We were drawn against Ostersunds FK in the last 32 of the Europa League on Monday afternoon.
Founded in the same month that Arsène Wenger became our manager, the Swedish side were created in October 1996 when three local clubs, Ope IF, IFK Ostersund and Ostersund/Torvalla FF, merged together.
A fourth club, Froso IF, joined the following year and the club then began its life in the third tier of Swedish football.
Known in the Allsvenskan for its English links, director of football Daniel Kindberg used his friendship with Roberto Martinez and Graeme Jones to start a partnership with Swansea City - and the Swans even played the inaugural game at their new 8,000-seater Jamtkraft Arena.