Cardiff City currently averages 22,142 for league matches in 2026/27, compared with 19,564 in 2025/26. Its highest completed-season average in the database is 37,933 in 1952/53.
- All-time average
- 15,823 Recorded seasons; includes 2026/27 where available
- Highest season average
- 37,933 1952/53
- Lowest season average
- 2,826 1986/87
- Highest since 2000/01
- 31,408 2018/19
- Five-season average
- 19,689 2021/22–2025/26 · completed seasons
- Best national attendance rank
- #5 Across recorded seasons
- Biggest year-on-year rise
- +11,244 +55.8% · 2018/19 vs 2017/18
- Biggest year-on-year fall
- -8,586 -27.3% · 2019/20 vs 2018/19
- Seasons represented
- 103 99 with a recorded average
Season extremes and five-season averages use completed seasons. Year-on-year changes compare consecutive completed seasons with published averages, measured in supporters per match. The live 2026/27 figure appears separately.
2026/27 Stadium Utilisation
League average ÷ recorded 2026/27 stadium capacity. Published capacity can exceed seats available at a match because of segregation or other restrictions. Capacity source ↗
Season-by-season attendance
| Season | Tier | League finish | Average | England rank | Tier rank (attendance) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27Live | 2 | In progress | 22,142 | 32 | 12 |
| 2025/26 | 3 | 2 | 19,564 | 37 | 3 |
| 2024/25 | 2 | 24 | 19,344 | 36 | 16 |
| 2023/24 | 2 | 12 | 21,213 | 31 | 14 |
| 2022/23 | 2 | 21 | 19,455 | 31 | 10 |
| 2021/22 | 2 | 18 | 18,869 | 31 | 9 |
| 2020/21 | 2 | 8 | — | — | — |
| 2019/20 | 2 | 5 | 22,822 | 25 | 7 |
| 2018/19 | 1 | 18 | 31,408 | 14 | 11 |
| 2017/18 | 2 | 2 | 20,164 | 32 | 13 |
| 2016/17 | 2 | 12 | 16,564 | 38 | 16 |
| 2015/16 | 2 | 8 | 16,463 | 35 | 14 |
| 2014/15 | 2 | 11 | 21,124 | 25 | 8 |
| 2013/14 | 1 | 20 | 27,430 | 13 | 13 |
| 2012/13 | 2 | 1 | 22,999 | 22 | 5 |
| 2011/12 | 2 | 6 | 22,100 | 23 | 6 |
| 2010/11 | 2 | 4 | 23,194 | 23 | 6 |
| 2009/10 | 2 | 4 | 20,717 | 29 | 9 |
| 2008/09 | 2 | 7 | 18,044 | 33 | 11 |
| 2007/08 | 2 | 12 | 13,939 | 39 | 17 |
| 2006/07 | 2 | 13 | 15,223 | 37 | 16 |
| 2005/06 | 2 | 11 | 11,720 | 44 | 20 |
| 2004/05 | 2 | 16 | 12,976 | 39 | 17 |
| 2003/04 | 2 | 13 | 15,569 | 32 | 10 |
| 2002/03 | 3 | 6 | 13,050 | 38 | 2 |
| 2001/02 | 3 | 4 | 12,523 | 40 | 3 |
| 2000/01 | 4 | 2 | 7,962 | 45 | 1 |
| 1999/00 | 3 | 21 | 6,895 | 50 | 10 |
| 1998/99 | 4 | 3 | 7,131 | 45 | 1 |
| 1997/98 | 4 | 21 | 3,610 | 76 | 8 |
| 1996/97 | 4 | 7 | 3,594 | 73 | 8 |
| 1995/96 | 4 | 22 | 3,420 | 73 | 8 |
| 1994/95 | 3 | 22 | 4,543 | 62 | 13 |
| 1993/94 | 3 | 19 | 6,072 | 55 | 8 |
| 1992/93 | 4 | 1 | 8,560 | 37 | — |
| 1991/92 | 4 | 9 | 6,191 | 52 | — |
| 1990/91 | 4 | 13 | 2,946 | 80 | 15 |
| 1989/90 | 3 | 21 | 3,642 | 72 | 18 |
| 1988/89 | 3 | 16 | 4,387 | 62 | 14 |
| 1987/88 | 4 | 2 | 4,390 | 59 | 5 |
| 1986/87 | 4 | 13 | 2,826 | 70 | 9 |
| 1985/86 | 3 | 22 | 3,061 | 68 | 19 |
| 1984/85 | 2 | 21 | 4,363 | 57 | 21 |
| 1983/84 | 2 | 15 | 7,067 | 42 | 16 |
| 1982/83 | 3 | 2 | 7,036 | 44 | 4 |
| 1981/82 | 2 | 20 | 5,574 | 51 | 18 |
| 1980/81 | 2 | 19 | 6,767 | 46 | 16 |
| 1979/80 | 2 | 15 | 9,926 | 40 | 12 |
| 1978/79 | 2 | 9 | 9,246 | 42 | 15 |
| 1977/78 | 2 | 19 | 8,365 | 47 | 18 |
| 1976/77 | 2 | 18 | 12,790 | 35 | 10 |
| 1975/76 | 3 | 2 | 11,702 | 34 | 3 |
| 1974/75 | 2 | 21 | 9,143 | 45 | 17 |
| 1973/74 | 2 | 17 | 10,714 | 39 | 15 |
| 1972/73 | 2 | 20 | 11,456 | 32 | 8 |
| 1971/72 | 2 | 19 | 15,510 | 31 | 7 |
| 1970/71 | 2 | 3 | 21,522 | 23 | 4 |
| 1969/70 | 2 | 7 | 21,502 | 24 | 4 |
| 1968/69 | 2 | 5 | 16,870 | 30 | 8 |
| 1967/68 | 2 | 13 | 13,301 | 40 | 17 |
| 1966/67 | 2 | 20 | 10,259 | 47 | 21 |
| 1965/66 | 2 | 20 | 11,005 | 45 | 19 |
| 1964/65 | 2 | 13 | 10,588 | 47 | 17 |
| 1963/64 | 2 | 15 | 13,782 | 36 | 12 |
| 1962/63 | 2 | 10 | 15,567 | 34 | 11 |
| 1961/62 | 1 | 21 | 19,294 | 23 | 19 |
| 1960/61 | 1 | 15 | 23,390 | 19 | 16 |
| 1959/60 | 2 | 2 | 24,183 | 24 | 4 |
| 1958/59 | 2 | 9 | 17,776 | 35 | 11 |
| 1957/58 | 2 | 15 | 15,845 | 38 | 13 |
| 1956/57 | 1 | 21 | 20,550 | 30 | 20 |
| 1955/56 | 1 | 17 | 26,624 | 16 | 14 |
| 1954/55 | 1 | 20 | 24,311 | 21 | 19 |
| 1953/54 | 1 | 10 | 32,410 | 13 | 12 |
| 1952/53 | 1 | 12 | 37,933 | 8 | 8 |
| 1951/52 | 2 | 2 | 28,945 | 20 | 5 |
| 1950/51 | 2 | 3 | 28,412 | 22 | 5 |
| 1949/50 | 2 | 10 | 28,680 | 25 | 7 |
| 1948/49 | 2 | 4 | 35,091 | 16 | 2 |
| 1947/48 | 2 | 5 | 37,871 | 12 | 3 |
| 1946/47 | 3S | 1 | 28,604 | 19 | 1 |
| 1945/46 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1938/39 | 3S | 13 | 14,217 | 38 | 2 |
| 1937/38 | 3S | 10 | 20,009 | 29 | 2 |
| 1936/37 | 3S | 18 | 15,644 | 35 | 2 |
| 1935/36 | 3S | 20 | 9,528 | 47 | 8 |
| 1934/35 | 3S | 19 | 9,908 | 41 | 6 |
| 1933/34 | 3S | 22 | 7,959 | 57 | 14 |
| 1932/33 | 3S | 19 | 7,008 | 58 | 14 |
| 1931/32 | 3S | 9 | 7,684 | 57 | — |
| 1930/31 | 2 | 22 | 8,267 | 48 | 20 |
| 1929/30 | 2 | 8 | 12,944 | 37 | 11 |
| 1928/29 | 1 | 22 | 15,256 | 29 | 21 |
| 1927/28 | 1 | 6 | 15,607 | 30 | 22 |
| 1926/27 | 1 | 14 | 15,424 | 29 | 22 |
| 1925/26 | 1 | 16 | 17,946 | 20 | 18 |
| 1924/25 | 1 | 11 | 21,630 | 13 | 11 |
| 1923/24 | 1 | 2 | 26,920 | 8 | 8 |
| 1922/23 | 1 | 9 | 27,475 | 7 | 7 |
| 1921/22 | 1 | 4 | 32,760 | 5 | 5 |
| 1920/21 | 2 | 2 | 28,430 | 14 | — |
| 1919/20 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1914/15 | — | — | — | — |
Historic seasonal figures, league finishes and national rankings are based primarily on the long-running compilation at European Football Statistics ↗, with thanks. All-time averages and tier attendance ranks are calculated by this site.