ORIENT'S programme of pre-season friendlies begins on Tuesday July 12 with a visit to Essex to take on Braintree Town.
It's the first of seven first team friendlies leading up to the August 6 kick-off and here leytonorient.com gives a guide on all our opponents.
Tuesday July 12, Braintree Town (a), 7.30pm
The O's return to action with a game against newly-promoted Blue Square Bet Premier side Braintree Town.
The Iron took the Conference South title last term, earning them a place in the top tier of non-league football.
Their 4,151-capacity Cressing Road stadium was upgraded to meet Conference National requirements in 2007 and will play host to an O's team making their first run out of the summer.
Friday July 15, Ilves (a), 7pm (5pm BST)
Orient then jet off to Finland for an eight-day tour of the Scandinavian country.
Their first opponents are third tier club Ilves, who are based in Tampere, Finland's third largest city.
They won the Finnish league championship in 1983 but ran into financial trouble in the late 1990s and dropped down to the third level of domestic football.
Currently in the midst of their league season, Ilves sit at the top of their division, with 27 points from 12 games.
Tuesday July 19, SJK (a), 7pm (5pm BST)
Next on the agenda is another Finnish third tier club, Seinäjoki-based outfit SJK.
Like Ilves, they are currently enjoying a successful season, sitting top of their section of the Kakkonnen (Finnish third division), having not lost a game this term.
Formed following a merger in 2007, they play their home matches at the Seinäjoen keskuskenttä.
Wednesday July 20, FF Jaro (a), 6pm (4pm BST)
Orient's tour of Finland concludes with a game against top division side FF Jaro.
Based in Pietarsaari, a bilingual Finnish-Swedish city, Jaro once had former Orient player Sam Ayorinde on their books.
They finished fifth last term, but are struggling to match that so far in 2011, currently sitting 10th in the 12-team league.
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Saturday July 23, Dagenham & Redbridge (a), 3pm
Orient's return to these shores sees them take on a familiar adversary in the shape of Dagenham & Redbridge.
The O's and the Daggers met four times last term in League 1 and FA Cup action, but the Victoria Road outfit were relegated at the end of the campaign, meaning they will compete in League 2 in 2011/12.
Dagenham had the upper hand over Orient in those matches last season, taking four points in the League, although Orient progressed from their FA Cup first round tie following a replay.
Tuesday July 26, Gillingham (a), 7.30pm
Another npower League 2 club on Orient's pre-season schedule is Gillingham.
Again, Priestfield is a familiar venue for O's fans, with the teams having been together in League 1 at various times in recent years.
However, they were relegated two seasons ago, meaning this will be Orient's first visit to the Kent club since February 2010.
Andy Hessenthaler's men finished eighth in League 2 last term, just missing out on the play-offs, and will be hoping to go one better this year.
Friday July 29, Tottenham Hotspur XI (h), 7.30pm
Orient's sole home friendly will be against a Tottenham Hotspur XI.
Friendlies against the Barclays Premier League giants have become a feature of Orient's pre-season in recent years and last year's meeting resulted in a thrilling 2-2 draw.
O's loanees Tommy Carroll, Harry Kane and Paul-Jose Mpoku all featured that night, and they could make a return to E10 for this fixture in their parent club's colours.
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