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West Ham are set to have the shortest pre-season in Premier League history.

The Hammers will start the 2015-16 season on July 2 against Andorran side FC Lusitans just 39 days after the 2014-15 campaign ended on May 24.

That's a shorter break than any other side from the top flight has had since the start of the Premier League in 1992-93.

The previous shortest break was back in 1995 when Sheffield Wednesday had just 41 days between the end of the 1994-95 season on May 14, and the start of the now defunct Intertoto Cup on June 24.

That same year also saw Tottenham and Wimbledon only have a 42 day break before the start of the same competition.

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The Intertoto Cup also meant that Bradford City only had a pre-season of 48 days between the 1999-00 and 2000-01 seasons.

When Liverpool won the 2004-05 Champions League on May 25 they famously finished outside of the Premier League's top four, meaning that they had to go through the qualifiers for the following year's competition.

Those qualifiers started on July 13, just 49 days after lifting the trophy following their famous victory over AC Milan.

Fulham and Aston Villa both had pre-seasons of 56 days in 2002 and 2001 respectively, both thanks to the Intertoto Cup.

In 1999, West Ham had just 62 days between the start of the new campaign and the end of the previous one, while Newcastle had 63 days between seasons back in 2005.

Shortest pre-seasons of Premier League sides

Season Competition Team Date of first game Season ended Difference (days) 2015/16 Europa League West Ham 2 July 24 May 39 2005/06 Champions League Liverpool 13 July 25 May 49 2011/12 Europa League Stoke 28 July 22 May 67 2009/10 Europa League Fulham 30 July 24 May 67 2013/14 Europa League Swansea 1 August 19 May 74 2014/15 Europa League Hull 31 July 17 May 75 2010/11 Europa League Liverpool 29 July 9 May 81 2001/02 Champions League Liverpool 8 August 19 May 81 2006/07 Champions League Arsenal 8 August 17 May 83 2007/08 Champions League Liverpool 15 August 23 May 84 2011/12 Champions League Arsenal 16 August 22 May 86 2009/10 Champions League Arsenal 18 August 24 May 86 2000/01 Champions League Leeds 9 August 14 May 87 1999/00 Champions League Chelsea 11 August 16 May 87 2012/13 Europa League Liverpool 9 August 13 May 88 2014/15 Champions League Arsenal 19 August 17 May 94 2013/14 Champions League Arsenal 21 August 19 May 94 2008/09 Champions League Arsenal 13 August 11 May 94 2008/09 Champions League Liverpool 13 August 11 May 94 2007/08 Champions League Arsenal 15 August 13 May 94 2003/04 Champions League Chelsea 13 August 11 May 94