2008–09 Queens Park Rangers F.C. season
| 2008–09 season | |
| Manager |
Jim Magilton Paulo Sousa Jim Magilton |
|---|---|
| Championship | 11th |
| FA Cup | Third round |
| League Cup | Fourth round |
| Top goalscorer |
League: (11) All: (12) |
| Highest home attendance | 17,120 (vs. Reading, 31 January 2009) |
| Lowest home attendance | 12,286 (vs. Charlton Athletic, 25 November 2008) |
| Average home league attendance | 14,003 |
During the 2008–09 season, Queens Park Rangers played in the Football League Championship, their fifth consecutive season at this level.
Ian Dowie was announced as the replacement for Luigi De Canio as manager on 14 May 2008.Tim Flowers was later named Dowie's assistant, reprising his former role with Dowie at Coventry City. Paulo Sousa was named as manager after Ian Dowie was fired. When Paulo Sousa was fired, Gareth Ainsworth became caretaker manager.
Following the termination of the club's sponsorship deals with Car Giant, Le Coq Sportif and Sellotape at the end of the previous season, in July it was announced that Gulf Air would be the new shirt sponsors. Further sponsorship packages were also announced, including Abbey Financial Services, Chronotech and Lotto Sport Italia.
All but one of QPR's pre-season fixtures were held away from Loftus Road while the ground underwent upgrading work ahead of the new season. Despite the optimism surrounding the club on the back of the investment and player transfers, Rangers suffered defeats in 3 out of 5 of their warm-up fixtures. The club started positively, winning 3–1 against Conference National side Stevenage Borough followed by a 1–0 win over Football League One side Northampton Town. However a pre-season tour to Scotland saw Rangers lose 2–0 and 1–0 (respectively) to Scottish Premier League sides Falkirk and Kilmarnock. The pre-season fixtures culminated in a 2–1 defeat at the hands of Serie A side Chievo in front of just 3,540 at Loftus Road.
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