Rangers to face English side in friendly as details released
Pools will host the game at Victoria Park and it will have a 3pm kick-off.
Rangers are unlikely to send many if any first-team squad members given the close proximity to the first leg against Panathinaikos on the following Tuesday.
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Only those well down the pecking order are likely to feature alongside the club's youngsters at Hartlepool.
Tickets are available to buy via the Monkey Hangers' website and there are also hospitality packages.
Hartlepool finished 12th in the National League last season having been relegated from the EFL at the end of the 2022/23 campaign.
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