SC Freiburg starts preparing for the new season in a month. The training operation at the Europa-Park-Stadion in Freiburg is still on hold for a month. Only on Sunday, July 12, will the team of coach Julian Schuster begin preparing for the new season. SC Freiburg plans a training camp in Austria, traditionally in Schruns, from July 22 to 31. There, on Friday, July 24, at 4 pm, a test match against the English second division team Derby County will take place. The game will be played in the Velly Arena in Imst. The test opponent had already had well-known coaches like Wayne Rooney and Frank Lampard in the past. Other players like Yuito Suzuki, Johan Manzambi, Igor Matanovic, Philipp Lienhart, and new signing Keisuke Goto are in the midst of the 2026 World Cup. The remaining SC players are currently enjoying their vacation after a long and exhausting season. So SC Freiburg plans the preparation in the World Cup summer. SC Freiburg will test against SpVgg Greuther Fürth from the second Bundesliga at the end of the training camp on July 31 in Schruns. Which team will come to the Europa-Park-Stadion on August 15 for the season opener is still unclear. However, it is already clear that the season for SCF will not start with the first round of the DFB-Pokal. Because on August 20, the first leg of the Conference League playoffs is scheduled, and the opponent will be drawn on August 3. SC Freiburg will play on a Sunday when the Bundesliga season begins. But the exact date for the cup match in Düsseldorf is still unclear. SC Freiburg will play either on Sunday or Monday, August 23 or 24, in Düsseldorf.