Cardiff City Football Club (Welsh: Clwb Pel-droed Dinas Caerdydd) is a football team based in Cardiff, Wales. Cardiff are currently playing in the Football League Championship.
Cardiff City were founded in 1899 and are the only non-English side to have won any of the three major English competitions. Formed in 1899 by Bartley Wilson as a way of keeping players from the Riverside Cricket Club together and in shape during the winter months.
After the FA Cup final, Cardiff have built on their success, nearly qualifying for the 2008–09 Premier League playoffs, finishing in seventh position in the Championship. During the January transfer window they kept hold of star players, such as £7M rated Joe Ledley and added Quincy Owusu-Abeyie, Chris Burke and Michael Chopra to the side.
Previous Names: 1899 Riverside F. C.; 1902 Riverside Albion; 1908 Cardiff City
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F.A. Cup
Winners: <\/STRONG>1927
Runners-up: 1925, 2008
FA Charity Shield<\/STRONG>
Winners:<\/STRONG> 1927
First Division<\/STRONG>
Runners-up 1924
Second Division<\/STRONG>
Runners-up 1921, 1952, 1960
Division Two Play-Off<\/STRONG>
Winners<\/STRONG> 2003
Third Division South
Champions<\/STRONG> 1947
Third Division
Champions:<\/STRONG> 1993
Runners-up: 1976, 1983
Fourth Division
<\/STRONG>Runners-up 1988
Welsh Cup
Winners:<\/STRONG> 1912, 1920, 1922, 1923, 1927, 1928, 1930, 1956, 1959, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1988, 1992, 1993
FAW Premier Cup
Winners:<\/STRONG> 2002
FAW Welsh Youth Cup
Winners:<\/STRONG> 1990, 1995, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2006, Runners-up: 1992, 2005, 2008
FAW Invitation Cup Runners-up 1998<\/P>","AEA806C1427039FE44581DB525FB9B7BD0F0E6F183CA457B":"1899","2C2DB8E0A27DDF86":"Record Attendance: 62,634. Wales vs. England. 17 October 1959
Club Record Attendance: 57,893. vs. Arsenal","90579B4DEA63C3E4":"Cardiff City F.C.","41128DAD6401C79B":"club@cardiffcityfc.co.uk","4ED7E9E8DBD22FFE":"2947","55C75D25959437F15B2401A05EABB58A":"Omer Riza","e_index":2};