Adam Liddle takes up challenge as Derry City draw QPR in Ultimate Quaran-Team FIFA 20 tournament

Adam Liddle celebrates his late equaliser against Finn Harps in the recent North West derby at Brandywell.

The Candy Stripes entered the tournament alongside 127 other teams from professional leagues across the globe in a battle to beat the boredom and raise vital funds for troubled clubs following the shutdown of domestic leagues.

And in last night's draw which took place on Twitter, Derry were drawn to play against EFL Championship club, Queen Park Rangers in the first round as the London club make a virtual trip to the Ryan McBride Brandywell Stadium.

Interestingly Liddle, on loan from Reading, avoided a match-up against his parent club as the Royals were paired with Crystal Palace in a first round London derby.

In other notable fixtures, Shamrock Rovers face a virtual trip to Australia to face the Central Coast Mariners in their first round tie while Cork City host Ross County, Dundalk travel to Ronan Curtis' Portsmouth, Finn Harps meet Oldham, Sligo Rovers take on Burton Albion and Waterford meet French club, Angers SCO.

The brainchild of Leyton Orient's social media team, the knockout tournament has captured the imagination of clubs all around the world as they aim to fill the void left by the impact of the coronavirus pandemic.

From Premier League champions, Man City through to League of Ireland clubs and teams in America, Australia, France, Netherlands and Africa, it promises to be an interesting tournament to be played on the Playstation 4 console.

Betting companies, Sky Bet and RedZone.bet have complied odds on the tournament with Derry City currently priced at 66/1 alongside Finn Harps and Shamrock Rovers to go all the way and win the inaugural event.

And William Hill also have a full market and generously have pledged to donate any profit to the Leyton Orient FC Just Giving Page.

The page has been set up to raise vital funding for EFL clubs who are experiencing significant financial struggles given there will be no matchday income for the foreseeable future. A total of 75 per cent of monies raised will be given to the EFL within 28 days while the remaining 25 per cent will be split between two worthy causes, the EFL's chosen charity 'MIND' and the COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fundraiser by WHO.

Clubs are being encouraged to screen games 'live' on Twitch - a live streaming platform for gamers - which will allow fans to get involved.

The official kick-off time for the tournament has yet to be confirmed but full details will be announced on the Ultimate Quaran-Team Twitter page @QuaranTeam2020 and Leyton Orient's social media accounts.

"This is very much the brainchild of our innovative Media Team - Luke and Dan," said Leyton Orient Chief Executive Danny Macklin. "This provides a fantastic opportunity to play a small part in providing some engaging content with football fans at this very difficult time.

"Futhermore and perhaps even more importantly, it's a chance to raise much neeed funds for EFL clubs and two phenomenal causes.

On behalf of Leyton Orient FC we want to thank everyone for their support and we very much wish everyone well."

Full draw can be accessed here and you can donate to the JustGiving page and make a difference for football clubs struggling to make ends meet here.