Cardiff City F.C.
(Redirected from Riverside Albion 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
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
Cardiff set club records when buying Gary Medel in 2013 and selling him a year later
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.