Editing Queens Park Rangers F.C. (section)

==Club management==
===Current staff===
:''Updated 10 August 2023.''<ref name="Staff directory"/>

====Football staff====
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!style="color:#fff;background:#0055a5"| Position
!style="color:#fff;background:#0055a5"| Name
!style="color:#fff;background:#0055a5"| Nationality
|-
| Head coach
| [[Martí Cifuentes]]
| {{flag|Spain}}
|-
| Assistant head coach
| [[Xavi Calm]]
| {{flag|Spain}}
|-
| First team coach
| [[Kevin Betsy]]
| {{flag|Seychelles}}
|-
| Goalkeeping coach
| Andrew Sparkes
| {{flag|Wales}}
|-
| Director of performance
| Ben Williams
| {{flag|England}}
|-
| Kit manager
| Gary Doyle
| {{flag|England}}
|}

====Board of directors and senior management====
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!style="color:#fff;background:#0055a5"| Position
!style="color:#fff;background:#0055a5"| Name
!style="color:#fff;background:#0055a5"| Nationality
|-
| rowspan=3| Owners
| [[Ruben Gnanalingam]]
| {{flag|Malaysia}}
|-
| [[Lakshmi Mittal]] and family
| {{flag|India}}
|-
| Richard Reilly
| {{flag|United States}}
|-
| Chairman
| Lee Hoos
| {{flag|United States}}
|-
| rowspan="4" | Board members
| [[Ruben Gnanalingam]]
| {{flag|Malaysia}}
|-
| [[Amit Bhatia]]
| {{flag|India}}
|-
| Richard Reilly
| {{flag|United States}}
|-
|Lee Hoos
|{{flag|United States}}
|-
| Chief executive
| Christian Nourry
| {{flag|England}}
|-
| Finance director
| Ruban Ghandi
| {{flag|Malaysia}}
|-
| Commercial director
| Euan Inglis
| {{flag|Scotland}}
|-
| Head of media and communications
| Paul Morrissey
| {{flag|England}}
|- 
| Head of operations
| Joshua Scott
| {{flag|England}}
|- 
| QPR in the Community Trust CEO
| Andy Evans
| {{flag|England}}
|-
| Club ambassador
| [[Andy Sinton]]
| {{flag|England}}
|-
| Football secretary
| Terry Springett
| {{flag|England}}
|-
| Academy director
| Alex Carroll
| {{flag|England}}
|-
|}

===Managerial history===
{{updated| 29 April 2025}}
{{Main|List of Queens Park Rangers F.C. managers}}
''The last ten permanent managers of QPR:''

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Name
!Nat
!From
!To
!Time in Charge
!G
!W
!D
!L
!Win %<sup><span id=ref_A1></span>[[#endnote_A|[A]]]</sup>
!class="unsortable"|Honours and/or notes
!class="unsortable"|Ref(s)
|-
|align=left|[[Harry Redknapp]]
|{{flagicon|England}} England
|align=left|{{dts|format=dmy|2012|November|24}}
| align="left" |{{dts|format=dmy|2015|February|3}}
|{{ayd|2012|11|24|2015|2|3}}
|align=center|{{ntsh|103}}103
|align=center|{{ntsh|036}}36
|align=center|{{ntsh|026}}26
|align=center|{{ntsh|041}}41
|align=center|{{ntsh|035.0}}35.0
|align=center|<small>Championship Play Off winners 2013/14</small>
|<ref name=crossmirror>{{cite news|last=Cross|first=John|title=It's Harry! Redknapp agrees three year deal to take over as QPR boss|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/harry-redknapp-agrees-three-year-1452667|access-date=23 November 2012|newspaper=Daily Mirror|date=23 November 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Johnson|first=Simon|title=Harry Redknapp appointed QPR manager after club sacks Mark Hughes 
|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/harry-redknapp-appointed-qpr-manager-after-club-sacks-mark-hughes-8346721.html|newspaper=The Independent|access-date=23 November 2012|date=23 November 2012}}</ref>
|-
| alignleft|[[Chris Ramsey (footballer)|Chris Ramsey]]
|{{flagicon|England}} England
|align=left|{{dts|format=dmy|2015|February|12}}
| align="left" |{{dts|format=dmy|2015|November|4}}
|{{ayd|2015|04|12|2015|11|4}}
|align=center|{{ntsh|030}}30
|align=center|{{ntsh|008}}8
|align=center|{{ntsh|006}}6
|align=center|{{ntsh|016}}16
|align=center|{{ntsh|026.7}}26.7
|align=center|–
|align=center|<ref>{{cite web|title=QPR: Chris Ramsey named manager until end of season|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/31445071|publisher=BBC Sport|first=Ben|last=Smith|date=13 February 2015|access-date=12 March 2015}}</ref>
|-
| alignleft|[[Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink]]
|{{flagicon|Netherlands}} Netherlands
|align=left|{{dts|format=dmy|2015|December|4}}
| align="left" |5 November 2016
|{{ayd|2015|12|4|2016|11|5}}
|align=center|{{ntsh|038}}38
|align=center|{{ntsh|011}}11
|align=center|{{ntsh|015}}15
|align=center|{{ntsh|012}}12
|align=center|{{ntsh|028.9}}28.9
|align=center|–
|align=center|<ref>{{cite web|title=Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink: QPR appoint Burton manager as boss|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/35005002|publisher=BBC|date=4 December 2015|access-date=14 December 2015}}</ref>
|-
| alignleft|[[Ian Holloway]]
|{{flagicon|England}} England
|align=left|{{dts|format=dmy|2016|November|11}}
| align="left" |10 May 2018
|{{ayd|2016|11|11|2018|5|10}}
|align=center|{{ntsh|080}}80
|align=center|{{ntsh|026}}26
|align=center|{{ntsh|014}}14
|align=center|{{ntsh|040}}40
|align=center|{{ntsh|032.5}}32.5
|align=center|–
|align=center|
|-
| alignleft|[[Steve McClaren]]
|{{flagicon|England}} England
|align=left|{{dts|format=dmy|2018|May|18}}
| align="left" | 1 April 2019
|{{ayd|18 May 2018|1 April 2019}}
|align=center|{{ntsh|046}}46
|align=center|{{ntsh|016}}16
|align=center|{{ntsh|009}}9
|align=center|{{ntsh|021}}21
|align=center|{{ntsh|034.8}}34.8
|align=center|–
|align=center|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.qpr.co.uk/news/club-news/steve-mcclaren-named-new-qpr-manager/|title=Steve McClaren named new QPR manager|website=QPR}}</ref>
|-
| alignleft|[[Mark Warburton]]
|{{flagicon|England}} England
|align=left|{{dts|format=dmy|2019|May|8}}
| align="left" |{{dts|format=dmy|2022|June|1}}
|{{ayd|8 May 2019|1 June 2022}}
|align=center|{{ntsh|150}}150
|align=center|{{ntsh|056}}56
|align=center|{{ntsh|035}}35
|align=center|{{ntsh|059}}59
|align=center|{{ntsh|037.3}}37.3
|align=center|–
|align=center|<ref>{{cite web |title=Mark Warburton to take charge at QPR |url=https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11711/11714706/mark-warburton-to-take-charge-at-qpr-the-club-have-confirmed |publisher=[[Sky Sports]] |access-date=8 May 2019}}</ref>
|-
| alignleft|[[Michael Beale (football coach)|Michael Beale]]
|{{flagicon|England}} England
|align=left|{{dts|format=dmy|2022|June|1}}
| align="left" | 28 November 2022
|{{ayd|1 June 2022|28 November 2022}}
|align=center|{{ntsh|022}}22
|align=center|{{ntsh|009}}9
|align=center|{{ntsh|005}}5
|align=center|{{ntsh|008}}8
|align=center|{{ntsh|046.2}}40.9
|align=center|–
|align=center|<ref name="Webb"/>
|-
|align=left|[[Neil Critchley]]
|{{flagicon|England}} England
|align=left|{{dts|format=dmy|2022|December|11}}
|align=left| 19 February 2023
|{{ayd|11 December 2022|19 February 2023}}
|align=center|{{ntsh|007}}12
|align=center|{{ntsh|001}}1
|align=center|{{ntsh|0|sort=low}}5
|align=center|{{ntsh|006}}6
|align=center|{{ntsh|014.3}}8.33
|align=center|<small>Lowest win percentage of any permanent QPR manager.</small>
|align=center|–<ref>{{cite web |title=Neil Critchley named QPR head coach |url=https://www.qpr.co.uk/news/club-news/neil-critchley-named-qpr-head-coach-111222/ |publisher=[[Queens Park Rangers FC]] |access-date=21 February 2023}}</ref>
|-
|align=left|[[Gareth Ainsworth]]
|{{flagicon|England}} England
|align=left|{{dts|format=dmy|2023|February|21}}
|align=left| 29 October 2023
|{{ayd|21 February 2023|29 October 2023}}
|align=center|{{ntsh|0}}28
|align=center|{{ntsh|0}}5
|align=center|{{ntsh|0|sort=low}}4
|align=center|{{ntsh|0}}19
|align=center|{{ntsh|0}}17.85
|align=center|–
|align=center|–<ref>{{cite web |title=Gareth Ainsworth is back |url=https://www.qpr.co.uk/news/club-news/gareth-ainsworth-is-back-210223/ |publisher=[[Queens Park Rangers FC]] |access-date=21 February 2023}}</ref>
|-
|align=left|''[[Martí Cifuentes]]''
|{{flagicon|Spain}} Spain
|align=left|{{dts|format=dmy|2023|October|30}}
|align=left| 29 April 2025
|''{{ayd|2023|10|30}}''
|align=center|{{ntsh|0}}82
|align=center|{{ntsh|0}}28
|align=center|{{ntsh|0|sort=low}}23
|align=center|{{ntsh|0}}31
|align=center|{{ntsh|0}}34.14
|align=center|–
|align=center|–<ref>{{cite web |title=Martí Cifuentes arrives as QPR head coach |url=https://www.qpr.co.uk/news/2023/october/30/marti-cifuentes-appointed/ |publisher=[[Queens Park Rangers FC]] |access-date=5 November 2023}}</ref>
|-
|}

===Ownership and finances===
{{See also|List of English football club owners}}
British music, media and sport entrepreneur [[Chris Wright (music industry executive)|Chris Wright]] bought QPR in 1996, eventually relinquishing his majority shareholding in 2001 having ploughed £20 million into Loftus Road over the previous five years; the club struggled financially and went into administration that same year.<ref>{{cite news |title=QPR put into administration |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/q/qpr/1256872.stm |work=BBC Sport |date=2 April 2001 |access-date=19 November 2016 |archive-date=20 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221020122156/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/q/qpr/1256872.stm |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Clark |first=Andrew |title=Wright dumps QPR into financial relegation zone |url=https://www.theguardian.com/business/2001/apr/03/football |newspaper=The Guardian |location=London |date=3 April 2001 |access-date=19 November 2016 |archive-date=19 November 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161119061211/https://www.theguardian.com/business/2001/apr/03/football |url-status=live }}</ref> Following lengthy negotiations in December 2004, Wright agreed to sell his remaining 15% stake; 50% of the money paid to him was given back to QPR, which was significant amount of cash to the club.<ref>{{cite news |title=QPR strike deal with Wright |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/q/qpr/4135769.stm |work=BBC Sport |date=30 December 2004 |access-date=19 November 2016 |archive-date=20 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221020122155/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/q/qpr/4135769.stm |url-status=live }}</ref>

After a number of years of financial difficulties which included a period in financial administration, QPR was bought by [[Formula One]] tycoons and multi-millionaires [[Bernie Ecclestone]] and [[Flavio Briatore]] in a £14&nbsp;million takeover in August 2007. In spending £690,000 to acquire a 69% majority stake in the club from a Monaco-based consortium led by Italian football agent, Antonio Caliendo, Ecclestone spent £150,000 on his 15%, while Briatore bought 54% for £540,000 through a British Virgin Islands registered company, Sarita Capital. In addition, Briatore and Ecclestone were believed to have promised £5&nbsp;million in convertible loan facilities to help buy players and have covered £13&nbsp;million of debt, in a total commitment to the club of around £20&nbsp;million. At the time of purchase, the remaining 31% of shareholders turned down the offer of 1p a share.<ref name=telegraph1>{{Cite news|title=QPR tycoons hesitate on spending spree|work=The Daily Telegraph|access-date=10 January 2008|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/main.jhtml;jsessionid=TY1FMFBJ0NV3RQFIQMGCFF4AVCBQUIV0?xml=/sport/2008/01/10/sfnbon110.xml|location=London|first=David|last=Bond|date=10 January 2008}}{{dead link|date=July 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>

On 20 December 2007, it was announced that the family of billionaire [[Lakshmi Mittal]] had purchased a 20% shareholding in the club from Flavio Briatore. The purchase price of the 20% stake was just £200,000. As part of the investment Lakshmi Mittal's son-in-law [[Amit Bhatia]] took a place on the board of directors.<ref>{{Cite news|title=QPR secure huge investment boost|work=BBC|access-date=20 December 2007|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/q/qpr/7154202.stm|date=20 December 2007|archive-date=23 December 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071223075707/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/q/qpr/7154202.stm|url-status=live}}</ref> While Gianni Paladini remained chairman of the football club, [[Alejandro Agag]], as chairman of QPR Holdings (the parent company) was the de facto chairman,<ref name=telegraph1 /> until he was replaced by Flavio Briatore in early February 2008.<ref name="chairman">{{Cite news|title=Briatore is QPR Holdings chairman|work=BBC|access-date=4 February 2008|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/q/qpr/7226622.stm|date=4 February 2008|archive-date=7 February 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080207155042/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/q/qpr/7226622.stm|url-status=live}}</ref> Agag moved into the role of managing director, supported by a deputy managing director, Ali Russell, who moved from [[Heart of Midlothian F.C.|Hearts]] in the [[Scottish Premier League]].<ref name="chairman" />

Despite QPR's perilous financial condition in 2007–08, the combined personal wealth of the club's new owners – which included the then world's eighth richest man, Lakshmi Mittal – sparked speculation that QPR would receive significant further investment from their new benefactors, drawing parallels with their wealthy West London neighbours [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] and [[Fulham F.C.|Fulham]].<ref name=telegraph2>{{Cite news|title=Lakshmi Mittal pushes QPR up the rich list|work=The Daily Telegraph|access-date=4 January 2008|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/main.jhtml?xml=/sport/2007/12/21/sfnqpr121.xml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071225080021/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/main.jhtml?xml=%2Fsport%2F2007%2F12%2F21%2Fsfnqpr121.xml|url-status=dead|archive-date=25 December 2007|location=London|first=Kevin|last=Garside|date=21 December 2007}}</ref> However, no significant further funds were made available to the club other than those injected as part of the purchase of its share capital, and much of the subsequent player transfer activity involved loan acquisitions or free transfers. Indeed, it was reported in January 2008 that the investors had not discharged the £10&nbsp;million loan from ABC Corporation – secured on the club's stadium – together with its £1&nbsp;million annual interest burden—despite the club's prospective annual turnover of between £10&nbsp;million and £15&nbsp;million. Furthermore, around £2&nbsp;million was still owed to former director and major shareholder, Antonio Caliendo, who waived £4.5&nbsp;million of loans when Briatore and Ecclestone bought the club. It was expected that the ABC loan would be discharged in June 2008 on its maturity and that the debt owed to Caliendo would be paid off "in early 2008" in line with a funding strategy which Ecclestone publicly stated would not result in the wealthy owners simply bankrolling the club.<ref name=telegraph2 /> In fact, the ABC loan was discharged on or around 31 July 2008.<ref name=abcloan>{{Cite news|title=QPR complete payment of £10m loan|work=BBC Sport|access-date=6 August 2008|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/q/qpr/7542606.stm|date=5 August 2008|archive-date=30 August 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130830203124/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/q/qpr/7542606.stm|url-status=live}}</ref>

Mittal's investment is thought to be primarily motivated by his son-in-law's interests and it was assumed that Mittal himself would remain a silent investor while Briatore, Ecclestone and Bhatia worked together to implement the strategy of slowly building the club up ahead of a push for promotion to the Premier League in 2009. The new owners also pledged to refurbish Loftus Road and use their experience in [[Formula One]] to increase sponsorship revenues.<ref name=telegraph1 /> On 25 March 2008, QPR confirmed that, from the [[2008–09 Queens Park Rangers F.C. season|2008–09 season]] and for five seasons, their kits would be supplied by [[Lotto Sport Italia]] as part of a number of new partnerships formed by Flavio Briatore.<ref name=clubstatementkit>{{Cite news|title=CLUB STATEMENT: QPR & LOTTO SPORT ITALIA|work=QPR Official Website|access-date=25 March 2008|url=http://www.qpr.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10373~1273362,00.html|archive-date=3 April 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080403071613/http://www.qpr.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10373~1273362,00.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> The investment potential of the club's new backers resulted in a number of wildly speculative storylines in the football press throughout the 2007–08 season, including rumoured signings of former [[FIFA World Player of the Year|World Player of the Year winners]] [[Luís Figo]] and [[Zinedine Zidane]], the latter as a possible manager.<ref name=figo>{{Cite news |title=Figo dismisses QPR move rumours |work=BBC Sport |access-date=5 May 2008 |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/q/qpr/7302306.stm |date=18 March 2008 |archive-date=21 March 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080321190504/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/q/qpr/7302306.stm |url-status=live }}</ref>

In May 2008, billionaire [[Vijay Mallya]] was linked with buying into the club, as part of the Ecclestone, Briatore and Mittal consortium.{{Citation needed|date=March 2017}} Following the termination of the club's sponsorship deals with Car Giant, [[Le Coq Sportif]] and [[Sellotape]] at the end of the [[2007–08 Queens Park Rangers F.C. season|2007–08 season]], in early July 2008 it was expected to be announced that [[Gulf Air]] would be the new shirt sponsors for three years.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gulf-daily-news.com/Story.asp?Article=221972&Sn=BNEW&IssueID=31105|title=New soccer strip|website=Gulf Daily News.com|access-date=3 July 2008|archive-date=7 July 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080707023916/http://www.gulf-daily-news.com/Story.asp?Article=221972&Sn=BNEW&IssueID=31105|url-status=live}}</ref> Further sponsorship packages were also announced, including [[Abbey National|Abbey Financial Services]] and [[Lotto Sport Italia]].<ref>[http://www.marketingweek.co.uk/cgi-bin/item.cgi?id=61203&d=254&h=0&f=0 QPR signs Abbey as its financial partner] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221020122718/https://www.marketingweek.com/?id=61203&d=254&h=0&f=0 |date=20 October 2022 }}, [[Marketing Week]], 19 June 2008</ref> On 12 September 2011, [[Malaysia Airlines]] and [[AirAsia]] announced sponsorship of QPR's shirts for the two seasons, with the sponsorship costing some £6.2 million.<ref>[http://biz.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2011/9/15/business/9500150&sec=business Mas unveils QPR deal] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111025002046/http://biz.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=%2F2011%2F9%2F15%2Fbusiness%2F9500150&sec=business |date=25 October 2011 }}, [[The Star (Malaysia)]], 15 September 2011</ref>

[[File:Tony Fernandes.jpg|thumb|left|[[Tony Fernandes]] was the chairman of Queens Park Rangers]]
Flavio Briatore's future as QPR chairman came into question in September 2009 after he left the [[Renault F1]] team in the midst of [[Renault Formula One crash controversy|race fixing allegations]].<ref name=BBC17Sep09FitAndProper>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/q/qpr/8260661.stm|title=Briatore's QPR role in spotlight|work=BBC Sport|date=17 September 2009|access-date=17 September 2009|archive-date=12 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160112225034/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/q/qpr/8260661.stm|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=Times17Aug09Briatore>{{cite news|url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/formula_1/article6837747.ece|title='Crashgate' could force QPR to find new owner|work=The Times|location=UK|date=17 September 2009|access-date=17 September 2009|first1=Russell|last1=Kempson|first2=Gary|last2=Jacob|archive-date=20 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221020122717/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/|url-status=dead}}</ref> The Football League board discussed the matter on 8 October 2009 and declared that they would be awaiting a response from Briatore to various questions before commenting further.<ref name=BBC8Oct09Briatore>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/q/qpr/8295331.stm |title=Briatore's QPR fate put on hold |work=BBC Sport |date=8 October 2009 |access-date=8 October 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091008101538/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/q/qpr/8295331.stm |archive-date=8 October 2009 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Meanwhile, the club continued to make losses (£18.8m in 2008–09 and £13.7m 2009–10). Briatore sold his 62% share to Ecclestone in December 2010, with the Italian possibly retaining a right of first refusal should Ecclestone sell, and initially stepped back from the day-to-day running of the business in favour of Amit Bhatia and Ishan Saksena, the company chairman and managing director respectively. However, his involvement gradually returned, and conflicts between Briatore on the one hand and Bhatia and Saksena on the other resulted in both Bhatia and Saksena leaving QPR in May 2011.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_zubhH7ZUAk The Four Year Plan: The QPR documentary explained by director Mat Hodgson] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160416225042/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_zubhH7ZUAk |date=16 April 2016 }}. YouTube (13 May 2012). Retrieved on 14 July 2013.</ref>

On 18 August 2011, Malaysian businessman [[Tony Fernandes]] was unveiled as the majority shareholder after having bought out Ecclestone's 66 per cent stake in the club for a rumoured fee of around £35&nbsp;million, while the Mittal Family retained their 33% stake. Amit Bhatia was restored to his position as vice-chairman.<ref name=Fernandes>{{cite news|title=Lotus boss Tony Fernandes completes QPR takeover|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/14566122.stm|access-date=25 August 2011|work=BBC News|date=18 August 2011|archive-date=20 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221020122719/https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/14566122|url-status=live}}</ref> Phillip Beard was announced as the new chief executive of the club and Gianni Paladini removed as club chairman. Briatore and Ecclestone were no longer involved with the club, with no board representation or other financial ties. Bhatia also explained in the takeover announcement that the loan, representing the refinanced ABC Corporation debt secured using the stadium as collateral, had now been "bought off" by the new regime – that is, refinanced by new debt. It is thought that the current debt is represented by a [[shareholder loan]] to the club and is non-interest-bearing.<ref>{{cite web|last=McIntyre|first=David|title=Change had to happen&nbsp;– Bhatia|date=18 August 2011|url=http://www.westlondonsport.com/qpr/change-had-to-happen-bhatia/|publisher=West London Sport|access-date=25 August 2011|archive-date=30 March 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120330224709/http://www.westlondonsport.com/qpr/change-had-to-happen-bhatia/|url-status=live}}</ref> Despite the club's fortunes in attracting investors, it continues to be mired in controversy from previous ownership regimes and has been subject to proceedings from former investors [[Carlos Dunga]] and Antonio Caliendo.<ref name=Dunga>{{cite news|title=Ex-Brazil coach Dunga issues legal claim over QPR loan|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/14523533.stm|work=BBC Sport|access-date=25 August 2011|date=14 August 2011|archive-date=20 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221020122721/https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/14523533|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=Caliendo>{{cite news|last=Smith|first=Rory|title=FA asked to investigate QPR sale to Flavio Briatore|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/queens-park-rangers/7200368/FA-asked-to-investigate-QPR-sale-to-Flavio-Briatore.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220111/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/queens-park-rangers/7200368/FA-asked-to-investigate-QPR-sale-to-Flavio-Briatore.html |archive-date=11 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|access-date=25 August 2011|newspaper=The Daily Telegraph|date=10 February 2010|location=London}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

On 15 August 2018, Bhatia took over as chairman of the club.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.qpr.co.uk/news/club-news/amit-bhatia-appointed-new-chairman-of-qpr/|title=Amit Bhatia appointed new chairman of QPR|website=QPR.co.uk|publisher=Queens Park Rangers FC|first=David|last=Scriven|date=15 August 2018|access-date=19 August 2018|archive-date=20 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221020114447/https://www.qpr.co.uk/news/club-news/amit-bhatia-appointed-new-chairman-of-qpr/|url-status=live}}</ref> On 10 July 2023, Fernandes announced that he is disposing all of his shares in the club to focus on rebuilding his airline business.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-10-07 |title=Tony Fernandes Disposes of All Shares in QPR, To Focus on Rebuilding Airline Business |url=https://www.bernama.com/en/business/news.php?id=2205220 |access-date=2023-07-10 |website=BERNAMA |language=en}}</ref>