The attendance, a full capacity sell out, was more than 2,000 more than the Super Cup between Real Madrid and Sevilla a year ago.
Cardiff City's record attendance of just over 28,000 v Liverpool was achieved before the Ninian Stand extension was built.
The victory has put Wales in the driving seat as far as qualification to Euro 2016 is concerned. There are two more games to come at CCS with Israel (Sep 6th) and Andorra (Oct 13th) visiting the capital for the last two home Euro qualifiers.
The Millennium Stadium looks set to host the 2017 Champions League final as the city of Cardiff once again finds itself a major player in European football.