Here is your Matchday Guide for our Vertu Trophy clash with Arsenal U21 - powered by Genero.
Cardiff City vs. Arsenal U21. Tuesday, November 11th, 2025. Kick-off: 7:45pm.
GET YOUR TICKETS
Tickets for our clash with Arsenal are available to purchase. The Ticket Office will be open on matchday from 10am until half time.
General Areas open
Grandstand: Blocks 202, 203, 205, 206, 207
Wheelchair Accessible Areas: Blocks 320 & 102
Sensory Room Access: Block 301
General Adult tickets start from £14, with Seniors (60+) and 16-21 years from £12 & Juniors U16 from £7. 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.
CCS SHUTTLE BUS
Cardiff Bus are running shuttle buses on route 95 between the city centre and Cardiff City Stadium for league and Cup games during the 2025/26 season.
Buses will depart from Wood Street (JB) in the city centre and run every 15 minutes to the stadium, with the first bus leaving 2 hours before kick off and the last one leaving 15 mins before kick off.
After the match, buses will run back to the city centre until the crowds have cleared.
Normal fares apply, and Cardiff Bus day, week, 4 week and annual ticket are valid on this service.
For more information, click here.
HOSPITALITY VISITORS
Hospitality Season Ticket Holders will have this match included in their seasonal package but must claim their ticket in advance. A fee of £2 will apply to all tickets.
The opening time for Hospitality visitors is 5:15pm.
Hospitality Season Ticket Holders can also purchase additional tickets in the Ricoh Diamond Suite at the price of £22 for Adults, £17 for Seniors 60+/16-21 years and £12 for Junior U16's. These prices include ticket fees.
Our Hospitality dress code will be relaxed for this fixture.
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 7:45pm. The gates at CCS will open at 6:15pm – 90 minutes before kick-off.
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 07903 619654. 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 YOUR MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
Our cover theme for 2025/26 is simple – iconic Cardiff City moments meet the modern Bluebirds squad!
Tuesday's cover contains two record breakers! City's last Vertu Trophy fixture saw Rob Tankiewicz and Axel Donczew break Aaron Ramsey's record as the youngest-ever Bluebird, and our cover nods towards the kit and season in which Rambo took the mantle back in 2007.
The programme will be available from the SuperStore, retail walkway booth, Gate 4 booth, Supporters Club office and away end - priced at £2.50.
VISIT THE SUPERSTORE
Visit the Cardiff City SuperStore ahead of kick-off to purchase our home, away, third and goalkeeper kits for 2025/26.
Our new Retro range is also on sale now - available while stocks last!
The SuperStore will be open from 2pm until kick-off on Tuesday.
Prefer shopping online? Get your hands on Cardiff City merchandise 24/7 by clicking here.
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 Tuesday.
Members can book away travel for our upcoming trips, 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!
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 billy.gregory@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 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.
Our 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. Thank you!
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.
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 next Vertu Trophy fixture gets underway at 7:45pm on Tuesday!
See you at CCS, Bluebirds!
BID ON A SIGNED, MATCHWORN POPPY APPEAL SHIRT
This Remembrance period, we’re proud to join clubs across the UK in supporting the Royal British Legion’s Poppy Appeal – wearing the emblem of the poppy on our shirts to honour the Armed Forces community.
Now, you can own these special shirts, match-worn & signed by Bluebirds players in our Vertu Trophy match against Arsenal U21.
Each shirt will be auctioned exclusively on the MatchWornShirt website and app, with net proceeds going directly to the Royal British Legion to support their vital work with military service members, veterans, and their families.
The auction will begin at kick-off tomorrow. Click here to place your bid.