PFC Rilski Sportist Samokov
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PFC Rilski Sportist are a Bulgaria
n football club from the town of Samokov
founded in 1947 and currently playing in Bulgarian second division. Their home stadium is Iskar Stadium
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. They played in the A PFG, the first division of Bulgarian football, in 2005/06, 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.
1947-1960
1978-1990
- 6 800 spectators.
Bulgaria
Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...
n football club from the town of Samokov
Samokov
Samokov is a town in Sofia Province in the southwest of Bulgaria. It is situated in a kettle between the mountains Rila and Vitosha, 55 kilometres from the capital Sofia...
founded in 1947 and currently playing in Bulgarian second division. Their home stadium is Iskar Stadium
Iskar Stadium
Iskar Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Samokov, Bulgaria. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of Rilski Sportist. The stadium holds 7,000 people....
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History
PFC Rilski sportist founded in 1947 after union by a few littles teams from SamokovSamokov
Samokov is a town in Sofia Province in the southwest of Bulgaria. It is situated in a kettle between the mountains Rila and Vitosha, 55 kilometres from the capital Sofia...
. They played in the A PFG, the first division of Bulgarian football, in 2005/06, 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
Rila
Rila is a mountain range in southwestern Bulgaria and the highest mountain range of Bulgaria and the Balkans, with its highest peak being Musala at 2,925 m...
sportsman" in Bulgarian
Bulgarian language
Bulgarian is an Indo-European language, a member of the Slavic linguistic group.Bulgarian, along with the closely related Macedonian language, demonstrates several linguistic characteristics that set it apart from all other Slavic languages such as the elimination of case declension, the...
. In second division "The skiers" have 23 participation
(664 matches-269 wins-139-253 loses). The best success in Bulgarian Cup
Bulgarian Cup
The Bulgarian Cup is a Bulgarian annual football competition. It is the country's main cup competition and all officially registered Bulgarian football teams take part in it. It is sponsored by the Bulgarian Corporate Commercial Bank....
is a quarter-final in seasons 1950/51 and 2001/02.
Old badges
1947-1960
1978-1990
Current squad
As of September 2008Stadium
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 5 000 seating places, most of which are covered. The field measures 110x82 meters. The best attendance was on 22.10.2002 in the match with PFC Levski SofiaPFC Levski Sofia
"Levski Sofia" redirects here. For the sports club, see Levski Sofia .PFC Levski Sofia, otherwise simply known as Levski or Levski Sofia, is a professional football club based in Sofia, Bulgaria...
- 6 800 spectators.