AYRSHIRE club have learned their Scottish Cup fate following the draw for the preliminary rounds.
Teams from the area who compete in the West of Scotland Football League (WoSFL), and hold an SFA licence, will enter the competition at this stage.
They are joined, this season, by Shortlees Amateurs who earned their spot in the contest after winning the Scottish Amateur Cup.
Former WoSFL teams who earned promotion into the new Lowland League West will not enter the cup until its first round proper.
Three Ayrshire outfits will face ties in the very first preliminary round of the competition where only five matches will be taking place.
These matches will be played on the weekend of Saturday, August 1.
Glenafton Athletic have been handed a stern test in their first match having been drawn at home to North of Scotland Football League (NoSFL) Premier League winners Stonehaven.
The New Cumnock outfit faced the division's runners-up, Bridge of Don Thistle, in last season's Scottish Junior Cup.
They ran out 4-1 winners on that occasion with current boss Hugh Kerr finding himself on the scoresheet.
Should the Glens be victorious, they will travel to take on Creetown, who finished fifth in the South of Scotland Football League last season, in the second preliminary round.
Whitletts Victoria are set to enter the Scottish Cup for the first time and have been handed a home tie for the occasion.
They have been drawn to face East of Scotland Football League (EoSFL) Premier Division club Sauchie Juniors.
Their opponents finished third from last in their league last season, six points clear of the relegation places.
If Whitletts make it to the second prelim stage, they will face an away tie against Camelon Juniors who were fourth in the same division last season.
Camelon made it to the fourth round of last year's Scottish Cup before crashing out against League Two club Elgin City.
While Shortlees Amateurs have been handed an almighty test as they enter the competition for the second time.
Following their last amateur cup win in 2018, the club made it past Tynecastle in the first preliminary round before falling in the second prelim stage against Bonnyrigg Rose.
If they are to repeat, or better, that feat they must make it past Dundee North End in their opening tie.
Their opponents were Scottish Junior Cup semi-finalists this season, losing out in the last four to eventual winners Auchinleck Talbot.
Shortlees have been drawn at home for the tie with discussions ongoing as to where this will be played.
If they are to win, they will host Wigtown and Bladnoch, who were second last in the South of Scotland League in their most recent campaign, in the second preliminary round.
Remaining clubs will only face second prelim stage matches, games which are to be played on the weekend of Saturday, August 22.
Bonnyton Thistle have been drawn at home to EoSFL Third Division club Tweedmouth Rangers.
Irvine Meadow face an away tie against another EoSFL club in the form of recently promoted Premier Division outfit Edinburgh University.
Darvel are also to face a university challenge in the form of an away tie against WoSFL Second Division side Glasgow University.
Rounding off the draw for Ayrshire is Girvan who will also be on the road to take on EoSFL First Division club Whitehill Welfare.
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