Visiting Fan Guide2018-2020

Croeso i Gymru. Welcome to Wales.Welcome to Cardiff, the capital city of Wales.

This guide has been compiled in conjunction with the FAW and FSF Cymru, who organise Fan Embassies. The purpose is to help you get the most out of your visit to Wales.

The guide is aimed to be fan friendly and contain all the information you’ll need to have an enjoyable day at the Cardiff City stadium, including directions, where to park and so much more.

At the Cardiff stadium we accommodate supporters of all gender, age or nationality. Our aim is to ensure that each fan has an enjoyable matchday experience-irrespective of the result.

The FAW thank you for purchasing tickets and look forward to greeting you in Cardiff, where members of the FSF Cymru fan embassy team will be available to assist you around the stadium.

If you have any queries, please contact us.Twitter @FSFwalesfanembEmail paul.corkrey@fsf.org

How to get to the Stadium by carIf you are travelling to the stadium by car, access from the motorway is easy. Leave the M4 at junction 33 and take the A4232 towards Cardiff/Barry. Exit the A4232 on to the B4267 turnoff, signposted towards Cardiff City Stadium.

Follow the slip-road off the B4267, take the second available exit off the roundabout on to Hadfield Road and then take the third left in to Bessemer Road.

Travel to the end of Bessemer Road and at the traffic lights turn left on to Sloper Road. Continue down Sloper Road and turn left (next to the HSS Hire Shop) to access the away supporters car park.

There will be Electronic Vehicle Management signage & brown football signage to help guide you to Cardiff City Stadium from the M4 onwards.

We have an away parking area located in the away compound of CCS (accessible up until 30 minutes prior to kick-off), which can be accessed via Sloper Road (next to the HSS Hire Shop). Tickets cost £10 per car.

There is parking for coaches, disabled supporters and a limited number of spaces for fans who arrive early (immediately adjacent to the away turnstiles).

Thereafter, further parking for away supporters is available at Bessemer Road’s Wholesale Market car park (CF11 8BA) - less than a five-minute walk from Cardiff City Stadium. Parking here costs £5 per vehicle.

Cardiff City FC politely asks all those attending events at CCS to respect local residents by not parking in a way

that obstructs footways and/or private entrances. Cardiff Council enforcement officers and South Wales Police officers work event days and will check that all vehicles are parked legally.

How to get to the Stadium by trainAway supporters should take a direct train to Grangetown Station from Cardiff Central Station (a 5-minute journey, approximately).

Arriva Trains Wales operate a half hourly service to Grangetown Station which is approximately one mile from Cardiff City Stadium.

Away supporters are advised not to transfer via Canton Station. For more information, visit arrivatrainswales co.uk or the trainline.com.

A Taxi from the centre of the city should cost between £5 and £10 we recommend that you use Dragon Taxis 029 2033 3333.

Walking from Grangetown station to the stadium takes 18 minutes

Alternative ways to get to the StadiumA match day shuttle bus service runs between the city centre and the stadium every twenty minutes. After the game buses pick up from the Fred Keenor Statue- the first of them five minutes after the final whistle, subsequently up to one hour after the match.

The stadium is about 1.5 milesfrom the city centre and takes about thirty minutes to walk to the ground (see map).

Alternatively a taxi will cost between £5-£10.

Eating and drinkingVisiting fans are advised to look for refreshments in the city centre, please see back page for recomendations

Live train times/pricesArrivatrainswales.co.uk or thetrainline.com Bus timetablesCardiffbus.com Live traffic updatesLivetraffic.tomtom.com

Ticket ProcedureAll persons entering the stadium must have a match ticket, these should be bought in advance from your National Football Association.

You may be subject to search on entry and you cannot enter with prohibited items, especially pyrotechnics.

• Check ticket for turnstile number• Have your ticket ready as approachingturnstile• Place your ticket into the reader• Make sure that the bar code is under the scanner• Once the light goes green proceedthrough into the stadium and enjoy thematch. If the light turns red please notifythe customer service staff or stewardswho will assist you.

Banners, Flags, Signs & Musical InstrumentsThe FAW welcomes fans to demonstrate their support using flags and banners. To ensure these articles do not upset or distract others, we ask supporters to adhere to the following guidelines.

• Banners should not be morethan 3m by 1m ( other bannersincluding “crowd surfing” bannersonly allowed with prior consent.)• Banners are not placed in theeyeline of others• Banners do not obstructsignage or advertising• Banners should not be of a

discriminatory, commercial, political, contentious or obscene nature• Banners that are likely to causealarm or distress to other groupsof supporters and/or eitherparticular nation, officials or staffwill not be allowed• The FAW head of operationsand its safety officer reservethe right and sole discretion toallow or remove banners at thestadium• Under normal operatingprocedures musical instrumentsare not permitted into anyarea of the ground without

explicit authority from the FAW operations manager or its safety officer. Specific requests from visiting supporters will be considered on an individual basis.Under no circumstances will Megaphones be allowed into any area of the stadium.

The FAW & FSF Cymru. Together Stronger.Although fully independent of each other the FAW and FSF Cymru work together to ensure the wellbeing of all supporters and to offer an enjoyable matchday experience to everyone who attends matches

The FSF Cymru arrange fan Embassy services for Welsh fans who travel to away games, the organisation are members of Football Supporters Europe (FSE).

The FAW and Welsh football some interesting trivia• The FAW, Established in 1876,it is the third-oldest nationalassociation in the world• Wales’ first team currently playmost games at the Cardiff citystadium but can alsoplay at the Principality stadiumin Cardiff city centre, the Libertystadium in Swansea and whenthe ground improvements aremade, up in North Wales atWrexham.• Wales’ most capped player iscurrently Neville Southall on 92caps, but Chris Gunter

is on 88 caps and still a regular in the Welsh team• Wales’ top scorer is theincredible Gareth Bale, whoovertook Ian Rush when hescored his 29th goal amongst ahat trick against China in 2018.• Wales qualified for the Worldcup in 1958 reaching the Quarterfinals and famously got to thesemi-finals in France at Euro 16.

Cardiff City Centre Drinks and Food

Cardiff City Centre has over 30 public houses within a square mile, from traditional Welsh pubs to more European type Cafe bars. Prices for pints range from £2.50 to £4.50 per pint, with wine starting from £1.50 per glass.

There are several Craft Beers, with two micro breweries in St Mary St.

Resaturaunts are plentiful with over 50 within the city centre

Many different cuisines including Thai, Indian, Chinese, Syrian, Portugese and our own traditional Welsh dishes can be sought within the centre.

For those who like Fast Food, you will not be disappointed, there are many spread across the centre including McDonalds, KFC, Subway and Burger King