Leyton Orient are doing their best to fill the void left by football’s enforced absence, and their innovative 128-team #UltimateQuaranTeam FIFA Tournament has been generating plenty of excitement.
Initially floated as an idea to stave off the boredom from social distancing and isolation, Orient’s inspirational idea went viral last week, and now supporters everywhere are tuning in to watch clubs from across the globe compete to be crowned as the inaugural #UltimateQuaranTeam champion.
What is #UltimateQuaranTeam?
Simply put, it’s a FIFA tournament involving representatives from football clubs across the globe. It’s being orchestrated by the Leyton Orient Twitter account and consists of 128 teams, with the end goal being to crown the inaugural (and hopefully final) Ultimate Quaran-Team Champion.
The tournament itself will be played on PS4 and each club will be encouraged to stream the match on Twitch. Fixtures will be played over one knockout game (none of that two-legged fiasco here) and will use 85-rated squads in the interest of fairness.
You can read about the #UltimateQuaranTeam tournament in much more detail in our guide which details everything you need to know about Leyton Orient’s FIFA tournament.
#UltimateQuaranTeam Results
The competition’s first round got under way on Sunday March 22nd. Check out the results below!
Note – if your team isn’t listed, it just means that the result from their match hasn’t been made available yet. News is trickling though all the time however, and we will keep you updated as soon as the information is available.
Leyton Orient 3-6 Lokomotiv Moscow
AFC Wimbledon 0-2 West Ham
FC PAOK 1-2 FC Midjtylland
Man City 1-1 KV Kortijk (City won replay 3-0)
Bristol Rovers 1-3 Southend United
Orlando Pirates 2-3 FC Sion
Cheltenham Town 3-0 Salford City
Standard Liege 4-1 Bolton Wanderers
Waterford 0-10 Angers
Sheffield Wednesday 2-1 Cambridge United
Derry City 1-2 QPR
RB Salzburg 4-0 Derby County
Fortuna Sittard 1-0 Newport county
Fiorentina 4-1 Nottingham Forest
Newcastle United 3-0 Gillingham 0
Preson North End 2-1 Doncaster Rovers
Sheffield United 3-0 Carlisle United
Orlando City 0-5 Feyenoord
Port Vale 0-10 Emmen
Gent 1-6 Mansfield
Stevenage 3-1 Blackpool
Scunthorpe 2-1 Charlon Athletic
Vitesse 2-0 Atalanta
PSV 3-0 Djurgardens
Morecambe 2-3 Hamilton Accies
Mansfield 6-1 Gent
Oxford Utd 0-4 Lille
Burton 0-2 Sligo Rovers
MK Dons 2-0 Heracles
Den Haag 2-0 Willem II
Two of the pre-tournament favourites, Sheffield Wednesday and Manchester City, had bumpier rides though the first round than many had anticipated.
The Citizens, with Shaun Springette (PS4 name xShellzz) behind the controls, had to come from behind to earn a 1-1 draw and a replay against Kortijk, though xShellzz eventually showed his class in the second game, earning a comfortable 3-0 win.
Sheffield Wednesday, represented by pro-gamer Delee, had to battle hard to oust Cambridge in a narrow 2-1 triumph.
Elsewhere, another punter’s pre-tournament favourite Angers ran riot against Irish side Waterford, hitting double figures in a humiliating 10-0 evisceration. Ouch.
Another French club, Nantes have yet to play their first-round clash – though Les Canaris are definitely one to watch. They drafted in a ringer in four times FIFA World Champion Bruce Grannac, who will be pushing their buttons this week.
Read our article on the #UltimateQuaranTeam favourites and dark horses here!
#UltimateQuaranTeam Fixture Schedule
Round of 64 – Tuesday 24th March
Round of 32 – Thursday 26th March
Round of 16 – Saturday 28th March
Quarter-finals – Monday 30th March
Semi-Final – Wednesday 1st April
Final – Friday 3rd April
#UltimateQuaranTeam Match Rules
Like every other FIFA tournament played casually (and not so casually) among friends, Leyton Orient’s Ultimate Quaran Team competition has a set of rules to follow:
- Teams to use 85 ratings (this means that there is a level-ish playing field)
- Each match will be six minutes per half
- Each club representative has to play as their own team.
- Matches will be held in Head to head friendlies mode. No Ultimate Team.
Where to Watch the Ultimate Quaran-Team Cup
All of the competing teams will stream their respective games on the sharing platform Twitch.
Links and listings will appear on the club’s official Twitter feeds. For more information, we recommend you check out those official feeds for details.
#UltimateQuaranTeam – How can you get involved?
The best way to get involved right now is to head over to Twitter and use the #UltimateQuaranTeam official hashtag. That will allow you to follow all the latest developments on the Leyton Orient Twitter account (@LeytonOrientFC) ahead of the commencement of the tournament.
You can also do your part for the cause by donating on their official JustGiving page that you can find via the link.
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