ðə klˈʌbz nˈɪkneɪm ɪz ðə skˈiːɚz, wˌɪtʃ ɚɹˈɪdʒᵻnˌeɪts fɹʌmðə fˈækt ðætðə tˈaʊn ʌv sˈæməkˌɑːv ænd nˈɪɹbaɪ bˈoːɹɑːvɪts ɑːɹ mˈeɪdʒɚ ɹᵻzˈɔːɹts fɔːɹ wˈɪntɚ spˈoːɹts ɪn bʌlɡˈɛɹiə.
The club's nickname is the ‘Skiers’, which originates from the fact that the town of Samokov and nearby Borovets are major resorts for winter sports in Bulgaria.