PFC Rilski Sportist
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| 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 | Ventsislav Arsov |
| League | South-West Third League |
| 2017–18 | South-West Third League, 15th |
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.
PFC Rilski sportist was founded in 1947 after the union of a few smaller teams from Samokov. They played in the A PFG, the first division of Bulgarian football, in 2002/03 and 2006/07, which is their most important achievement overall. In the second division "The Skiers" have 23 participations - 664 matches in total, with 269 wins, 139 draws and 253 losses. Their best result in the Bulgarian Cup has been reaching the quarter-finals in 1950/51 and 2001/02.
"Rilski Sportist" means "Rila sportsman" in Bulgarian.
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B Group (now Second League):
As of 1 March 2018 Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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.
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