Queens Park Rangers Football Club

Queens Park Rangers Football Club, also known as QPR, is a privately owned entity headquartered in the United Kingdom. Founded in 1886 following the merger of Christchurch Rangers and St Jude's Institute, it employs approximately 60 individuals. Its primary offerings include sports tickets, merchandise, and sponsorship opportunities, with the club operating as a tier 1 media tech buyer. Based in Shepherd's Bush, West London, the association football club competes in the Sky Bet Championship, the second tier of the English football league system. It traditionally plays its home matches at Loftus Road Stadium, commercially known as MATRADE Loftus Road, and maintains localized sporting rivalries with other West London outfits, including Chelsea, Fulham, and Brentford. Functioning as a comprehensive sports enterprise, the corporation manages senior men's and women's competitive squads, an elite youth development academy, a dedicated ticketing box office, and an official retail merchandise infrastructure.