Leeds United pre-season 2026: Final opponents named for Premier League preparations
Leeds United have finalised their pre-season programme with a second home game against Bundesliga opposition.
The match against Augsburg will be their sixth and last official friendly before beginning the new Premier League season at home to Nottingham Forest.
England and Germany's top divisions kick off on the same weekend, making them ideal tests for the latter stage of pre-season, when both sides should be at a similar level of fitness and preparation.
As a German native and former Bundesliga manager, Daniel Farke will have a clear idea of what to expect.
So after they get back from an American tour which will see them face Wrexham (July 25), Sunderland (3oth) and Liverpool (August 2), Leeds have consecutive Saturday Elland Road matches against RB Leipzig and Augsburg. In between time they will play Manchester United at Croke Park on August 12.
Augsburg were in danger of relegation when they parted ways with Sandro Wagner on December 1, but Manuel Baum led them to ninth in the table, initially as caretaker, four points shy of qualifying for the Europa Conference League.
The game against Augsburg will kick off an hour later than the previous week's match against Leipzig, in the traditional Saturday 3pm slot on August 15.
Work is ongoing at present on the expansion of Elland Road to seat 53,000 people, but the capacity will remain unchanged for some time yet, and the work is designed to minimise the matchday disruption for supporters.
Ticket information for the Augsburg game will be announced in due course.
Leeds are yet to make any signings for the coming season, but are closing in on a deal for free agent and long-term target Harry Wilson.
They face Forest at the City Ground at 3pm on August 22.