Matchday Guide | City vs. Leeds United
We will be paying tribute to Cardiff City great, Sol Bamba, at CCS this Saturday.
Cardiff City vs. Leeds United. Saturday, September 21st, 2024. Kick-off: 3pm.
GET YOUR Tickets
Tickets for our clash with Leeds United are now available to purchase. The Ticket Office will be open on matchday from 10am until half time.
General Adult tickets start from £27, with Seniors (60+) from £20, 16-21 years from £17 & Juniors U16 from £11. 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 Leeds United listed as a gold category fixture.
Wear Blue for Bamba
As part of the tributes for Bluebirds legend, Sol Bamba, We are supporting the fan-led campaign to make CCS as blue as possible this weekend.
Wear a blue shirt, jumper or jacket to Saturday's match, and, if you can, show your support by making a donation to Lymphoma Action UK. Click here to donate.
Sloper Road | Temporary road closure
Supporters should be aware that Sloper Road will be temporarily closed for approximately 30 minutes after the full-time whistle.
This measure will come into force 5 minutes before the end of the match.
Cardiff City fans will be unable to travel along Sloper Road in the direction of Penarth Road during this period.
Leeds United fans must turn right only upon exiting Cardiff City Stadium, towards Penarth Road, the City Centre parking areas and Cardiff Central train station. Away supporters will not be able to travel along Sloper Road in the direction of Leckwith Road during this period.
The decision to limit movement post-match was taken by South Wales Police in the interest of public safety. Every effort will be made to keep to the above timescale, but supporters should be aware that these timings are not fixed, and will be determined by South Wales Police.
All supporters will be able to walk down Sloper Road from the Grangetown area ahead of the match.
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 3pm. The gates at CCS will open at 1.30pm – 90 minutes before kick-off against Leeds United.
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.
Hospitality VISITORS
The opening time for Hospitality visitors on Saturday is 12.30pm.
Please note that Hospitality areas are for home or neutral supporters only.
PICK UP A MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
The Bluebird - the official matchday programme of Cardiff City - is back for the 2024/25 season.
Saturday's cover will pay tribute to Sol, who played for both City and Leeds United, and features an exclusive interview with Bluebirds skipper Joe Ralls.
The programme will cost £3.50 for the 2024/25 season, with matchday programmes available at a variety of locations across Cardiff City Stadium.
If you prefer to read a digital version, download a copy from Zeeon by clicking here. Digital versions will become available at 9am on matchday.
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 Hull City and Bristol City, 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 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 10am on Saturday, with our Ninian Stand Store opening at 12:30pm.
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!
Canton Stand Stage
If you're in the Canton Stand on Saturday before kick-off, head to the stage to watch Interum!
The Indie-Rock band will take to the stage during the matchday build-up, and will be giving a performance that you won't want to miss as you wait for kick-off!
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.
Remembering Sol
We ask all supporters to take their seats at CCS by 2:45pm, fifteen minutes before kick-off. This will allow fans from both clubs, staff and players to pay their respects to Sol. A special tribute to Sol will be played in the lead up to the match.
Members of Sol’s family & friends and former City teammates will be in attendance at CCS on Saturday and will join the Bluebirds, Leeds United’s CEO, Angus Kinnear and Club Ambassador, Eddie Gray, pitchside to place flowers in his memory before kick-off.
A banner will be raised in the Canton Stand before the game, which will later sit permanently in the Ninian Stand. We would like to express our thanks to all those who donated towards the creation of this banner.
A minute of applause will also take place pre-KO on the referee’s whistle.
Kick-Off
Our third home match of the season kicks off at 3pm on Saturday.
In the 14th minute of the match, we ask supporters to stand & again applaud in memory of Sol, who wore the number 14 shirt for the Bluebirds 73 times, including throughout our promotion-winning campaign of 2017/18.
See you at CCS, Bluebirds!