The referee for Fridays opening Championship clash at Blackburn is Mr. Andrew Madley (West Yorks). His assistants are Steve Copeland and Graeme Fyvie, the fourth official is Richard Clark.
It's the first time he's officiated a City league game, the one previous game he did take charge of was the FA Cup tie against Macclesfield in 2013 which saw Cardiff crash out of the competition.
Last season Madley took charge of 38 games across the Football Leauge, FA Cup and League Cup
His last match was the 2 - 1 win for Chesterfield over Fleetwood on 3 May 2014 which meant Chesterfield secured the League 2 title.
He issued 110 yellow cards and 4 red cards last season.