First Round draw of the Ultimate Quaran-Team is revealed

First Round draw of the Ultimate Quaran-Team is revealed by Leyton Orient, who live-streamed and live-blogged the process on Tuesday night.

The tournament will see a total of 128 clubs battle it out to win, majority of those from the English leagues, though plenty from abroad too.

The O’s clarified that each club, most from the Premier League and EFL, will choose a representative to play and it could be anyone from a first-team player to a supporter.

It will be purely knock-out in style, with every loss resulting in elimination until only two teams remain for the final.

THE FIRST ROUND DRAW:

• ACCRINGTON STANLEY v WYCOMBE WANDERERS
• LEYTON ORIENT v LOKOMOTIV MOSCOW
• READING v CRYSTAL PALACE
• DC UNITED v CELTA VIGO
• STEVENAGE v BLACKPOOL
• NORWICH CITY v FLEETWOOD TOWN
• STANDARD LIEGE v BOLTON WANDERERS
• FIORENTINA v NOTTINGHAM FOREST
• WALSALL v ROMA
• HUDDERSFIELD TOWN v MIDDLESBROUGH
• CENTRAL COAST MARINERS v SHAMROCK ROVERS
• PLYMOUTH ARGYLE v TROYES
• ASTON VILLA v VVV VENLO
• HIBERNIAN v MILLWALL
• SHEFFIELD UNITED v CARLISLE UNITED
• PETERBOROUGH UNITED v EXETER CITY
• AFC WIMBLEDON v WEST HAM UNITED
• MANCHESTER CITY v KV KORTRIJK
• CORK CITY v ROSS COUNTY
• DJURGARDEN v PSV
• NANTES v SWINDON TOWN
• NEWCASTLE UNITED v GILLINGHAM
• BRISTOL ROVERS v SOUTHEND UNITED
• ORLANDO PIRATES v FC SION
• WEST BROMWICH ALBION v AJAX
• MANSFIELD TOWN v KAA GENT
• COLCHESTER UNITED v ROTHERHAM UNITED
• PRESTON NORTH END v DONCASTER ROVERS
• SYDNEY v BARNSLEY
• GRIMSBY TOWN v MOTHERWELL
• BURTON ALBION v SLIGO ROVERS
• ADELAIDE UNITED v WOLVES
• OXFORD UNITED v LILLE
• LORIENT v KV MECHELEN
• CRAWLEY TOWN v RKC WAALWIJK
• RED BULL SALZBURG v DERBY COUNTY
• STOKE CITY v BLACKBURN ROVERS
• FOREST GREEN ROVERS v NORTHAMPTON TOWN
• OLDHAM ATHLETIC v FINN HARPS
• WATERFORD v ANGERS
• MELBOURNE VICTORY v IPSWICH TOWN
• SCUNTHORPE UNITED v CHARLTON ATHLETIC
• FC EMMEN v PORT VALE
• VITESSE v ATALANTA
• MK DONS v HERACLES ALMELO
• SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY v CAMBRIDGE UNITED
• PEC ZWOLLE v GRONINGEN
• KRC GENK v LUTON TOWN
• ADO DEN HAAG v WILLEM II
• ROCHDALE v COVENTRY CITY
• DERRY CITY v QPR
• FORTUNA SITTARD v NEWPORT COUNTY
• BIRMINGHAM CITY v SUNDERLAND
• BRIGHTON v SPARTA ROTTERDAM
• ORLANDO CITY v FEYENOORD
• AMIENS v WATFORD
• MARSEILLE v ISTANBUL BASAKSEHIR
• CHELTENHAM TOWN v SALFORD CITY
• PORTSMOUTH v DUNDALK
• AZ ALKMAAR v FC UTRECHT
• MORECAMBE v HAMILTON ACADEMICAL
• BURNLEY v SHREWSBURY TOWN
• PAOK v FC MIDTJYLLAND

We'll be contacting clubs directly about how it will all get underway – but some details in the meantime:

• Clubs will be encouraged to stream on Twitch
• It's on PS4
• All 85 rated squads as per earlier poll
• One knockout game

Much more to come.#UltimateQuaranTeam

— Leyton Orient (@leytonorientfc) March 17, 2020

 

More details on those ties from the First Round draw of the Ultimate Quaran-Team are to be confirmed. In the meantime, please donate something to help EFL clubs financially at this tough time, as well as the MIND charity and Coronavirus cure research by clicking HERE.

Fans gave their reaction to the First Round draw of the Ultimate Quaran-Team tournament…

Giant effort from you that I and I’m sure everyone else rates so highly. Get some sleep. You deserve it!?

— Leo??-Watford fan? (@SizzlinStxrling) March 17, 2020

Limbs when Swindon score a pen vs Benfica to send them through

— ??Ethan?? (@ethanwahlhaus) March 17, 2020

Fair play admin. It looks like it is really hard to count to 64. Just kidding you definitely deserve a rise. ????

— Janik Premrov?? (@JaniPremrl) March 17, 2020

A fun little idea turned into something much better, bigger and grander.

Well played lads – I'll be cheering on whoever is playing Hibs ?

— Mike Ainsley (@MikeAinsley) March 17, 2020

I've waited all this time for fucking Sunderland at home?

— Chris Quinn (@chrisquinn3) March 17, 2020

@Joey7Barton "We were the better side, they watered the pitch to cheat it's embarrassing"

— Peter Thurgood (@PeterThurgood1) March 17, 2020

day 6 in quarantime and I'm getting excited over a virtual tournament draw, I love my life

— Rughani (@Rughani6) March 17, 2020

This sounds like a Europa League tie from back in the day

— Morecambe FC Feed (@MorecambeFCFeed) March 17, 2020

About time we were back playing in Europe.

— C (@BankzyNFFC) March 17, 2020

Whoever looses keeps him

— Cameron Levey (@Cam_Levey) March 17, 2020

If we can beat Ajax we’ll be fine pic.twitter.com/51M3L5TaoF

— Dan (@DanG_WFC) March 17, 2020

police not happy

— Lewis foulkes (@lewisfoulkes) March 17, 2020

Admin after finishing that draw. pic.twitter.com/2TxNIxhHih

— Joel Gleicher (@JoelG_88) March 17, 2020

WHAT. A. SHIFT.
The Admin is truly a big game player

— ??Ethan?? (@ethanwahlhaus) March 17, 2020

4/4 home ties for our boys…and 4/4 wins amirite? ✅✅✅✅

— Hyundai A-League (@ALeague) March 17, 2020