Cardiff City Football Club is a professional football club in Cardiff, Wales. They compete in the EFL Championship, the second level of English football.
Founded as Riverside A.F.C in 1899, the club changed its name to Cardiff City in 1908. The team has spent 17 seasons in the top tier of English football, the longest period being between 1921 and 1929.
Their most recent season in the top flight was the 2018–19 Premier League season.
Cardiff FC Updates
Cardiff City have started the 2024/2025 EFL Championship campaign with mixed results. They currently sit in 20th place in the Championship, accumulating 11 points, leaving them 14 points off top spot and 8 points off the play off spots.
Most worrying for them is they are just two points ahead of the relegation zone, although it is still early in the season.
Their record this season is 3 wins, 2 draws and 6 losses. At this current moment, Millwall have a few injuries to players within their ranks.
Joe Ralls has a leg injury that will see him out until mid November. Cian Ashford is out of action until early November also with a leg injury.
Aaron Ramsey has a muscle injury that will see him out until early November. Ryotara Tsunoda also has a muscle injury that will see him out until early November. Kion Etete has a leg injury that will see him out until early November.
Cardiff FC Transfer News and Rumors
As we are quite a few months away from the transfer window in January, transfer rumours for clubs are scarce.
Cardiff City had a very busy transfer window in the summer, so it is very likely that they will have a quiet January transfer window with not much business done.
Cardiff FC Signings
Cardiff City made quite a number of signings during the summer transfer window, with quite a few being loan signings which means they will only have them for an agreed upon time.
| Player | Age | Nationality | Left | Fee | Contract Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jesper Daland | 24 |  Norwegian |  Cercle Brugge | €4.10m | Expires June 30th, 2028 |
| Roko Simic | 20 |  Croatian |  RB Salzburg | €2.00m | Expires June 30th, 2028 |
| Will Fish | 21 |  English |  Man United U21 | €1.20m | Expires June 30th, 2028 |
| Alex Robertson | 21 |  Australian |  Man City U21 | €1.15m | Expires June 30th, 2028 |
| Wilfried Kanga | 26 |  Ivory Coast |  Hertha Berlin | Loan transfer fee €500k | Loan Expires June 30th, 2025 |
| Calum Chambers | 29 | English |  Aston Villa | Free Transfer | Expires June 30th, 2027 |
| Anwar El Ghazi | 29 |  Dutch |  Mainz 05 | Free Transfer | Expires June 30th, 2025 |
| Chris Willock | 26 | English |  QPR | Free Transfer | Expires June 30th, 2027 |
| Ryan Wintle | 27 | English |  Millwall | Loan | Expires June 30th, 2025 |
Cardiff FC Key Matches of the season
Cardiff City’s two biggest rivals are Swansea City and Bristol City. Both sides play in the Championship so fans will be desperate to get victories in these games.
| Date | Match |
|---|---|
| October 6th, 2024 | Bristol City v Cardiff City (1-1) |
| February 15th, 2025 | Cardiff City v Bristol City |
| August 25th, 2024 | Swansea City v Cardiff CIty (1-1) |
| January 18th, 2025 | Cardiff City v Swansea CIty |
Cardiff FC Key achievements
Cardiff City have been somewhat successful in their history, although they have never won the English First Division.
Achievements:
Second Division Champions – 2012-2013 Third Division Champions: 1946–47
FA Cup Winners- 1926-27
FA Charity Shield Winners – 1927
Welsh Cup Winners (22): 1911–12, 1919–20, 1921–22, 1922–23, 1926–27, 1927–28, 1929–30, 1955–56, 1958–59, 1963–64, 1964–65, 1966–67, 1967–68, 1968–69, 1969–70,
1970–71, 1972–73, 1973–74, 1975–76, 1987–88, 1991–92, 1992–93
Cardiff FC Current Squad
Millwall currently have a squad with a mix of youth and experience in there also, with a few players on loan for the season. In total they have a squad of 28 players.
Cardiff FC Attackers
Cardiff have quality attackers in their ranks currently in the form of Chris Willock, Yakou Meite, Anwar El Ghazi, Ollie Tanner, Wilfried Kanga, Callum Robinson, Isaak Davies and Kion Etete.
Cardiff FC Midfielders
Cardiff have the following midfielders in their ranks. Aaron Ramsey, Manolis Siopis, David Turnbell, Joe Ralls, Alex Robertson, Andy Rinomhota, Callum O’Dowda, Rubin Colwill and Cian Ashford.
Cardiff FC Defenders
Cardiff City’s defenders are Jesper Daland, Dimitrious Goutas, Calum Chambers, Will Fish, Ryotaro Tsunoda, Jamilu Collins, Joel Bagan and Perry Ng.
Cardiff FC Goalkeepers
Cardiff have 3 goalkeepers in their ranks. They are Ethan Horvath, Jak Alnwick and Matthew Turner.
Cardiff Managing and Coaching Staff
Cardiff currently have a caretaker manager. This is Omer Riza. Riza is currently caretaker manager for Cardiff City. He was brought in as assistant manager at the start of the 24/25 season.
Following the sacking of Erol Bulut, Riza was chosen as the caretaker manager. He is the current favourite to get the job on a permanent basis as he has been in charge for 5 games and has an average of 2 points per game.
Tom Ramasut is 47 years of age and previously had a stint as caretaker manager for Cardiff City from October 23rd 2021 until November 11th 2021. He has been assistant manager of Cardiff since November 12th 2021 assisting 6 different managers.
Cardiff FC Former Managers & Key Coaches
Cardiff’s last four managers (not including interim managers) before their current one are as follows:
- Erol Bulut – 3rd June 2023 – 22nd September 2024 (58 matches- 21 wins, 7 draws, 30 losses)
- Sabri Lambouchi – 27th January 2023 – 16th May 2023 (18 matches, 6 wins, 2 draws, 10 losses)
- Mark Hudson – 18th September 2022 – 14th January 2023 (18 matches, 4 wins, 7 draws, 7 losses)
- Steve Morison – 29th October 2021 – 18th September 2022 (45 matches, 16 wins, 8 draws, 21 losses)
Cardiff FC Legends
Cardiff’s record appearance holder is Billy Hardy with 590 appearances in his 20 year spell with the club. Cardiff’s record goalscorer is Len Davies with 179 goals.
Cardiff FC Team Metrics and Performance
So far this season Cardiff have scored a total of 11 goals in the Championship. Their top scorer is Duncan Watmore with 5 goals.
They have only 1 clean sheet to this point in the season. Last season, Cardiff finished in 12th place and they currently sit in 20th place.
Their expectations this season will be to improve on last season’s finish and get close to the play
off spots.
Millwall’s highest ever league standing was 2nd place in the English First Division
in the 1923 – 1924 season.
They have been in the Premier League on 2 occasions in the 2013-14 season and 2018-19 season, being relegated on both occasions.
Cardiff FC Pitch and Amenities
The Cardiff City Stadium is a stadium in the Leckwith area of Cardiff, Wales. It is the home of Cardiff City and the Wales national team. Following expansion of the Ninian Stand in July 2014, the stadium officially holds 33,280 supporters.
The stadium replaced Ninian Park as Cardiff City’s home ground in 2009, and is managed by Cardiff City Stadium Ltd, which is owned by Cardiff City Football Club Holdings Ltd.
It also hosted the home matches of the Cardiff Blues rugby union team until the 2011–12 season, although originally the Blues had a lease until 2029. After the Millennium Stadium, it is the second largest stadium in Cardiff and in Wales.
Cardiff FC Fan Base and Support
Cardiff City’s supporters are a very passionate group of fans. Back in 2012 the club’s Malaysian owners changed Cardiff’s kit from blue to red, much to the annoyance of the club’s fans. Fans were adamant that the club should go back to playing in blue but owner Vincent Tan refused.
Despite Tan previously stating that the club would only return to wearing blue if another owner was found, on 9 January 2015, after three seasons playing in the red kit, the club reverted their home kit back to blue with a red away kit in a bid to “unite” the club. A link to Cardiff’s website can be seen here. https://www.cardiffcityfc.co.uk
Cardiff FC Rivalries and Notable Matches
Cardiff City’s main rivals are fellow Welsh side Swansea City. The derby is known as the South Wales Derby. The first meeting between the two sides took place in 1912, in Swansea’s first competitive fixture, and ended in a draw.
In the pre-war era, the derby was played infrequently, particularly in the league with only eight meetings between the sides from 1912 to 1945 as the clubs were rarely in the same division.
After the Second World War, football attendances rose significantly and the first derby attracted a record crowd of more than 57,000 in 1949.
These high attendances continued through the 1950s, including the first derby played in a Welsh Cup final in 1956 which set a record attendance for a match in the competition.
Attendances began to fall at the start of the 1960s following a downturn in the fortunes of both teams. The 1970s saw only five derby matches, all in the Welsh Cup, before Swansea enjoyed a resurgence under the management of John Toshack in the early 1980s.
However, by the end of the decade and the early 1990s, the derby became blighted by hooliganism which led to the fixture becoming the first in Britain to ban away fans from attending.
The derby experienced a resurgence at the start of the 21st century, with both teams reaching the Championship before eventually meeting in the top tier of English football in the Premier League for the first time in 2013 which Cardiff went on to win.
Cardiff FC Facts
| Field | Details |
|---|---|
| Club Name | Cardiff |
| Founded | 1899 |
| Home Stadium | Cardiff City Stadium |
| Location | Cardiff, Wales |
| Website | https://www.cardiffcityfc.co.uk |
| League | The Championship |
| Social Media | https://x.com/CardiffCityFC?ref_src=twsrc% 5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5 Eauthor |
Cardiff FC History
Founded in 1899 as Riverside A.F.C., the club changed its name to Cardiff City in 1908 and entered the Southern Football League in 1910 before joining the English Football League in 1920.
The team has spent 17 seasons in the top tier of English football, the longest period being between 1921 and 1929.
Their most recent season in the top flight was the 2018–19 Premier League season. Cardiff is the only team from outside England to have won the FA Cup, doing so in 1927.
They have also reached three other cup finals in English competitions, the 1925 FA Cup final against Sheffield United, the 2008 FA Cup final against Portsmouth and the 2012 Football League Cup final against Liverpool, suffering defeat on each occasion.
They have won the Welsh Cup on 22 occasions, making them the second-most successful team in the competition’s history behind Wrexham.
Cardiff FC Social Media Links
It is very important for any fan of Cardiff to follow their team on social media. You can see up to date news on the team, lineups for matchup and any other information you need as a Millwall supporter. Follow them on twitter here https://x.com/CardiffCityFC?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eaut hor
Cardiff FC Outlook and Forecast
Cardiff will want to improve on last season’s 12th place finish and will want to challenge for the play off spots and return to the Premier League. As it stands, they are 20th in the Championship and are just 2 points ahead of the relegation zone, so will want to distance themselves from any relegation battle.
Frequently Asked Questions on Cardiff City Football Club
Is Cardiff a big Club?
Cardiff are one of if not the biggest club in Wales.
How much is Cardiff FC Worth?
It was reported in 2023 that Cardiff would be worth between 80 and 90 million pounds.
Has Cardiff FC ever won the Premier League?
Cardiff have never won the Premier League.
What does Cardiff FC nickname mean?
Cardiff’s nickname is ‘The Bluebirds’ and this stems from their blue and white kit that they have mostly worn since 1908.