Wales · England Championship
Swansea City
Swansea City AFC
Kit impression
Founded
1912
Years standing
114
Home ground
Swansea.com Stadium
Capacity
21,000 seats
Make The Case
Swansea City work as a second team because they come with their own geography: Wales, Swansea.com Stadium, and a set of rivalries you will absorb faster than you expect.
You get a nickname
Known as {{ubl|The Swans||The Jacks}}. That is your new shorthand, your search term and your excuse for buying a scarf.
Worth the journey
Nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (CWL), roughly 49km out. This is not a casual away day, which is precisely why the people who do it take it seriously.
The calendar you inherit
England Championship is cold-weather football: mud in February, breath visible under the lights, and a fixture list that rewards anyone who sticks it out. Wales does not do easy neutrals.
Old enough to matter
1912 is the founding date, old enough that the club has survived a war, a rebuild and at least one financial scare, young enough that the good years are still in living memory.
Matchday Trip
Ground: Swansea.com Stadium. Go in a day early, find the pre-match pub, buy the programme.
Nearest airport
Cardiff International Airport (CWL)
49 km / 30 miles from the ground
Nearest station
Landore Low Level railway station
Walkable from the platform
Pulling fixtures and table…
Around the ground
Things To Do Near Swansea.com Stadium
Everything within a short walk of the turnstiles: landmarks, museums and the places worth arriving early for.
Landmarks within a 4 km radius
Matchday Shortlist
- Pre-match pubs
- Somewhere to eat
- Coffee before kick-off
- Museums & galleries
- Beds for the night
- Club shop & ticket office
Opens a map centred on the ground. Two hours before kick-off is the sweet spot.
Route Planner
Getting to Swansea.com Stadium
Tell us where you set off from and we will lay out the walk, drive, train and flight options into the ground, with live route links.
