Matchday Guide | Cardiff City vs. Sunderland
We're back at CCS for the first match of the 2024/25 season!
Cardiff City vs. Sunderland. Saturday, August 10th, 2024. Kick-off: 12:30pm.
GET YOUR Tickets
Tickets for our clash with Sunderland are now available to purchase. The Ticket Office will be open on matchday from 10am until half time.
General Adult tickets start from £22, with Seniors (60+) from £18, 16-21 years from £14 & Juniors U16 from £10. Click here to secure your seat.
If visiting the Ticket Office before kick-off, supporters are asked to arrive as early as possible, taking possible queue times into consideration. Please note that the preferred method of payment is by card.
Find full 2024/25 Match Ticket pricing here, with our match against Sunderland listed as a silver category fixture.
Hospitality VISITORS
The opening time for Hospitality visitors on Saturday is 10:00am.
Level Four tickets will be available for matchday purchase from the Hospitality booth located next to the Club shop:
Adult - £47
Senior - £38
16-21 - £33
Junior - £25
*£2 booking fee per person
Please note that Hospitality areas are for home or neutral supporters only.
ArrivE at Cardiff City Stadium
Supporters are encouraged to arrive at Cardiff City Stadium in good time, so as to enter the ground as easily as possible ahead of kick-off at 12:30pm. The gates at CCS will open at 11am – 90 minutes before kick-off against Sunderland.
Limited matchday parking will be available on a first-come, first-served basis at £10 per car. Car parks will close one hour before kick-off.
Our Supporter Liaison Officer, Paul Corkrey, will be in attendance at the stadium on matchday. If you require any assistance, please contact him on 07522 321389. Alternatively, follow @CardiffCitySLO on Twitter for further supporter updates.
Visiting Cardiff City Stadium for the first time? Check out our new handy guides for attending matches at CCS by clicking here.
PICK UP A MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
The Bluebird - the official matchday programme of Cardiff City - is returning for the 2024/25 season.
Each edition will celebrate the history of our football club, with inspiration for the cover taken from yesteryear.
Our first edition will see a cover inspired by City's programme cover that ran from the late '40s into the '50s. The image on the front features the Ninian Park gates, still in pride of place, outside Cardiff City Stadium.
The programme will remain £3.50 for the 2024/25 season, with matchday programmes available at a variety of locations across Cardiff City Stadium.
VISIT THE Cardiff City Supporters' Club OFFICE
Cardiff City Supporters' Club will be opening their their stadium office, located close to Gate 3, ahead of kick-off on Saturday.
Members can book away travel for our upcoming trip to Burnley, whilst all fans can browse CCSC's brilliant store of City and Wales programmes from throughout the decades.
Make sure you pop in on matchday!
Visit our RETAIL STORES
All of our new kits for the 2024/25 season, plus trainingwear, leisurewear and much more, will be available to purchase ahead of kick-off.
The Cardiff City Superstore will be open from 9am on Saturday, with our Ninian Stand Store opening at 11am.
Prefer shopping online? Get your hands on Cardiff City merchandise 24/7 by clicking here.
ENTERING THE STADIUM
Following a change to policy, E-cigarettes/vaporisers are no longer permitted to be used in the seating bowl at CCS. Supporters who wish to use these devices are welcome to leave the ground at half-time to do so.
Audio Description Commentary Service
Cardiff City Football Club is delighted to continue the audio description commentary service at Cardiff City Stadium to promote access for all football fans this season. The service, provided by Alan March Sport Ltd, will be available at all future home fixtures also.
The free to use service for blind and vision impaired spectators will be available to both home and visiting fans, with our team of trained audio describers keeping up with play to the second to ensure listeners know exactly where the ball is and what is happening on the pitch.
To register your interest and book a receiver, email ben.jones@cardiffcityfc.co.uk ahead of our upcoming match. Click here for more information.
GRAB SOME pre-match refreshments
Once inside CCS, you will be able to purchase food and drink from the stadium kiosks located around the concourses.
Please note: Payments at kiosks around CCS will be cashless throughout the season.
Thanks to our new partnership with Carling, alcoholic beverages available at CCS this season include Carling, Madri, Sharp’s Cold River Cider, Carling Black Fruits Cider, Staropramen and Aspall’s.
Check out the map above to see which food options are available from each stadium kiosk!
keep CCS eco-friendly
Our new plastic cups at CCS are reusable! After enjoying the refreshments on offer, please return your cup to the nearest bar or cup return unit so it can be re-used.
This will help us eliminate single-use plastic at all First Team matches during the 2024/25 season. Thank you!
Matchday Music Takeover
Have your say this Saturday by picking a track for us to play during the pre-match buildup at CCS!
Choose your favourite song from the options in the poll below:
Love Football. Protect The Game.
Cardiff City Football Club is committed to supporting the EFL football-wide initiative of ‘Love Football. Protect the Game’, introduced to improve fan and participant behaviour ahead of last season.
We ask all Bluebirds to enjoy this season in a responsible and respectful manner.
Any supporters who witness any inappropriate behaviour at CCS are encouraged to contact the Club via our discrete and anonymous reporting service.
Simply scan the QR code above, which will also appear on all stadium seats, or text or call 07484 070422.
Read more here.
Together Against Discrimination
Football is for everyone. We might support different teams, but football unites and inspires us.
It is a game with many opinions. But there is one on which we should all agree.
Racism and discrimination is not welcome in our game. So if you hear it, report it - whether in the street, at Cardiff City Stadium or online.
And when you see players taking the knee ahead of the game as a simple and peaceful act of protest this season, please respect their choice.
Because we are all Together Against Discrimination.
Kick-Off
Our first match of the season kicks off at 12:30pm on Saturday.
See you at CCS, Bluebirds!