Borussia Dortmund start preparations for the 2009-10 season on June 28. Whilst the youth team round off their 2008-09 season in the Final of the German Youth Championship against FSV Mainz 05, the pros begin work again after a five week break.

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It all starts again for Kringe & Co. on Sunday.

As ever the first session takes place in the SIGNAL IDUNA PARK so that fans can have a good look. Last year some 9000 fans took the opportunity to be there at the start and this year ´kicks-off´ at 1500 (CET). Amongst those missing will be the players who have been, or are still on, international duty; namely Zidan, Lee, Valdez, Sahin, Subotic and Schmelzer. By July 8 the whole squad will have returned.
The first friendly is on Friday 3 July (1900 CET) at the "Big Meadow" stadium in Huesten against a selection taken from the German region of Sauerland. Two days later BVB visit Eintracht Rheine (k.o also at 1500 CET).
Then from the 8th to the 16th the team head off, just like last year, for their training camp in Donaueschingen. The team will fly from Dortmund to Lahr and then on the way to the camp will stop off in Offenburg where, in the Karl-Heiz stadium, they will play hosts FV Offenburg (k.o 1830 CET).

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The training camp is once again in Donaueschingen.

It is anticipated that two or three more games will be arranged during the traing camp but for now the only confirmed fixture is on 11 July (1700 CET ) against FV Donaueschingen.
Upon their return to Dortmund the team will probably play another game on July 19 before Valancia and Udinese visit to compete in the anniversary tournament at the SIGNAL IDUNA PARK. The final test before the German Cup will then take place on Tuesday 28 July at the home of newly promoted FSV Mainz 05. Should the teams be drawn against eachother in the first Bundesliga games this game will be postponed.
The new Bundesliga fixtures (first matches 7 August) will be announced on 2 July whilst the Cup draw takes place on 27 June with games to be played between July 31 and August 3. (br)
An ´at-a-glance´ look at all the important pre-season dates:
28.06. (15:00) Pre-season training starts at the Signal Iduna Park
03.07. (19:00) Sauerland XI - BVB in Hüsten (Stadion "Große Wiese")
05.07. (15:00) Eintracht Rheine - BVB (Auto Senger Stadion)
08.07. (18:30) FV Offenburg - BVB (Karl-Heitz-Stadion)
11.07. (17:00) FV Donaueschingen - BVB (Anton-Mall-Stadion)
25.07. (15:30) Tournament with Valencia, Udinese, BVB (Signal Iduna Park)
28.07. (19:00) FSV Mainz 05 - BVB (Bruchwegstadion)
01.08. German Cup, 1st Round Proper
08.08. Bundesliga, 1st Gameday