community Stadium)14 July: Stevenage 0-2 Watford (Lamex Stadium)
19 July: Union Berlin (Stadion Sankt Andra, Sankt Andra, Austria)
23 July: Anzhi Makhachkala (Sportplatz Gralla, Gralla, Austria)
30 July: QPR (Loftus Road)
6 August: Lorient (Vicarage Road)
West Brom Albion
13 July: Paris Saint-Germain 2-1 West Brom (Schladming Athletic Area, Austria)16 July: Kidderminster Harriers 1-2 West Brom (Aggborough)
21 July: Vitesse Arnhem (GelreDome, Arnhem, Netherlands)
23 July: PSV Eindhoven (GelreDome, Arnhem, Netherlands)
30 July: Plymouth Argyle (Home Park)
1 August: Torquay United (Plainmoor)
6 August: Mallorca (Iberostar Stadium, Palma, Spain)
West Ham
5 July: Seattle Sounders 3-0 West Ham (CenturyLink Field, Washington DC, USA)12 July: Carolina RailHawks 2-2 West Ham (WakeMed Soccer Park, North Carolina, USA)
19 July: FC Slovacko (Stadion Rohrbach, Rohrbach, Austria)
20 July: Rubin Kazan (SportPlatz Crottendorf, Crottendorf, Austria)
23 July: Karlsruher SC (Franz-Fekete-Stadion, Kapfenberg, Austria)
7 August: Juventus (London Stadium)