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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.
The Cardiff International Sports Stadium, opened 19 January 2009, replacing the Cardiff Athletics Stadium (demolished to make way for the Cardiff City Stadium) is a 4953 capacity, multi sport/special event venue, offering fully certificated international track and field facilities, including an international standard external throws area.
Canton End (left) and Grandstand of Cardiff City Stadium. The new stadium has 33,280 seats [1] and is home to Cardiff City F.C. club. The stadium also hosted the home matches of the Cardiff Blues rugby union team until the 2011–12 season. It is the second largest stadium in Cardiff and also Wales (the largest being the Millennium Stadium).
The £16 million New Den was opened by John Smith, the leader of the Labour Party and of the Opposition at the time, on 4 August 1993 prior to a prestigious friendly against Sporting Portugal, which Sporting won 2–1. The Den was the first new stadium constructed for a professional football team in London since 1937.
Cardiff's first permanent ground was Ninian Park, which opened in 1910; it remained in use for 99 years until the club moved into the Cardiff City Stadium in 2009. Cardiff has long-standing rivalries with nearby clubs Swansea City, with whom they contest the South Wales derby, and Bristol City, with whom they contest the Severnside derby.
Stadium Seated capacity Location Sport(s) hosted Tenants Image Principality Stadium: 73,931 [1]: Cardiff: Rugby Union: Wales national rugby union team: Cardiff City Stadium
12 August 2023 2: Cardiff City : 1–2: Queens Park Rangers: Leckwith: 15:00 BST: Adams 25 ' Ugbo 78' Bowler 83 ' BBC Report Sky report: Armstrong 27 ', 34' Paal 65' Adomah 90 ' Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 21,230 Referee: Oliver Langford (West Midlands)
(from 5 December) [2] Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium: Championship: 19th: EFL Cup: Second round: Top goalscorer: League: Callum Robinson (11) All: Callum Robinson (11) Highest home attendance: 23,207 v Leeds United (21 September 2024, Championship) Lowest home attendance: 5,718 v Bristol Rovers (13 August 2024, EFL Cup) Average home league ...