QPR In The Community Trust - Inspiring Change

Loftus Road hosts QPR Schools League finals

SILVERWARE was up for grabs as hundreds of youngsters flocked to Loftus Road for the recent QPR Schools League finals.

Over 350 schoolchildren from west London took part over three days as teams battled it out for the Championship and Plate trophies.

The QPR Schools League – set up in 2010 – is the biggest schools football tournament in west London, facilitating over 800 boys and girls aged 11-19 throughout the season.

The league - run for secondary school football teams from Kensington & Chelsea and Hammersmith & Fulham – sees teams compete from September to April, culminating in the finals at the home of QPR.

This season's showpiece event welcomed over 1,000 spectators to W12 over the weekend, making the finals the biggest yet.

“This year’s QPR Schools League finals were a magnificent end to a great season,” Matt O’Brien, Schools Development Officer at QPR in the Community Trust, told www.qpr.co.uk.

“QPR would like to congratulate all the winning teams and thank everyone – players and spectators – for making it the biggest and best yet!”

Amongst the winners were Chelsea Academy and Cardinal Vaughan, who lifted two Championship trophies apiece.

Phoenix High School enjoyed similar success in the Plate tournament, defeating St Thomas More in each of the Year 8 and 9 competitions.

Full list of QPR Schools League 2013 winners:
Championship Winners Result Runners-up
Year 7 Chelsea Academy  1-0 (AET) Phoenix High
Year 8 Chelsea Academy  4-1 Hurlingham & Chelsea
Year 9 Cardinal Vaughan 3-1 (AET) Burlington Danes
Year 10 Phoenix High  3-0 Burlington Danes
U18 Cardinal Vaughan  1-0 Hammersmith Academy
U13 Girls Hammersmith Academy  3-0 Chelsea Academy

Plate Winners Result Runners-up
Year 7 St Thomas More  2-0 Burlington Danes
Year 8 Phoenix High 4-0 St Thomas More
Year 9 Phoenix High  3-0 St Thomas More
Year 10 Chelsea Academy  2-1 Cardinal Vaughan
U18 Cardinal Vaughan  1-1 (6-5 pens) Phoenix High