PFC Rilski Sportist Samokov

Football club infobox
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fullname = PFC Rilski sportist Samokov
nickname = The skiers
founded = 1947
ground = Iskar
capacity = 5 000
chairman =
manager =
league = TBI A Football Group
season = 2006-07
position = A Grupa, 13 place
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PFC Rilski Sportist (ПФК Рилски спортист Самоков) are a Bulgarian football club from the town of Samokov founded in 1947. 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.Their home stadium is Iskar Stadium. "Rilski Sportist" means "Rila sportsman" in Bulgarian.

History

PFC Rilski sportist founded in 1947 after union by a few littles teams from Samokov.The team have one paricipation in first league on Bulgaria TBI A Football Group in season 2002/03.In second division "The skiers" have 23 paricipation(664 matches-269 wins-139-253 loses).The best success in Bulgarian Cup is a quarter-final in seasons 1950/51 and 2001/02.

Previous names

* Sportclub
* Levski Samokov
* Benkovski
* Cherveno zname
* Dinamo
* Stroitel

Old badges

"1947-1960" "1978-1990"

Current squad 2007/08

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 5 000 seating places, most of which are covered.The field measures 110x82 meters.The best attendance is in 22.10.2002 on the match with PFC Levski Sofia - 6 800 spectators.

External links

* [http://clubs.bul-foot.org/html/b/western/RilskiSportist(Samokov).htm Bulgarian clubs - Rilski (Sportist Samokov)]