# 2012–13 Queens Park Rangers F.C. season

The 2012–13 season was Queens Park Rangers's 124th professional season and their sixth season in the Premier League. They were relegated on 28 April 2013 after a goalless draw with Reading at the Madejski Stadium.

## Kit

Lotto Sport Italia continued as manufacturers of QPR's kit. Airline Air Asia continued as kit sponsors.

## Players

    As of the end of the season.

### First team squad

| No. | Name | Since | Position (s) | Date of Birth (Age) | Signed from |
| Goalkeepers |||||||
| 1 | Robert Green | 2012 | GK | (1980-01-18)18 January 1980 (aged 33) | West Ham United |
| 26 | Brian Murphy | 2011 | GK | (1983-05-07)7 May 1983 (aged 30) | Ipswich Town |
| 33 | Júlio César | 2012 | GK | (1979-09-03)3 September 1979 (aged 33) | Inter Milan |
| Defenders |||||||
| 3 | Armand Traoré | 2011 | LB | (1989-10-08)8 October 1989 (aged 23) | Arsenal |
| 5 | Christopher Samba | 2013 | CB | (1984-03-29)29 March 1984 (aged 29) | Anzhi Makhachkala |
| 6 | Clint Hill | 2010 | CB / LB | (1978-10-19)19 October 1978 (aged 34) | Crystal Palace |
| 13 | Yun Suk-young | 2013 | LB | (1990-02-13)13 February 1990 (aged 23) | Chunnam Dragons |
| 15 | Nedum Onuoha | 2012 | CB / RB | (1986-11-12)12 November 1986 (aged 26) | Manchester City |
| 19 | José Bosingwa | 2012 | RB | (1982-08-24)24 August 1982 (aged 30) | Chelsea |
| 20 | Fábio | 2012 | RB / LB | (1990-07-09)9 July 1990 (aged 22) | On loan from Manchester United |
| 21 | Tal Ben Haim | 2013 | CB / RB | (1982-03-31)31 March 1982 (aged 31) | Unattached |
| Midfielders |||||||
| 4 | Shaun Derry | 2010 | DM | (1977-12-06)6 December 1977 (aged 35) | Crystal Palace |
| 7 | Park Ji-sung | 2012 | RM | (1981-02-25)25 February 1981 (aged 32) | Manchester United |
| 10 | Adel Taarabt | 2009 | AM / LW | (1989-05-24)24 May 1989 (aged 24) | Tottenham Hotspur |
| 11 | Shaun Wright-Phillips | 2011 | RW / LW | (1981-10-25)25 October 1981 (aged 31) | Manchester City |
| 14 | Esteban Granero | 2012 | CM / AM | (1987-07-02)2 July 1987 (aged 25) | Real Madrid |
| 16 | Jermaine Jenas | 2013 | CM | (1983-02-18)18 February 1983 (aged 30) | Tottenham Hotspur |
| 23 | Junior Hoilett | 2012 | RW / LW | (1990-06-05)5 June 1990 (aged 23) | Blackburn Rovers |
| 24 | Samba Diakité | 2012 | DM / CM | (1989-01-24)24 January 1989 (aged 24) | Nancy |
| 29 | Andros Townsend | 2013 | LW / RW | (1991-07-16)16 July 1991 (aged 21) | On loan from Tottenham Hotspur |
| 40 | Stéphane Mbia | 2012 | DM / CB | (1986-05-20)20 May 1986 (aged 27) | Marseille |
| Forwards |||||||
| 12 | Jamie Mackie | 2010 | ST / RW | (1985-09-22)22 September 1985 (aged 27) | Plymouth Argyle |
| 18 | Loïc Rémy | 2013 | CF | (1987-01-02)2 January 1987 (aged 26) | Marseille |
| 25 | Bobby Zamora | 2012 | CF | (1981-01-16)16 January 1981 (aged 32) | Fulham |
| 37 | Jay Bothroyd | 2011 | CF | (1982-05-05)5 May 1982 (aged 31) | Cardiff City |

### Reserves and development squad

| No. | Name | Position (s) | Date of Birth (Age) | Signed from |
| 8 | Andrew Johnson | ST | (1981-02-10)10 February 1981 (aged 32) | Fulham |
| 22 | Hogan Ephraim | RW / LW | (1988-03-31)31 March 1988 (aged 25) | West Ham United |
| 28 | Max Ehmer | LB | (1992-02-03)3 February 1992 (aged 21) | Queens Park Rangers Academy |
| — | Radek Černý | GK | (1974-02-18)18 February 1974 (aged 39) | Slavia Prague |
| — | Ángelo Balanta | LW | (1990-07-01)1 July 1990 (aged 22) | Queens Park Rangers Academy |
| — | Luke Young | RB | (1979-07-19)19 July 1979 (aged 33) | Aston Villa |
| — | Sam Magri | LB / CB / RB | (1994-07-03)3 July 1994 (aged 18) | Portsmouth |
| — | Troy Hewitt | ST | (1990-02-10)10 February 1990 (aged 23) | Harrow Borough |

### Out on loan

| No. | Name | Position (s) | Date of Birth (Age) | Loaned club | Loan Expiration |
| 9 | Djibril Cissé | ST | (1981-08-12)12 August 1981 (aged 31) | Al-Gharafa | 31 May 2013 |
| 27 | Michael Harriman | RB | (1992-10-23)23 October 1992 (aged 20) | Wycombe Wanderers | 31 May 2013 |
| 30 | Frankie Sutherland | CM | (1993-12-06)6 December 1993 (aged 19) | Portsmouth | 15 February 2013 |
| 32 | Alejandro Faurlín | CM | (1986-08-09)9 August 1986 (aged 26) | Palermo | 31 May 2013 |
| 34 | Rob Hulse | CF | (1979-10-25)25 October 1979 (aged 33) | Millwall | 31 May 2013 |
| 35 | Anton Ferdinand | CB | (1985-02-18)18 February 1985 (aged 28) | Bursaspor | 31 May 2013 |
| 39 | DJ Campbell | ST | (1981-10-12)12 October 1981 (aged 31) | Blackburn Rovers | 12 May 2013 |
| — | Bruno Andrade | AM | (1993-10-02)2 October 1993 (aged 19) | Wycombe Wanderers | 31 May 2013 |
| — | Joey Barton | CM | (1982-09-02)2 September 1982 (aged 30) | Marseille | 31 May 2013 |
| — | Michael Doughty | CM | (1992-10-20)20 October 1992 (aged 20) | St Johnstone | 31 May 2013 |
| — | Tom Hitchcock | ST | (1992-10-01)1 October 1992 (aged 20) | Bristol Rovers | 31 May 2013 |

## Transfers
### In

| Date | No. | Pos. | Name | From | Fee |
| 1 July 2012 | 17 | DF | Ryan Nelsen | Tottenham Hotspur | Free |
| 1 July 2012 | 8 | FW | Andy Johnson | Fulham | Free |
| 1 July 2012 | 1 | GK | Robert Green | West Ham United | Free |
| 1 July 2012 | 2 | MF | Samba Diakité | Nancy | £3.5M |
| 9 July 2012 | 7 | MF | Park Ji-sung | Manchester United | £4M |
| 27 July 2012 | 23 | MF | Junior Hoilett | Blackburn Rovers | Free |
| 17 August 2012 | 19 | DF | José Bosingwa | Chelsea | Free |
| 29 August 2012 | 33 | GK | Júlio César | Inter Milan | Free |
| 30 August 2012 | 14 | MF | Esteban Granero | Real Madrid | £9M |
| 31 August 2012 | – | DF | Sam Magri | Portsmouth | Free |
| 31 August 2012 | 40 | MF | Stéphane Mbia | Marseille | £5M |
| 4 January 2013 | 21 | DF | Tal Ben Haim | Unattached | Free |
| 16 January 2013 | 18 | FW | Loïc Rémy | Marseille | £8M |
| 30 January 2013 | 13 | DF | Yun Suk-young | Chunnam Dragons | Undisclosed |
| 31 January 2013 | 5 | DF | Christopher Samba | Anzhi Makhachkala | £12.5M |
| 31 January 2013 | 16 | MF | Jermaine Jenas | Tottenham Hotspur | £2M |

### Out

| Date | No. | Pos. | Name | To | Fee |
| 6 June 2012 | 15 | DF | Bruno Perone | Linense | Free |
| 30 June 2012 | 27 | DF | Peter Ramage | Crystal Palace | Free |
| 30 June 2012 | 28 | DF | Danny Shittu | Millwall | Free |
| 30 June 2012 | 6 | DF | Danny Gabbidon | Crystal Palace | Free |
| 30 June 2012 | – | DF | Gary Borrowdale | Carrick Rangers | Released |
| 30 June 2012 | 5 | DF | Fitz Hall | Watford | Free |
| 30 June 2012 | 37 | MF | Lee Cook | Leyton Orient | Free |
| 30 June 2012 | – | FW | Rowan Vine | St Johnstone | Free |
| 30 June 2012 | 19 | FW | Patrick Agyemang | Stevenage | Free |
| 11 July 2012 | 1 | GK | Paddy Kenny | Leeds United | Undisclosed |
| 13 July 2012 | 14 | MF | Ákos Buzsáky | Portsmouth | Free |
| 2 August 2012 | 22 | FW | Heiðar Helguson | Cardiff City | Undisclosed |
| 22 August 2012 | 16 | DF | Matthew Connolly | Cardiff City | Undisclosed |
| 24 August 2012 | 21 | MF | Tommy Smith | Cardiff City | Undisclosed |
| 8 January 2013 | 18 | MF | Kieron Dyer | Unattached | Released |
| 31 January 2013 | 17 | MF | Ryan Nelsen | Retired | Retired |

### Loans in

| Start | No. | Pos. | Name | From | Expiry | Source |
| 2 July 2012 | 20 | DF | Fábio | Manchester United | 1 July 2013 | |
| 31 January 2013 | 29 | MF | Andros Townsend | Tottenham Hotspur | 31 May 2013 | |

### Loans out

| Start | No. | Pos. | Name | To | Expiry |
| 31 August 2012 | 37 | FW | Jay Bothroyd | Sheffield Wednesday | 2 January 2013 |
| 31 August 2012 | 17 | MF | Joey Barton | Marseille | 31 May 2013 |
| 1 October 2012 | 34 | FW | Rob Hulse | Charlton Athletic | 1 January 2013 |
| 5 October 2012 | 39 | FW | DJ Campbell | Ipswich Town | 5 January 2013 |
| 15 January 2013 | 30 | MF | Frankie Sutherland | Portsmouth | 15 February 2013 |
| 20 January 2013 | 9 | FW | Djibril Cissé | Al-Gharafa | 31 May 2013 |
| 29 January 2013 | 35 | DF | Anton Ferdinand | Bursaspor | 31 May 2013 |
| 29 January 2013 | 34 | FW | Rob Hulse | Millwall | 31 May 2013 |
| 31 January 2013 | 32 | MF | Alejandro Faurlín | Palermo | 31 May 2013 |

## Season statistics
### Premier League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 16 | Newcastle United | 38 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 45 | 68 | −23 | 41 | |
| 17 | Sunderland | 38 | 9 | 12 | 17 | 41 | 54 | −13 | 39 | |
| 18 | Wigan Athletic (R) | 38 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 47 | 73 | −26 | 36 | Qualification for the Europa League group stage and relegation to Football League Championship |
| 19 | Reading (R) | 38 | 6 | 10 | 22 | 43 | 73 | −30 | 28 | Relegation to Football League Championship |
| 20 | Queens Park Rangers (R) | 38 | 4 | 13 | 21 | 30 | 60 | −30 | 25 | Relegation to Football League Championship |
* ↑ Wigan Athletic qualified for the Europa League group stage as the 2012–13 FA Cup winners.

### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 19 May 2013. Source: QPR.CO.UK

## Player statistics
### Appearances, goals and discipline

| No. | Pos. | Name | League | League | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Total | Total | Discipline | Discipline |
| No. | Pos. | Name | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | | |
| 1 | GK | Robert Green | 14(2) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17(2) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | MF | Samba Diakité | 11(3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 11(4) | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 3 | DF | Armand Traoré | 23(2) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 24(3) | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | Shaun Derry | 9(8) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10(8) | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | Anton Ferdinand | 10(3) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13(3) | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | Christopher Samba | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | Clint Hill | 30 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | Park Ji-sung | 15(5) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 20(5) | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | FW | Andy Johnson | 2(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | Djibril Cissé | 12(7) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1(1) | 1 | 14(8) | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | Adel Taarabt | 26(6) | 5 | 1(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27(7) | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | Shaun Wright-Phillips | 14(6) | 1 | 0(1) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15(7) | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | FW | Jamie Mackie | 18(11) | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21(11) | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | Yun Suk-young | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | Esteban Granero | 19(5) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22(5) | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | Nedum Onuoha | 15(8) | 0 | 1(1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17(9) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | Jermaine Jenas | 8(4) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8(4) | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | Ryan Nelsen | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1(1) | 0 | 23(1) | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | Kieron Dyer | 1(3) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1(1) | 0 | 3(4) | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | FW | Loïc Rémy | 13(1) | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13(1) | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | DF | José Bosingwa | 23(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 24(1) | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | Fábio | 13(8) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15(8) | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | Tal Ben Haim | 2(1) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5(1) | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | Junior Hoilett | 14(11) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 17(11) | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | FW | Bobby Zamora | 16(5) | 4 | 0(1) | 0 | 1(1) | 1 | 17(7) | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 27 | DF | Michael Harriman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | MF | Andros Townsend | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 32 | MF | Alejandro Faurlín | 10(1) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14(1) | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | GK | Júlio César | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | FW | Jay Bothroyd | 2(2) | 1 | 2(1) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4(3) | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 39 | FW | DJ Campbell | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | DF | Stéphane Mbia | 29 | 0 | 1(1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 30(1) | 0 | 10 | 1 |

### Goalscorers

| Rank | Player | Position | Premier League | FA Cup | League Cup | Total |
| 1 | Loïc Rémy | FW | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | Adel Taarabt | MF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2 | Bobby Zamora | FW | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 4 | Djibril Cissé | FW | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | Jay Bothroyd | FW | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | Jamie Mackie | FW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Andros Townsend | MF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Jermaine Jenas | MF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Junior Hoilett | MF | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | Shaun Wright-Phillips | MF | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 11 | Esteban Granero | MF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Ryan Nelsen | DF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Kieron Dyer | MF | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Fábio | DF | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | José Bosingwa | DF | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | Totals | Totals | 30 | 4 | 5 | 39 |

### Clean sheets

    As of 22 August 2015
| Rank | Player | Position | Premier League | League Cup | FA Cup | Total |
| 1 | Júlio César | GK | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | Robert Green | GK | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Total | Total | Total | 8 | 1 | 1 | 10 |