Editing Queens Park Rangers F.C. (section)

===Rebuilding Phase (2020s)===

The club continued to build on its development of young talent, with a focus on producing more homegrown players and challenged for promotion in each of Warburton's three seasons in charge however failed to make the play-offs in any of these seasons.{{citation needed|date=March 2023}} Warburton's contract was not renewed after the 2021–22 season in which a disappointing end to the season saw Rangers drop out of the play-offs where they had spent the majority of the season and finishing 11th.{{citation needed|date=March 2023}}.

Ahead of the 2022–23 season, former [[Aston Villa]] assistant manager and [[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]] first-team coach [[Michael Beale (football coach)|Michael Beale]] was appointed as manager on a three-year deal on 1 June 2022.<ref name="Webb">{{Cite web |last=Webb |first=Matt |date=1 June 2022 |title=Michael Beale named QPR head coach |url=https://www.qpr.co.uk/news/club-news/michael-beale-named-qpr-head-coach-010622/ |access-date=1 June 2022 |website=QPR |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=1 June 2022 |title=Aston Villa confirm Michael Beale departure |url=https://www.avfc.co.uk/news/2022/june/01/villa-confirm-beale-departure/ |access-date=1 June 2022 |website=Aston Villa Football Club}}</ref> A fortnight after pledging his loyalty to the club Beale was approached by Scottish club Rangers who appointed him manager in November 2022.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/sports/rangers-appoint-beale-manager-succeed-van-bronckhorst-2022-11-28/ |title=Beale appointed new Rangers manager on a contract to 2026 |website=Reuters |date=28 November 2022 |access-date=15 March 2023}}</ref> On 11 December 2022, former [[Blackpool F.C.|Blackpool]] manager and [[Aston Villa F.C.|Aston Villa]] assistant [[Neil Critchley]] was named QPR manager after signing a {{frac|3|1|2}}-year deal.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.qpr.co.uk/news/club-news/neil-critchley-named-qpr-head-coach-111222/|title=Neil Critchley named QPR head coach|date=11 December 2022|access-date=25 February 2023|work=Queens Park Rangers|last=Morrissey|first=Paul}}</ref> However, after a dismal run of form and dropping to 20th in the [[EFL Championship]], [[Neil Critchley]] was sacked after just 46 days in charge, leaving with the lowest win percentage of any manager in their history, winning one match from twelve.{{citation needed|date=March 2023}} He was replaced by former player [[Gareth Ainsworth]], signing from [[Wycombe Wanderers F.C.|Wycombe Wanderers]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/64713121 |title=Gareth Ainsworth: QPR appoint Wycombe boss as head coach; Matt Bloomfield to be Wanderers boss |website=BBC Sport |date=21 February 2023 |access-date=15 March 2023}}</ref>

After a poor start to the 2023–24 season, Gareth Ainsworth was sacked with the club in 23rd  place in the Championship, before being replaced by [[Martí Cifuentes]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/67269077 |title=Marti Cifuentes: QPR appoint Hammarby boss as new head coach |publisher=BBC Sport |date=30 October 2023 |access-date=9 November 2023}}</ref> Despite spending much of the season in the relegation zone Cifuentes turned the teams fortunes around guiding them to Championship survival with a 4–0 home win over promotion contenders Leeds United. In April 2025, Cifuentes was placed on Gardening Leave and Kevin Betsy and Xavi Calm took charge of the final game of the season.