Cardiff City F.C.
Cardiff City F.C. is a Welsh football club who play in Cardiff. They play at the Cardiff City Stadium, (formerly at Ninian Park) and have the nickname "The Bluebirds".
| Full name | Cardiff City Football Club | |||
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| Nickname(s) | The Bluebirds | |||
| Short name | CAR, CCFC, City | |||
| Founded | 1899 (as Riverside A.F.C.) | |||
| Ground | Cardiff City Stadium (capacity: 33,316[1]) | |||
| Owner | Vincent Tan | |||
| Chairman | Mehmet Dalman | |||
| Manager | Neil Harris | |||
| League | Championship | |||
| 2019–20 | Championship, 5th of 24 | |||
| Website | Club home page | |||
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They are the only non-English side to win the FA Cup, in 1926-27. They were also runners up in 1924-25 and 2007-08.
Name
- 1899-1902 Riverside F.C.
- 1902-1908 Riverside Albion F.C.
- 1908-present Cardiff City F.C.
League position
| Season | League | Position |
| 2000/01 | Third Division | 2nd |
| 2001/02 | Second Division | 4th |
| 2002/03 | Second Division | 6th |
| 2003/04 | First Division | 13th |
| 2004/05 | League Championship | 16th |
| 2005/06 | League Championship | 11th |
| 2006/07 | League Championship | 13th |
| 2007/08 | League Championship | 12th |
| 2008/09 | League Championship | 7th |
| 2009/10 | League Championship | 4th |
Former position
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Cardiff City F.C. Media
Yearly table position since Cardiff City joined the Football League
Cardiff City playing Oxford United at Ninian Park in 1983
Manager Neil Warnock and players lift the 2017–18 EFL Championship runner-up trophy
Cardiff City fans performing "the Ayatollah" in 2011
Referee Mike Dean receiving treatment after being struck by a projectile in a South Wales derby in 2009
The front of Ninian Park in 2005
Cardiff City Stadium pitch in 2010
Cardiff set club records when buying Gary Medel in 2013 and selling him a year later
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References
- ↑ "Premier League Handbook 2018–19" (PDF). Premier League. 30 July 2018. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 May 2019. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
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