Here is your Matchday Guide for our Sky Bet League One clash with Port Vale - powered by Genero.
Cardiff City vs. Port Vale. Wednesday, April 22nd, 2026. Kick-off: 7:45pm.
GET YOUR TICKETS
Tickets for our clash with Port Vale are available to purchase.
General Adult tickets start from £26, with Seniors (60+) from £21, 16-21 years from £18 & Juniors U16 from £13. Click here to secure your seat.
2025/26 Season Ticket holders can purchase additional tickets for £5 per ticket! This offer is available in all general admission ticket areas, max two additional tickets per Season Ticket holder. This offer is available pre-matchday only.
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.
No Under 14s will be allowed entry unless accompanied by a person aged 18 years or over.
Find full 2025/26 Match Ticket pricing here, with our match against the Valiants listed as a Category B fixture.
CCS SHUTTLE BUS
Cardiff Bus are running shuttle buses on route 95 between the city centre and Cardiff City Stadium for league 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
The opening time for Hospitality visitors on Wednesday is 5:15pm.
Level Four tickets will be available for matchday purchase from reception:
- Adult - £47
- Senior - £37
- 16-21 - £32
- Junior - £25
Booking fees are included. 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 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.
VISIT THE SUPERSTORE
Last chance to get your hands on a bargain in our Kitman Clearance Sale, available in the Cardiff City SuperStore.
Final reductions have been applied. Available while stocks last - once it's gone, it's gone!
The SuperStore will be open from 2pm until kick-off on Tuesday, and will re-open for 30 minutes after full-time.
Prefer shopping online? Get your hands on Cardiff City merchandise 24/7 by clicking here.
PICK UP YOUR MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
Make sure to grab a copy of The Bluebird, Cardiff City FC's official matchday programme, from CCS!
Just like the class of 2026, our 1982/83 side won promotion back to the second tier at the first time of asking! Dave Bennett scored for City on the opening day, with Gabe Osho starring in his place on the Port Vale cover.
The programme will be available from the SuperStore, retail walkway booth, Gate 4 booth, Supporters Club office and away end - priced at £4.
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, Caffrey's Black, 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!
CANTON STAND BAND
Lost Youth celebrated their 45th year in 2024! They’ve been through multiple line-ups having been formed by their drummer and bass player, who are still the main driving forces behind the band!
Lost Youth are a four-piece old-school punk band consisting of Chris Dibble (drums), Lawrence Cahill (bass), Dan John (guitar) and Rob Daniel (vocals), playing the sort of music that appeals to old and new fans. Listen out for tunes from The Jam, The Clash, The Damned, Stiff Little Fingers, The Buzzcocks, The Ruts and Idles.
Catch them in the Canton Stand ahead of kick-off!
LOVE FOOTBALL. PROTECT THE GAME
Cardiff City Football Club urges supporters to always report any behaviour that they believe to be discriminatory so that procedure can be followed and perpetrators charged if found guilty.
Fans are reminded that we applaud and encourage passionate support; however, we do not tolerate discrimination, abuse, foul and abusive language or anti-social or threatening behaviour. This includes discrimination towards any of the protected characteristics listed in the Equality Act 2010.
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.
Because we are all Together Against Discrimination.
KICK-OFF
Our next fixture gets underway at 7:45pm on Wednesday!
Can't make it to CCS? You can follow the action live with Cardiff City TV - listen live in the UK for £2.50 or watch internationally with a Match Pass. Click here to buy.
SPIN TO WIN WITH CARLING
Fill out a form for your chance to be selected to step onto the pitch at half time and spin the Carling Wheel — where prizes await!
Winners will be chosen ahead of each home game, so make sure to get your entry in early. One lucky winner will be chosen every game!
Submit your entry by 5pm the day before the corresponding fixture. Winners will be contacted directly.
SEE YOU ON SATURDAY
We can't wait to celebrate our promotion back to the Sky Bet Championship with Bluebirds supporters!
Be sure to give the lads a warm welcome on Wednesday evening, but please also be aware that the medal ceremony will take place on Saturday, 25th April after our final home fixture of the campaign, against Northampton Town.
Get your tickets for that one to enjoy the promotion party!