BURNLEY have confirmed that they will host newly-promoted Bundesliga side Hannover 96 in their final pre-season friendly.

Hannover, who clinched an instant return to Germany’s top flight by finishing second in Bundesliga 2 last season, will visit Turf Moor on Saturday, August 5, with the match kicking off at 3pm.

The fixture – a repeat of a friendly staged in the former West Germany in 1966 – will be the Clarets' final warm-up game before the Premier League season starts the following weekend.

There is still one fixture to be confirmed in the pre-season programme for Sean Dyche's side, with another home game pencilled in for Tuesday, August 1.

Hannover, who are managed by ex-player and former Germany Under-21 international Andre Breitenreiter, visited England last summer when they beat Championship side Norwich City 3-2.

That pre-empted a successful season for the twice former German champions, who won the Bundesliga title in 1938 and 1954.

In more recent times, Hannover finished fourth in the top flight in 2010/11, earning them a place in the Europa League and a run to the quarter-finals where they lost to Atletico Madrid.

They also qualified for the Europa League in 2011/12, reaching the round of 32.

Burnley last faced German opposition in pre-season during summer training trips to Austria in 2004 and 2005.

And the Clarets’ last competitive fixtures against German sides came in the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, with ties against Eintracht Frankfurt in 1967 and Stuttgart the season before.

Ticket prices and details for the fixture at Turf Moor will be announced at a later date.