Global InformationLoftus Road information
The Loft | |
 Loftus Road in 2010 | |
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| Full name | Loftus Road Stadium |
|---|---|
| Former names | Kiyan Prince Foundation Stadium (2019–2022) |
| Location | White City London, W12 England |
| Coordinates | 51°30′33″N 0°13′56″W / 51.50917°N 0.23222°W |
| Public transit |  White City Wood Lane |
| Owner | Queens Park Rangers Football & Athletic Club Ltd |
| Capacity | 18,439[1] |
| Record attendance | 35,353 including standing (Queens Park Rangers v. Leeds United, 27 April 1974); 19,002 all-seated (Queens Park Rangers v. Manchester City, 6 November 1999) |
| Field size | 112 by 72 yards (102 by 66 m) |
| Surface | Grass |
| Scoreboard | Electronic |
| Construction | |
| Built | 1904 |
| Opened | 1904 |
| Tenants | |
| Shepherd's Bush FC (1904–1915) Queens Park Rangers (1917–1931, 1933–1962, 1963–present) London Wasps (Guinness Premiership) (1996–2002) Fulham FC (2002–2004) AFC Wimbledon (2020-2021)[2] | |
Loftus Road (currently known as MATRADE Loftus Road Stadium for sponsorship reasons) is a football stadium in White City, London, England, which is home to Queens Park Rangers.
In 1981, it became the first stadium in British professional football to have an artificial pitch of Omniturf installed. This remained in use until 1988, after which a natural grass pitch was reintroduced.
Rugby union team London Wasps shared the ground with QPR between 1996 and 2002 and Premier League football club Fulham shared it from 2002 to 2004 while Craven Cottage was closed for reconstruction. AFC Wimbledon started the 2020–2021 season sharing the ground while they waited for their new stadium in Merton to be finished. Other users of the stadium have included the Jamaican and Australian national football teams. In 1985, Barry McGuigan defeated Eusebio Pedroza for the World Boxing Association featherweight championship at the stadium.
On 7 June 2019, the club gifted the naming rights to the stadium to The Kiyan Prince Foundation, a charity set up in honour of former QPR youth player Kiyan Prince, resulting in the stadium becoming known as the Kiyan Prince Foundation Stadium. On 25 May 2022, the club announced that the stadium name would revert to Loftus Road ahead of the 2022–23 season.[3]
On 26 October 2023, the club announced that it had signed a three-year agreement to sell the naming rights of the stadium to MATRADE; thus Loftus Road will be known as the "MATRADE Loftus Road Stadium" until the 2025–26 season.[4]
- ^ "QPR looking for site for 45,000-seat venue to replace Loftus Road". The Guardian. 28 November 2011. Retrieved 8 August 2012.
- ^ "Dons to start new season at QPR".
- ^ https://www.qpr.co.uk/news/club-news/thisisloftusroad/ QPR accessed: 25 May 2022
- ^ "Official website of Queens Park Rangers for the latest news from Loftus Road". www.QPR.co.uk. QPR FC. Retrieved 26 October 2023.