Queens Park Rangers (QPR) — overview around the 2016/17 season

• Full club name: Queens Park Rangers Football Club
• Nickname: QPR, The Rs
• Location: Shepherd's Bush, London, England
• Home ground (2016/17): Loftus Road (Kiyan Prince Foundation Stadium)
• Manager / Head Coach (2016/17): Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink (commonly stylised JIMMY F. HASSELBAINK)
• Chairman / Owners (2016/17): Chairman: Tony Fernandes (majority owner: Tune Group / shareholders)
• League (2016/17): EFL Championship (English second tier)

2016/17 Season summary

• QPR competed in the 2016/17 EFL Championship under manager Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink. The season was notable for a strong start under Hasselbaink’s management, with the team initially mounting a promotion challenge.
• Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink took charge at the start of the 2015/16 season and continued into 2016/17. He implemented a direct, attacking style and the team showed improved form early in the campaign.
• Despite a promising first half of the season, QPR’s form dipped in the latter stages and they finished mid-table (the club ended the 2016/17 Championship season in 12th place).
• Key players that season included club captain Nedum Onuoha, Massimo Luongo (who had been a standout performer in prior seasons before leaving in 2016), Tjaronn Chery, Matt Phillips, and Charlie Austin (though Austin was injured for much of the period after his 2016 return from injury). Squad composition changed during the summer 2016 transfer window and January 2017 window.
• In domestic cups, QPR had early exits from the FA Cup and EFL Cup in that season and were not prominent in cup runs.

Manager notes — Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink

• Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink, a former striker with a notable playing career (including Leeds United, Atlético Madrid, Chelsea), transitioned into management and was appointed QPR manager in November 2015.
• At QPR he was praised for instilling attacking intent and improving results compared with the relegation season before his arrival. He remained at the club through the 2016/17 season before departing in November 2016; following a brief managerial change, he returned as caretaker later in the 2016/17 timeline in some club records. (Managerial records around that season include appointments and caretaker roles—official timelines list Hasselbaink as manager into 2016, with subsequent changes.)

Useful contextual facts

• QPR were relegated from the Premier League in 2014 and were aiming to return, but remained in the Championship through 2016/17.
• The club’s finances and ownership under Tony Fernandes/Tune Group were a regular talking point, with investment attempting to stabilise and push for promotion.

Sources & accuracy note

The information above is a concise summary of QPR and Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink's role around the 2016/17 season. Specific match results, exact squad lists, transfer details and precise managerial appointment/exit dates can be provided on request for more granular accuracy.