FC Rilski Sportist Samokov
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| Full name | FC Rilski Sportist Samokov | ||
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| Nickname(s) | The skiers | ||
| Founded | 1947 | ||
| Ground | Iskar Stadium | ||
| Capacity | 7 000 | ||
| Chairman |
 TBA | ||
| Manager |
Voyn Voynov | ||
| League | Third League | ||
| 2015–16 | South-Western V Group, 11th | ||
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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 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.
Honours
- Fourteenth place in the "A" group: 2002/03 and 2006/2007
- Three times in the tournament quarter-National Cup: once for the Soviet Army Cup - in 1951 (as Red Flag) and twice Cup of Bulgaria - 2001/02 and 2005/06
Previous names
- Sportclub
- Levski Samokov
- Benkovski
- Cherveno zname
- Dinamo
- Stroitel
Old badges
1947-1960
1978-1990
Current squad
As of 1 September 2016 Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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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.