Career
Cherno More
In November 2009, Cherno More"s manager Velizar Popov selected Ilian in the main squad and on 28 March 2010, Kapitanov made his debut in the A PFG at the age of 17 against Minyor Pernik, coming as a 61st minimum substitute. Having previously been capped at Bulgaria under-17 level Kapitanov made his first appearance for the Bulgaria under-19 side on 30 March 2010 in a 0–1 loss against Finland under-19 in a friendly game in Pravets.