Cardiff City

Cardiff, Cardiff · England · League One

Major cups

last 1993

Top-2 finishes

Top-4 finishes

Power-ranking history

Hover a season for its rank and score

Footprint

Tiers played

L1, L2, L3, L4

Top-flight (L1) seasons

Lower-tier league seasons

First season

1921

Most recent season

2026

Season-by-season

Most recent season first. Covers Levels 1 through 5 of the English pyramid. Rows tagged "national playoff" are pre-modern formats where the workbook records only playoff participants, not round-robin standings.

2026

League One (3) · P2↑

46 P · 27-10-9 · 90:50 · +40

91

pts

2025

Championship (2) · P24↓

46 P · 9-17-20 · 48:73 · -25

44

pts

2024

Championship (2) · P12

46 P · 19-5-22 · 53:70 · -17

62

pts

2023

Championship (2) · P21

46 P · 13-10-23 · 41:58 · -17

49

pts

2022

Championship (2) · P18

46 P · 15-8-23 · 50:68 · -18

53

pts

2021

Championship (2) · P8

46 P · 18-14-14 · 66:49 · +17

68

pts

2020

Championship (2) · P5PO

46 P · 19-16-11 · 68:58 · +10

73

pts

2019

Premier League (1) · P18↓

38 P · 10-4-24 · 34:69 · -35

34

pts

2018

Championship (2) · P2↑

46 P · 27-9-10 · 69:39 · +30

90

pts

2017

Championship (2) · P12

46 P · 17-11-18 · 60:61 · -1

62

pts

2016

Championship (2) · P8

46 P · 17-17-12 · 56:51 · +5

68

pts

2015

Championship (2) · P11

46 P · 16-14-16 · 57:61 · -4

62

pts

2014

Premier League (1) · P20↓

38 P · 7-9-22 · 32:74 · -42

30

pts

2013

Championship (2) · P1↑

46 P · 25-12-9 · 72:45 · +27

87

pts

2012

Championship (2) · P6PO

46 P · 19-18-9 · 66:53 · +13

75

pts

Lg Cup

2011

Championship (2) · P4PO

46 P · 23-11-12 · 76:54 · +22

80

pts

2010

Championship (2) · P4PO

46 P · 22-10-14 · 73:54 · +19

76

pts

2009

Championship (2) · P7

46 P · 19-17-10 · 65:53 · +12

74

pts

2008

Championship (2) · P12

46 P · 16-16-14 · 59:55 · +4

64

pts

2007

Championship (2) · P13

46 P · 17-13-16 · 57:53 · +4

64

pts

2006

Championship (2) · P11

46 P · 16-12-18 · 58:59 · -1

60

pts

2005

Championship (2) · P16

46 P · 13-15-18 · 48:51 · -3

54

pts

2004

First Division (2) · P13

46 P · 17-14-15 · 68:58 · +10

65

pts

2003

Second Division (3) · P6↑

46 P · 23-12-11 · 68:43 · +25

81

pts

2002

Second Division (3) · P4PO

46 P · 23-14-9 · 75:50 · +25

83

pts

2001

Third Division (4) · P2↑

46 P · 23-13-10 · 95:58 · +37

82

pts

2000

Second Division (3) · P21↓

46 P · 9-17-20 · 45:67 · -22

44

pts

1999

Third Division (4) · P3↑

46 P · 22-14-10 · 60:39 · +21

80

pts

1998

Third Division (4) · P21

46 P · 9-23-14 · 48:52 · -4

50

pts

1997

Third Division (4) · P7PO

46 P · 20-9-17 · 56:54 · +2

69

pts

1996

Third Division (4) · P22

46 P · 11-12-23 · 41:64 · -23

45

pts

1995

Second Division (3) · P22↓

46 P · 9-11-26 · 46:74 · -28

38

pts

1994

Second Division (3) · P19

46 P · 13-15-18 · 66:79 · -13

54

pts

CWC

1993

Third Division (4) · P1↑

42 P · 25-8-9 · 77:47 · +30

83

pts

CWCCWC

1992

Fourth Division (4) · P9

42 P · 17-15-10 · 66:53 · +13

66

pts

CWC

1991

Fourth Division (4) · P13

46 P · 15-15-16 · 43:54 · -11

60

pts

1990

Third Division (3) · P21↓

46 P · 12-14-20 · 51:70 · -19

50

pts

1989

Fourth Division (3) · P16

46 P · 14-15-17 · 44:56 · -12

57

pts

CWC

1988

Fourth Division (4) · P2↑

46 P · 24-13-9 · 66:41 · +25

85

pts

CWC

1987

Fourth Division (4) · P13

46 P · 15-16-15 · 48:50 · -2

61

pts

1986

Third Division (3) · P22↓

46 P · 12-9-25 · 53:83 · -30

45

pts

1985

Second Division (2) · P21↓

42 P · 9-8-25 · 47:79 · -32

35

pts

1984

Second Division (2) · P15

42 P · 15-6-21 · 53:66 · -13

51

pts

1983

Third Division (3) · P2↑

46 P · 25-11-10 · 76:50 · +26

86

pts

1982

Second Division (2) · P20↓

42 P · 12-8-22 · 45:61 · -16

44

pts

1981

Second Division (2) · P19

42 P · 12-12-18 · 44:60 · -16

36

pts

1980

Second Division (2) · P15

42 P · 16-8-18 · 41:48 · -7

40

pts

1979

Second Division (2) · P9

42 P · 16-10-16 · 56:70 · -14

42

pts

1978

Second Division (2) · P19

42 P · 13-12-17 · 51:71 · -20

38

pts

CWC

1977

Second Division (2) · P18

42 P · 12-10-20 · 56:67 · -11

34

pts

CWCCWC

1976

Third Division (3) · P2↑

46 P · 22-13-11 · 69:48 · +21

57

pts

CWC

1975

Second Division (2) · P21↓

42 P · 9-14-19 · 36:62 · -26

32

pts

CWC

1974

Second Division (2) · P17

42 P · 10-16-16 · 49:62 · -13

36

pts

CWCCWC

1973

Second Division (2) · P20

42 P · 11-11-20 · 43:58 · -15

33

pts

CWC

1972

Second Division (2) · P19

42 P · 10-14-18 · 56:69 · -13

34

pts

CWC

1971

Second Division (2) · P3

42 P · 20-13-9 · 64:41 · +23

53

pts

CWCCWC

1970

Second Division (2) · P7

42 P · 18-13-11 · 61:41 · +20

49

pts

CWCCWC

1969

Second Division (2) · P5

42 P · 20-7-15 · 67:54 · +13

47

pts

CWCCWC

1968

Second Division (2) · P13

42 P · 13-12-17 · 60:66 · -6

38

pts

CWCCWC

1967

Second Division (2) · P20

42 P · 12-9-21 · 61:87 · -26

33

pts

CWC

1966

Second Division (2) · P20

42 P · 12-10-20 · 71:91 · -20

34

pts

Lg Cup SFCWC

1965

Second Division (2) · P13

42 P · 13-14-15 · 64:57 · +7

40

pts

Lg Cup SFCWCCWC

1964

Second Division (2) · P15

42 P · 14-10-18 · 56:81 · -25

38

pts

CWC

1963

Second Division (2) · P10

42 P · 18-7-17 · 83:73 · +10

43

pts

1962

First Division (1) · P21↓

42 P · 9-14-19 · 50:81 · -31

32

pts

1961

First Division (1) · P15

42 P · 13-11-18 · 60:85 · -25

37

pts

1960

Second Division (2) · P2↑

42 P · 23-12-7 · 90:62 · +28

58

pts

1959

Second Division (2) · P9

42 P · 18-7-17 · 65:65 · 0

43

pts

1958

Second Division (2) · P15

42 P · 14-9-19 · 63:77 · -14

37

pts

1957

First Division (1) · P21↓

42 P · 10-9-23 · 53:88 · -35

29

pts

1956

First Division (1) · P17

42 P · 15-9-18 · 55:69 · -14

39

pts

1955

First Division (1) · P20

42 P · 13-11-18 · 62:76 · -14

37

pts

1954

First Division (1) · P10

42 P · 18-8-16 · 51:71 · -20

44

pts

1953

First Division (1) · P12

42 P · 14-12-16 · 54:46 · +8

40

pts

1952

Second Division (2) · P2↑

42 P · 20-11-11 · 72:54 · +18

51

pts

1951

Second Division (2) · P3

42 P · 17-16-9 · 53:45 · +8

50

pts

1950

Second Division (2) · P10

42 P · 16-10-16 · 41:44 · -3

42

pts

1949

Second Division (2) · P4

42 P · 19-13-10 · 62:47 · +15

51

pts

1948

Second Division (2) · P5

42 P · 18-11-13 · 61:58 · +3

47

pts

1947

Third Division South (3) · P1↑

42 P · 30-6-6 · 93:30 · +63

66

pts

1940

Third Division South (3)↓

3 P · 2-0-1 · 5:5 · 0

-

pts

1939

Third Division South (3) · P13

42 P · 15-11-16 · 61:65 · -4

41

pts

1938

Third Division South (3) · P10

42 P · 15-12-15 · 67:54 · +13

42

pts

1937

Third Division South (3) · P18

42 P · 14-7-21 · 54:87 · -33

35

pts

1936

Third Division South (3) · P20

42 P · 13-10-19 · 60:73 · -13

36

pts

1935

Third Division South (3) · P19

42 P · 13-9-20 · 62:82 · -20

35

pts

1934

Third Division South (3) · P22

42 P · 9-6-27 · 57:105 · -48

24

pts

1933

Third Division South (3) · P19

42 P · 12-7-23 · 69:99 · -30

31

pts

1932

Third Division South (3) · P9

42 P · 19-8-15 · 87:73 · +14

46

pts

1931

Second Division (2) · P22↓

42 P · 8-9-25 · 47:87 · -40

25

pts

1930

Second Division (2) · P8

42 P · 18-8-16 · 61:59 · +2

44

pts

1929

First Division (1) · P22↓

42 P · 8-13-21 · 43:59 · -16

29

pts

1928

First Division (1) · P6

42 P · 17-10-15 · 70:80 · -10

44

pts

1927

First Division (1) · P14

42 P · 16-9-17 · 55:65 · -10

41

pts

1926

First Division (1) · P16

42 P · 16-7-19 · 61:76 · -15

39

pts

1925

First Division (1) · P11

42 P · 16-11-15 · 56:51 · +5

43

pts

1924

First Division (1) · P2

42 P · 22-13-7 · 61:34 · +27

57

pts

1923

First Division (1) · P9

42 P · 18-7-17 · 73:59 · +14

43

pts

1922

First Division (1) · P4

42 P · 19-10-13 · 61:53 · +8

48

pts

1921

Second Division (2) · P2↑

42 P · 24-10-8 · 59:32 · +27

58

pts

FA SF

Year	League	Team	Pos	Notes	Domestic Cup	Eur Comp	P	W	D	L	Pts	GF	GA	GD	Eur Qual (next yr)
2026	League One(3)	Cardiff City	2	promoted			46	27	10	9	91	90	50	40
2025	Championship(2)	Cardiff City	24	relegated			46	9	17	20	44	48	73	-25
2024	Championship(2)	Cardiff City	12				46	19	5	22	62	53	70	-17
2023	Championship(2)	Cardiff City	21				46	13	10	23	49	41	58	-17
2022	Championship(2)	Cardiff City	18				46	15	8	23	53	50	68	-18
2021	Championship(2)	Cardiff City	8				46	18	14	14	68	66	49	17
2020	Championship(2)	Cardiff City	5	Playoffs			46	19	16	11	73	68	58	10
2019	Premier League(1)	Cardiff City	18	relegated			38	10	4	24	34	34	69	-35
2018	Championship(2)	Cardiff City	2	promoted			46	27	9	10	90	69	39	30
2017	Championship(2)	Cardiff City	12				46	17	11	18	62	60	61	-1
2016	Championship(2)	Cardiff City	8				46	17	17	12	68	56	51	5
2015	Championship(2)	Cardiff City	11				46	16	14	16	62	57	61	-4
2014	Premier League(1)	Cardiff City	20	relegated			38	7	9	22	30	32	74	-42
2013	Championship(2)	Cardiff City	1	promoted			46	25	12	9	87	72	45	27
2012	Championship(2)	Cardiff City	6	Playoffs	Lg Cup		46	19	18	9	75	66	53	13
2011	Championship(2)	Cardiff City	4	Playoffs			46	23	11	12	80	76	54	22
2010	Championship(2)	Cardiff City	4	Not Promoted (PO)			46	22	10	14	76	73	54	19
2009	Championship(2)	Cardiff City	7				46	19	17	10	74	65	53	12
2008	Championship(2)	Cardiff City	12		FA		46	16	16	14	64	59	55	4
2007	Championship(2)	Cardiff City	13				46	17	13	16	64	57	53	4
2006	Championship(2)	Cardiff City	11				46	16	12	18	60	58	59	-1
2005	Championship(2)	Cardiff City	16				46	13	15	18	54	48	51	-3
2004	First Division(2)	Cardiff City	13				46	17	14	15	65	68	58	10
2003	Second Division(3)	Cardiff City	6	promoted (PO)			46	23	12	11	81	68	43	25
2002	Second Division(3)	Cardiff City	4	Playoffs			46	23	14	9	83	75	50	25
2001	Third Division(4)	Cardiff City	2	promoted			46	23	13	10	82	95	58	37
2000	Second Division(3)	Cardiff City	21	relegated			46	9	17	20	44	45	67	-22
1999	Third Division(4)	Cardiff City	3	promoted			46	22	14	10	80	60	39	21
1998	Third Division(4)	Cardiff City	21				46	9	23	14	50	48	52	-4
1997	Third Division(4)	Cardiff City	7	Playoffs			46	20	9	17	69	56	54	2
1996	Third Division(4)	Cardiff City	22				46	11	12	23	45	41	64	-23
1995	Second Division(3)	Cardiff City	22	relegated			46	9	11	26	38	46	74	-28
1994	Second Division(3)	Cardiff City	19			CWC	46	13	15	18	54	66	79	-13
1993	Third Division(4)	Cardiff City	1	promoted		CWC	42	25	8	9	83	77	47	30	CWC
1992	Fourth Division(4)	Cardiff City	9				42	17	15	10	66	66	53	13	CWC
1991	Fourth Division(4)	Cardiff City	13				46	15	15	16	60	43	54	-11
1990	Third Division(3)	Cardiff City	21	relegated			46	12	14	20	50	51	70	-19
1989	Fourth Division(3)	Cardiff City	16			CWC	46	14	15	17	57	44	56	-12
1988	Fourth Division(4)	Cardiff City	2	promoted			46	24	13	9	85	66	41	25	CWC
1987	Fourth Division(4)	Cardiff City	13				46	15	16	15	61	48	50	-2
1986	Third Division(3)	Cardiff City	22	relegated			46	12	9	25	45	53	83	-30
1985	Second Division(2)	Cardiff City	21	relegated			42	9	8	25	35	47	79	-32
1984	Second Division(2)	Cardiff City	15				42	15	6	21	51	53	66	-13
1983	Third Division(3)	Cardiff City	2	promoted			46	25	11	10	86	76	50	26
1982	Second Division(2)	Cardiff City	20	relegated			42	12	8	22	44	45	61	-16
1981	Second Division(2)	Cardiff City	19				42	12	12	18	36	44	60	-16
1980	Second Division(2)	Cardiff City	15				42	16	8	18	40	41	48	-7
1979	Second Division(2)	Cardiff City	9				42	16	10	16	42	56	70	-14
1978	Second Division(2)	Cardiff City	19			CWC	42	13	12	17	38	51	71	-20
1977	Second Division(2)	Cardiff City	18			CWC	42	12	10	20	34	56	67	-11	CWC
1976	Third Division(3)	Cardiff City	2	promoted			46	22	13	11	57	69	48	21	CWC
1975	Second Division(2)	Cardiff City	21	relegated		CWC	42	9	14	19	32	36	62	-26
1974	Second Division(2)	Cardiff City	17			CWC	42	10	16	16	36	49	62	-13	CWC
1973	Second Division(2)	Cardiff City	20				42	11	11	20	33	43	58	-15	CWC
1972	Second Division(2)	Cardiff City	19			CWC	42	10	14	18	34	56	69	-13
1971	Second Division(2)	Cardiff City	3			CWC	42	20	13	9	53	64	41	23	CWC
1970	Second Division(2)	Cardiff City	7			CWC	42	18	13	11	49	61	41	20	CWC
1969	Second Division(2)	Cardiff City	5			CWC	42	20	7	15	47	67	54	13	CWC
1968	Second Division(2)	Cardiff City	13			CWC	42	13	12	17	38	60	66	-6	CWC
1967	Second Division(2)	Cardiff City	20				42	12	9	21	33	61	87	-26	CWC
1966	Second Division(2)	Cardiff City	20		Lg Cup SF	CWC	42	12	10	20	34	71	91	-20
1965	Second Division(2)	Cardiff City	13		Lg Cup SF	CWC	42	13	14	15	40	64	57	7	CWC
1964	Second Division(2)	Cardiff City	15				42	14	10	18	38	56	81	-25	CWC
1963	Second Division(2)	Cardiff City	10				42	18	7	17	43	83	73	10
1962	First Division(1)	Cardiff City	21	relegated			42	9	14	19	32	50	81	-31
1961	First Division(1)	Cardiff City	15				42	13	11	18	37	60	85	-25
1960	Second Division(2)	Cardiff City	2	promoted			42	23	12	7	58	90	62	28
1959	Second Division(2)	Cardiff City	9				42	18	7	17	43	65	65	0
1958	Second Division(2)	Cardiff City	15				42	14	9	19	37	63	77	-14
1957	First Division(1)	Cardiff City	21	relegated			42	10	9	23	29	53	88	-35
1956	First Division(1)	Cardiff City	17				42	15	9	18	39	55	69	-14
1955	First Division(1)	Cardiff City	20				42	13	11	18	37	62	76	-14
1954	First Division(1)	Cardiff City	10				42	18	8	16	44	51	71	-20
1953	First Division(1)	Cardiff City	12				42	14	12	16	40	54	46	8
1952	Second Division(2)	Cardiff City	2	promoted			42	20	11	11	51	72	54	18
1951	Second Division(2)	Cardiff City	3				42	17	16	9	50	53	45	8
1950	Second Division(2)	Cardiff City	10				42	16	10	16	42	41	44	-3
1949	Second Division(2)	Cardiff City	4				42	19	13	10	51	62	47	15
1948	Second Division(2)	Cardiff City	5				42	18	11	13	47	61	58	3
1947	Third Division South(3)	Cardiff City	1	promoted			42	30	6	6	66	93	30	63
1940	Third Division South(3)	Cardiff City	-	relegated			3	2	0	1	-	5	5	0
1939	Third Division South(3)	Cardiff City	13				42	15	11	16	41	61	65	-4
1938	Third Division South(3)	Cardiff City	10				42	15	12	15	42	67	54	13
1937	Third Division South(3)	Cardiff City	18				42	14	7	21	35	54	87	-33
1936	Third Division South(3)	Cardiff City	20				42	13	10	19	36	60	73	-13
1935	Third Division South(3)	Cardiff City	19				42	13	9	20	35	62	82	-20
1934	Third Division South(3)	Cardiff City	22				42	9	6	27	24	57	105	-48
1933	Third Division South(3)	Cardiff City	19				42	12	7	23	31	69	99	-30
1932	Third Division South(3)	Cardiff City	9				42	19	8	15	46	87	73	14
1931	Second Division(2)	Cardiff City	22	relegated			42	8	9	25	25	47	87	-40
1930	Second Division(2)	Cardiff City	8				42	18	8	16	44	61	59	2
1929	First Division(1)	Cardiff City	22	relegated			42	8	13	21	29	43	59	-16
1928	First Division(1)	Cardiff City	6				42	17	10	15	44	70	80	-10
1927	First Division(1)	Cardiff City	14		FA		42	16	9	17	41	55	65	-10
1926	First Division(1)	Cardiff City	16				42	16	7	19	39	61	76	-15
1925	First Division(1)	Cardiff City	11		FA		42	16	11	15	43	56	51	5
1924	First Division(1)	Cardiff City	2				42	22	13	7	57	61	34	27
1923	First Division(1)	Cardiff City	9				42	18	7	17	43	73	59	14
1922	First Division(1)	Cardiff City	4				42	19	10	13	48	61	53	8
1921	Second Division(2)	Cardiff City	2	promoted	FA SF		42	24	10	8	58	59	32	27

Domestic Cup Finals

Most recent first. Every domestic cup final the club has played, including losses. Scheduled finals (date not yet passed) are flagged.

2012

League Cup

Runner-up

2008

FA Cup

Runner-up

1927

FA Cup

Won

1927

Community Shield

Won

1925

FA Cup

Runner-up

Year	Competition	Result
2012	League Cup	Runner-up
2008	FA Cup	Runner-up
1927	FA Cup	Won
1927	Community Shield	Won
1925	FA Cup	Runner-up

European competition appearances

Most recent first. One row per entry showing the deepest round reached. A Cup Winner badge marks tournaments the club won: gold for the European Cup / Champions League, silver for every other UEFA or Intercontinental trophy.

1993-94

Cup Winners Cup(CWC)

Group stage

1992-93

Cup Winners Cup(CWC)

Group stage

1988-89

Cup Winners Cup(CWC)

Round of 16

1977-78

Cup Winners Cup(CWC)

Group stage

1976-77

Cup Winners Cup(CWC)

Group stage

1974-75

Cup Winners Cup(CWC)

Group stage

1973-74

Cup Winners Cup(CWC)

Group stage

1971-72

Cup Winners Cup(CWC)

Group stage

1970-71

Cup Winners Cup(CWC)

Quarter-final

1969-70

Cup Winners Cup(CWC)

Round of 16

1968-69

Cup Winners Cup(CWC)

Group stage

1967-68

Cup Winners Cup(CWC)

Semi-final

1965-66

Cup Winners Cup(CWC)

Group stage

1964-65

Cup Winners Cup(CWC)

Quarter-final

Season	Competition	Result
1993-94	Cup Winners Cup(CWC)	Group stage
1992-93	Cup Winners Cup(CWC)	Group stage
1988-89	Cup Winners Cup(CWC)	Round of 16
1977-78	Cup Winners Cup(CWC)	Group stage
1976-77	Cup Winners Cup(CWC)	Group stage
1974-75	Cup Winners Cup(CWC)	Group stage
1973-74	Cup Winners Cup(CWC)	Group stage
1971-72	Cup Winners Cup(CWC)	Group stage
1970-71	Cup Winners Cup(CWC)	Quarter-final
1969-70	Cup Winners Cup(CWC)	Round of 16
1968-69	Cup Winners Cup(CWC)	Group stage
1967-68	Cup Winners Cup(CWC)	Semi-final
1965-66	Cup Winners Cup(CWC)	Group stage
1964-65	Cup Winners Cup(CWC)	Quarter-final