#UltimateQuaranTeam – Winner Prediction, Updates, Results And Fixtures Guide
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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 underway 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.
Final Fixture & Result
Wolves 2-1 Groningen
Semi Final Fixtures & Results
Standard Liege 1-3 Wolves
Groningen 3-0 Istanbul Basaksehir
Quarter Final Fixtures & Results
Middlesbrough 2-3 Standard Liege
FC Sion 0-2 Wolves
Lille 1-2 FC Groningen
Istanbul Basaksehir 1-0 Feyenoord
Round of 16 Fixtures & Results
Lokomotiv Moscow 2-3 Standard Liege
Middlesbrough 4-2 VVV Venlo
PSV 1-2 Sion
Mansfield 2-3 Wolves
Lille 4-0 Brentford
Angers 0-1 Groningen
QPR 0-1 Feyenoord
Istanbul Basaksehir 1-0 Midtjylland
Round of 32 Fixtures & Results
Lokomotiv Moscow 2-1 Celta Vigo
Norwich 1-3 Standard Liege
Middlesbrough 1-0 Central Coast Mariners
VVV-Venlo 3-1 Sheffield United
Manchester City 0-4 PSV
Newcastle 1-2 FC Sion
Mansfield 2-1 Rotherham
Grimsby 0-3 Wolves
Lille 3-2 RB Salzburg
Forest Green 0-3 Brentford
Angers 3-0 FC Emmen
Vitesse 2-3 Groningen
Genk 1-3 QPR
Fortuna Sittard 0-2 Feyenoord
Istanbul Basaksehir 2-0 Cheltenham
Utrecht 4-5 Midtjylland
Round of 64 Fixtures & Results
Wycombe 2-4 Lokomotiv Moscow
Reading 1-4 Celta Vigo
Stevenage 2-3 Norwich
Standard Liege 1-0 Fiorentina
Walsall 4-5 Middlesbrough
Central Coast Mariners 3-0 Troyes
VVV Venlo 3-0 Millwall
Sheffield United 2-1 Exeter
West Ham 2-3 Manchester City
Ross County 3-6 PSV
Nantes 0-1 Newcastle
Southend 0-1 Sion
Ajax 0-1 Mansfield
Rotherham 4-1 Preston
Sydney FC v Grimsby
Sligo v Wolves
Coventry v QPR
Lille 3-2 Lorient
Waalwijk 1-3 RB Salzburg
Blackburn v Forest Green
Brentford 3-1 Finn Harps
Angers v Melbourne Victory
Scunthorpe 1-2 Emmen
Vitesse 4-0 MK Dons
Sheffield Wednesday 0-1 Groningen
ADO Den Haag 0-1 Genk
Fortuna Sittard 10-0 Sunderland
Sparta Rotterdam 0-1 Feyenoord
Amiens 1-3 Istanbul Basaksehir
Cheltenham 2-0 Dundalk
Utrecht 10-1 Hamilton
Burnley 0-2 Midtjylland
While news and results from a large chunk of the Round of 64 fixtures are still filtering through, Groningen have already produced one of the shocks of the competition so far by eliminating many people’s pre-tournament favourites Sheffield Wednesday.
Elsewhere there was more good news for Dutch clubs when dark horses Millwall were dumped out by VVV Venlo, while PSV ran riot against Ross County, running out 6-3 winners after an exciting tussle.
There are a number of Round 64 fixtures also scheduled to be played later today (25th). Make sure to check back for updates!
Read our article on the #UltimateQuaranTeam favourites and dark horses here!
Round of 128 Fixtures & Results
Accrington 0-3 Wycombe
Adelaide United 1-2 Wolves
ADO Den Haag 2-0 Willem II
AFC Wimbledon 0-2 West Ham
AZ Alkmaar 1-2 Utrecht
Amiens 3-0 Watford
Aston Villa 1-2 VVV Venlo
Birmingham 0-2 Sunderland
Brentford 6-2 St. Mirren
Brighton 0-2 Sparta Rotterdam
Bristol Rovers 1-3 Southend
Burnley 4-3 Shrewsbury
Burton 0-2 Sligo Rovers
Central Coast Mariners 2-1 Shamrock Rovers
Cheltenham 3-0 Salford
Colchester 3-4 Rotherham
Crawley 1-2 Waalwijk
Derry City 1-2 QPR
DC United 1-2 Celta Vigo
Djurgarden 0-3 PSV
Exeter 2-0 Peterborough
FC Emmen 10 (ten)-0 Port Vale
Fiorentina 4-1 Nottingham Forest
Forest Green 4-1 Northampton
Fortuna Sittard 1-0 Newport
Genk 4-1 Luton
Grimsby 4-1 Motherwell
Hibernian 1-7 Millwall
Huddersfield 0-3 Middlesbrough
Leyton Orient 3-6 Lokomotiv Moscow
Lorient 3-2 Mechelen
Manchester City 1-1 Kortrijk (City won replay 3-0)
Mansfield 6-1 Gent
Marseille 1-4 Istanbul Basaksehir
Melbourne Victory 5-4 Ipswich
Morecambe 2-3 Hamilton
Nantes 2-1 Swindon
Newcastle 3-0 Gillingham
Norwich 2-1 Fleetwood
Oldham 1-6 Finn Harps
Orlando City 0-5 Feyenoord
Orlando Pirates 2-4 FC Sion
Oxford Utd 0-4 Lille
PAOK 1-2 FC Midtjylland
PEC Zwolle 1-3 Groningen
Plymouth 0-2 Troyes
Portsmouth 1-3 Dundalk
Preston 2-1 Doncaster
RB Salzburg 4-0 Derby
Reading 4-1 Crystal Palace
Rochdale 1-5 Coventry
Ross County 3-0 Cork City
Scunthorpe 2-1 Charlton
Sheffield United 3-0 Carlisle
Sheffield Wednesday 2-1 Cambridge
Standard Liege 4-1 Bolton
Stevenage 3-1 Blackpool
Stoke 3-4 Blackburn
Sydney FC 2-1 Barnsley
Vitesse 2-0 Atalanta
Walsall 2-1 Roma
Waterford 0-10 (ten) Angers
West Brom 1-5 Ajax
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 drafted in a ringer in four times FIFA World Champion Bruce Grannac just before the tournament kicked off, though Les Canaris barely squeezed past Swindon in the opening round, narrowly ousting Town 2-1.
#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.