ˌɔn sˈɛvəntˌiːn ɑːktˈoʊbɚ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɪkstiːn, fˈɑːloʊɪŋ ɐ wˈʌn tˈuː dᵻfˈiːt baɪ lˈɑːkəmˌoʊɾɪv ɡˈoʊ, ˈɪliːv ɐnˈaʊnst ðæt hiː ɪz lˈiːvɪŋ lˈɑːkəmˌoʊɾɪv plˈoʊvdɪv.
On 17 October 2016, following a 1–2 defeat by Lokomotiv GO, Iliev announced that he is leaving Lokomotiv Plovdiv.