Hibs will face the winners of Valur Reykjavic or Brondby in the 2016/17 UEFA Europa League second qualifying round.
The club qualified for this tournament by beating Rangers in last month’s Scottish Cup final at Hampden Park.
The draw was made at 1.30pm this afernoon at UEFA’s headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.
There are three qualifying rounds and a play-off phase before the group stage, which consists of 12 groups of four teams who play each other home and away in autumn 2016. The knockout stage follows in spring 2016, with the final taking place at Friends Arena, Stockholm, on Wednesday 24 May.
The fixtures are due to be played on 14th and 21st July and the first game is due to be played at Easter Road however this has still to be confirmed.
A reaction from the club is expected shortly.
John graduated from Telford College in 2010 with an HNC in Practical Journalism and since then he worked for the North Edinburgh News, The Southern Reporter, the Irish News Review and The Edinburgh Reporter. In addition he has been published in the Edinburgh Evening News and the Hibernian FC Programme.
