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Hearts have been handed a compelling set of Conference League fixtures after the league phase draw was made at the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco on Friday.
The Edinburgh club secured their place in the competition after a dramatic 4-4 aggregate play-off against SK Rapid concluded with penalty shootout success in Vienna.
Last season’s Scottish Premiership runners-up will open their European campaign on Matchday 1 on 15 October 2026 before the group concludes on 17 December 2026.
Hearts will host Monaco at Tynecastle, giving the Jambos an immediate taste of glamour as the pot one side travels to Edinburgh for the opening stages.
A trip to Cyprus awaits Hearts in their pot two fixture, with Pafos providing the away challenge in what will be a testing Mediterranean assignment.
FK Borac Banja Luka of Bosnia are the home fixture drawn from pot three, with Tynecastle set to welcome the Balkan side during the league phase.
The most daunting assignment on the schedule sees Hearts travel to Turkey to face Trabzonspor, who represent the pot four draw for the Premiership club.
Danish side FC Nordsjaelland make the journey from Scandinavia to provide the final home fixture for Hearts in what shapes up as a manageable Matchday 5 encounter.
Swiss champions Thun round off the six-game league phase, with Hearts required to travel away for the final fixture of their European group campaign.
Exact fixture details, including precise kick-off times and confirmed dates per matchday, are expected to be announced no later than Sunday 30th August.
The full list of Hearts’ Conference League opponents reads Monaco at home, Pafos away, Borac Banja Luka at home, Trabzonspor away, Nordsjaelland at home, and Thun away.
Hearts will be eager to build on their Rapid Vienna triumph as they prepare to compete across six matchdays of European football this winter.
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