Who could Celtic, Hibernian, Aberdeen and Hearts face in Europe?After Hibernian's breathtaking Scottish Cup victory, Scotland's line-up to compete in Europe next season is complete. Celtic will attempt to qualify for the UEFA Champions League for the first time since 2013/14 under the guidance of new boss Brandan Rodgers. Hibernian enter UEFA Europa League qualifying in qualifying round two as cup winners, while Aberdeen and Hearts must start at the beginning, with eight matches standing between them and access to the tournament group stages.
Champions LeagueCeltic enter qualifying at the second round. Their co-efficient of 40.460 will guarantee them seeded status throughout the qualification process. There are 34 teams in the second qualifying round, with teams placed in three groups of six seeds and six non-seeds. These groups include the first qualifying round ties, with the co-efficient of the seeded team from Q1 used to determine what side of the pot they land in. Potential opponents to look out for are Swedish champions IFK Norrkoping, Ferencvaros of Hungary and Dundalk, from Ireland. If Celtic progress to round three they will be placed in the 'Champions' side of the draw for the remainder of the qualification process. Round three features 20 league champions, and the proceeding Play-Off Round has ten champion teams. Seedings are used for both of these rounds. Potential opponents in round three include FK Astana (Kazakhstan), Rosenborg (Norway) and Red Star Belgrade (Serbia), while the play-offs could pit Brendan Rodgers' men against the likes of FC Copenhagen (Denmark), Legia Warsaw (Poland) or Dinamo Zagreb (Croatia).
Key Dates (games played on either Tuesday or Wednesday): Monday, June 20 - Draw for Q1 and Q2
July 12/13 - Q2 first leg
Friday, July 15 - Draw for Q3
July 19/20 - Q2 second leg
July 26/27 - Q3 first leg
August 2/3 - Q3 second leg
Friday, August 5 - Draw for Play-Off
August 16/17 - P/O first leg
August 23/24 - P/O second leg
Thursday, August 25 - Draw for Group Stage