Cardiff City have announced two new pre-season friendlies, with Bluebirds fans being given their first opportunity to watch their team in action under new boss Erol Bulut.
The Bulut era will get under way at Cardiff City Stadium against opposition from the Cymru Premier Division, with both Penybont FC and The New Saints visiting the capital in July, ahead of the 2023/24 campaign.
The Bluebirds will host Penybont on Saturday, July 1 before taking on league champions The New Saints at home three days later.
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Another summer fixture against Wycombe Wanderers on July 29 had previously been announced, with Cardiff taking on The Chairboys in the testimonial match of academy graduate Joe Jacobson at Adams Park.
Between the TNS and Wycombe games, Bulut's squad are also set to head out to Portugal for a training camp. It is understood Cardiff are looking to play at least one game while in the Algarve, but full details regarding dates and the friendly fixture are yet to be announced and are due in the coming days.
The Bluebirds kick off their latest Championship campaign on August 6 as they travel to relegated Leeds United on the opening weekend, while they will host Colchester United in the first round of the Carabao Cup two days later.
While the Cymru Premier sides do not provide the most challenging of starts for Bulut to contend with, both of the visiting sides will be looking to pull off a shock result ahead of their respective qualifying matches for the Europa Conference League and Champions League later this summer.
Penybont will take on Andorra's most successful ever team, FC Santa Colom, at Brewery Field in Bridgend in their first ever Europa Conference League tie on July 13, while Saints face Swedish champions BK Hacken in Gothenburg the previous day.
Tickets for both the Penybont and TNS fixtures go on sale from 2pm on Friday, June 23, and are priced at £5 per match or £8 for a double match purchase.
Cardiff's pre-season fixtures in full:
- Saturday 1st July vs. Penybont FC (Cardiff City Stadium, 3pm)
- Tuesday 4th July vs. The New Saints (Cardiff City Stadium, 7:30pm)
- Saturday 29th July vs. Wycombe Wanderers (Adams Park, 3pm)
