City will be ball No.16 in the Carabao Cup round one draw, which takes place live on Sky Sports News at 4.30pm on Thursday 25 June.
Round one of the competition features 70 clubs and is split into Northern and Southern sections. The tie will take place on the weekend of 8 August 2026.
Last season, the Imps opened their Carabao Cup campaign with a 3-1 win away at Harrogate Town, with Jack Moylan, Freddie Draper and Rob Street all on target as City progressed to the second round.
Northern section draw numbers in full:
1 Accrington Stanley
2 Barnsley
3 Blackburn Rovers
4 Blackpool
5 Bolton Wanderers
6 Bradford City
7 Burnley
8 Burton Albion
9 Chesterfield
10 Crewe Alexandra
11 Derby County
12 Doncaster Rovers
13 Fleetwood Town
14 Grimsby Town
15 Huddersfield Town
16 Lincoln City
17 Mansfield Town
18 Middlesbrough
19 Notts County
20 Oldham Athletic
21 Port Vale
22 Preston North End
23 Rotherham United
24 Salford City
25 Sheffield United
26 Sheffield Wednesday
27 Shrewsbury Town
28 Stockport County
29 Stoke City
30 West Bromwich Albion
31 Wigan Athletic
32 Wolverhampton Wanderers
33 Wrexham
34 Tranmere Rovers or Rochdale*
Tranmere Rovers v Rochdale is to be played on Saturday 1 August.