26 February 2013 Last updated at 08:56 Thousands of Swansea City fans are expected to line the city's streets later to welcome home their League Cup-winning heroes. The Swans, who are celebrating their centenary this season, beat Bradford City 5-0 in Sunday's Capital One Cup final at Wembley. It gave them their first major trophy win and a place in Europe. The open-top bus parade is due to start outside the Dragon Hotel at 16:30 GMT and finish at the Brangwyn Hall. Swansea council said there will be road closures along the 1.2 mile (1.9km) route on a rolling basis to minimise disruption and stewards will be marshalling fans and ensuring the safety of the procession. The route will see the convoy heading down the Kingsway and St Helen's Road before reaching its final destination about an hour later. Swansea's management, players and staff will then attend a reception inside the Guildhall. "We want to be able to show the team our thanks for what they have done for the city," said council leader David Phillips. We want the opportunity for the 33,000 and all those that couldn't get there (to Wembley) to show their support for the outstanding things the city's heroes have done. We had thousands here for the promotion event (in 2011) and we're expecting thousands again. It doesn't matter whether you're a football fan or not, this is really, really important for the city. Come along and shout for the team. Season ticket holder Charlotte Davies will be cheering on the team bus from her office at the YMCA on Kingsway which is half-way along the parade route. "We'll be there with our flags," she told BBC Radio Wales. "As a life-long supporter your team has its ups and downs but the last couple of years have been a dream," she said.