Forest Green Rovers are to celebrate the opening of their new stadium with a visit from Sunderland on July 15th. Hereford United play their friendly at the New Lawn ten days later.
It will be Sunderland's first game under its new regime led by Niall Quinn.
There is a link between the two clubs as Gary Owens, the FGR manager, played for Sunderland from 1987 to 1994.