Cardiff City: Cardiff City Stadium

Snapshot

Team:	Cardiff City
Nickname:	Bluebirds
Founded:	1899
Manager:	Malky Mackay
League:	Championship

Cardiff City Stadium | Built in 2009

Ninian Park is on Sloper road, in the Canton area of the City. It is one mile from the city centre and less than a mile from the newly developed Cardiff bay. The ground itself holds just over 20,000 and is slightly dated but feels like a classic, proper ground. Sometimes hostile, packed with Cardiff City shirts, it usually creates an impressive atmosphere.

Away fans are housed in the John Smiths Grange Terrace, allocation of usually a 1,000, within a mixture of terrace and seating.

Cardiff City now play their home games at Cardiff City Stadium.

Tickets / Where to sit

Cardiff City tickets top out at £30 for home fans, with terrace prices as low as £16.

Away fans pay £26 for seated and £22 for terrace.

Ticket Office and Away Travel: 0845 345 1400

tickets@cardiffcityfc.co.uk

Getting to Cardiff City Stadium

Train

The closest station is Ninian Park Halt, which is only a few minutes walk to the ground.

Car

It is advised to avoid driving through the centre of Cardiff. Therefore, leave the M4 at junction 33 and take the A4232 towards Cardiff/Barry. Keep on the A4232 towards Cardiff and then leave the dual carriageway at the B4267 exit, signposted 'Cardiff (Leckwith) Athletics Stadium'. The stadium is signposted well from here.

Parking

There is a large car park across the road from the ground and at the nearby Athletics Stadium, which is to become the new ground as of next season.

Map

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Where to drink

Generally it is advised that away fans should avoid local pubs to the ground and stick to the city centre establishments. Sadly Cardiff’s reputation for crowd intimidation and violence is not unfounded and you should be that in mind when choosing your afternoon drinking plans. The town does offer a very wide variety of chain bars and clubs. Many of these provide enough access to football on TV to keep track of your fanatsy football team.

Where to eat

Food within the ground comes in the form of pies (£1.90), pasties (£1.60). Hot dogs (£2.50). Bacon rolls (£2.50). Cheese burgers (£2.60), and chips for £1.

Where to stay

Cardiff’s a big but popular town, so accommodation is varied but often busy on weekends. As always, the budget hotel chains are dotted reasonable close to the ground.

Cardiff City Programme

Cardiff City: £3.00

Cardiff City Songs

"You are my Cardiff

my only Cardiff

you make me happy

when skys are grey

you'll never notice

how much I love you

so please don't take my Cardiff away."

"And its cardiff city,

cardiff city FC,

WE'RE the greatest team

the world has ever seen!"

Cardiff City Shop & Merchandise

Club Shop & Mail Order: 0845 345 1485

ninianpark@trimerchandise.co.uk

Club Records

FA Cup

Winners: – 1927

Runners-up: – 1925, 2008

FA Charity Shield

Winners: – 1927

First Division

Runners-up: – 1923–24

Second Division

Runners-up: – 1920–21, 1951–52, 1959–60 (As second tier)

Play-Off Winners: – 2002–03 (As third tier)

Third Division South

Champions: – 1946–47

Third Division

Champions: – 1992–93

Runners-up: – 1975–76, 1982–83

Fourth Division

Runners-up: – 1987–88

Southern Football League Second Division

Champions: – 1913

Welsh Cup

Winners: – 1912, 1920, 1922, 1923, 1927, 1928, 1930, 1956, 1959, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1988, 1992, 1993

Club Contact

Cardiff City Football Club

Cardiff City Stadium

Leckwith Road

Cardiff

CF11 8AZ

Main Office: 0845 365 1115

Fax: 0845 365 116