FC Rilski Sportist Samokov
Full name | FC Rilski Sportist 2011 Samokov | ||
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Nickname(s) | The skiers | ||
Founded | 1947 | ||
Ground | Iskar Stadium | ||
Capacity | 7 000 | ||
Chairman | Dimitar Dzhorgov | ||
Manager | Petar Adzhov | ||
League | South-West Third League | ||
2016–17 | South-West Third League, 9th | ||
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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 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
1947–1960 1978–1990 1990–present
Honours
A Group (now First League):
B Group (now Second League):
- Winners (2): 2001–02, 2005–06
- Winners (2): 2010–11, 2013–14
- Quarter-final (2): 1951, 2001–02
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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Past seasons
Season | League | Place | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | Bulgarian Cup | ||
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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.