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Rilski Sportist
Full nameFC Rilski Sportist 2011 Samokov
Nickname(s)The skiers
Founded1947; 78 years ago (1947)
GroundIskar Stadium
Capacity7 000
ChairmanDimitar Dzhorgov
ManagerPetar Adzhov
LeagueSouth-West Third League
2016–17South-West Third League, 9th

FC Rilski Sportist (ФК Рилски спортист Самоков) is a Bulgarian football club from the town of Samokov founded in 1947 and currently playing in the South-West Third League. Their home stadium is Iskar Stadium.

History

PFC Rilski sportist founded in 1947 after the union of a few little teams from Samokov. They played in the A PFG, the first division of Bulgarian football, in 2006/07, but have also played in the top division, in season 2002/03, which is their most important achievement overall. Rilski Sportist once again qualified for the A PFG by winning the West B PFG in 2005/06. "Rilski Sportist" means "Rila sportsman" in Bulgarian. In second division "The skiers" have 23 participation (664 matches-269 wins-139-253 loses). The best success in Bulgarian Cup is a quarter-final in seasons 1950/51 and 2001/02.

Crest history

Honours

A Group (now First League):

B Group (now Second League):

A Regional - Sofia:

  • Winners (2): 2010–11, 2013–14

Bulgarian Cup:

Current squad

As of 1 September 2016 Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
GK Bulgaria BUL Eduard Mechikyan
GK Bulgaria BUL Krasimir Gyorev
GK Bulgaria BUL Mario Raychev (on loan from Lokomotiv Plovdiv)
DF Bulgaria BUL Rosen Patnikov
DF Bulgaria BUL Hristo Mitev
DF Bulgaria BUL Tihomir Krumov
DF Bulgaria BUL Viktor Kolev
DF Bulgaria BUL Kaloyan Yankov
DF Bulgaria BUL Viktor Mladenov
MF Bulgaria BUL Kristiyan Dodov
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF Bulgaria BUL Angel Maksimov
MF Bulgaria BUL Yanko Angelov
MF Bulgaria BUL Vasil Kirov (captain)
MF Bulgaria BUL Ivaylo Zahariev
MF Bulgaria BUL Ivan Gemedzhiev
MF Bulgaria BUL Yoakin Rasovski
FW Bulgaria BUL Petko Petkov
FW Bulgaria BUL Vlado Ivanov
FW Bulgaria BUL Domenik Avramov

Past seasons

Season League Place W D L GF GA Pts Bulgarian Cup
2010–11 A RFG (IV) 1 17 1 0 86 6 52 not qualified
2011–12 V Group (III) 3 21 5 10 66 29 68 not qualified
2012–13 B PFG 15 6 4 20 28 71 22 not qualified
2013–14 A RFG (IV) 1 20 0 0 94 12 60 not qualified
2014–15 V Group (III) 14 7 6 17 26 46 27 not qualified
2015–16 V Group 11 10 5 17 41 43 35 not qualified
2016–17 Third League (III) 9 12 7 15 53 61 43 not qualified
2017–18 Third League TBD
Green marks a season followed by promotion, red a season followed by relegation.

Stadium

Iskar stadium is situated in the southwestern part of Samokov near the biggest park of the city - "Gradski". Built in 1972, the stadium has around 7 000 seating places, most of which are covered. The field measures 105x68 meters. The best attendance was on 31.8.2002 in the match with PFC Levski Sofia - 6 000 spectators.

References