 Iliev returned for his third stint with his hometown club in 2016.In his 300th match  for Cherno More in the country's top flight he scored twice against Dunav Ruse on October 26, 2018 to become the second highest scoring player in the history of Cherno More.The game also marked Iliev's 423rd appearance in First Professional Football League, surpassing another Cherno More legend, Todor Marev, as the footballer with the 4th highest number of appearances in the league's history.