 In April 2006, Iliev was given the captain's armband, as Emil Gargorov was stripped from that role as a result of loss in the Eternal derby of Bulgarian football against Levski Sofia.In July 2006, it was announced that Iliev would be CSKA's permanent club captain.On 30 July, he captained the team that won the 2006 Bulgarian Supercup against Levski Sofia.