" CARDIFF CITY TO PLAY LEAGUE TWO CLUB IN CARABAO CUP "

We will play Colchester United at home in the Carabao Cup First Round.

Full draw below.

Our game will probably be played on Wednesday 9th August or Thursday 10th August, as we are playing our opening game in the Sky Bet Championship the Sunday before.

CARABAO CUP FIRST ROUND DRAW

Northern Section

Accrington Stanley v Bradford City

Barnsley v Tranmere Rovers

Blackburn Rovers v Walsall

Bolton Wanderers v Barrow

Burton Albion v Leicester City

Derby County v Blackpool

Harrogate Town v Carlisle United

Huddersfield Town v Middlesbrough

Hull City v Doncaster Rovers

Leeds United v Shrewsbury Town

Mansfield Town v Grimsby Town

Notts County v Lincoln City

Port Vale v Fleetwood Town

Preston North End v Salford City

Rotherham United v Morecambe

Sheffield Wednesday v Stockport County

Stoke City v West Bromwich Albion

Sunderland v Crewe Alexandra

Wrexham v Wigan Athletic

Southern Section

AFC Wimbledon v Coventry City

Bristol City v Oxford United

Cardiff City v Colchester United

Cheltenham Town v Birmingham City

Exeter City v Crawley Town

Forest Green Rovers v Portsmouth

Gillingham v Southampton

Ipswich Town v Bristol Rovers

Millwall v Reading

MK Dons v Wycombe Wanderers

Newport County v Charlton Athletic

Plymouth Argyle v Leyton Orient

QPR v Norwich City

Peterborough United v Swindon Town

Stevenage v Watford

Sutton United v Cambridge United

Swansea City v Northampton Town

Very uninspiring draw across the board . Burton v Leicester probably the stand out Gillingham should get a decent crowd against Southampton and Cheltenham fans might see Birmingham as a bit of a derby game. Apart from that most games will be played in way less than half full stadiums.

I'd like to see rounds 1&2 regionalist even more to throw up more derby games and the tie always played at the ground of the team in the lower league.