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
- CardiffCityFC League Performance.svg
Yearly table position since Cardiff City joined the Football League
- Canton End at Ninian Park geograph-2999342-by-Steve-Daniels.jpg
Cardiff City playing Oxford United at Ninian Park in 1983
- Cardiff City won the EFL 2012-2013.jpg
Cardiff won the 2012–13 Championship after defeat Bolton Wanderers in the final match
- Cardiff City celebrations 2018.jpg
Manager Neil Warnock and players lift the 2017–18 EFL Championship runner-up trophy
- Canton Stand do the Ayatollah.jpg
Cardiff City fans performing "the Ayatollah" in 2011
- Dean, Mike (2).jpg
Referee Mike Dean receiving treatment after being struck by a projectile in a South Wales derby in 2009
- Ninian Park Cardiff.jpg
The front of Ninian Park in 2005
Cardiff set club records when buying Gary Medel in 2013 and selling him a year later
References
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