KS Flamurtari Vlorë
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Klubi Sportiv Flamurtari Vlorë or KS Flamurtari Vlorë is an Albania
n football club based in Vlorë
, Albania
. It plays in the Albanian Superliga, the top division in Albanian football. Their home ground is Stadiumi Flamurtari
.
KS Flamurtari Vlore were founded on March 23. 1923. KS Flamurtari Vlore is winner of: Albanian Superliga 1, Albanian Supercup 2, Albanian Cup 3.
. Shoqeria Sportive played their first football match against Shoqëria Sportive Jeronim de Rada, a local team created from students from Vlorë. The match ended in a 2–2 draw. The goals for Shoqeria Sportive were scored by Adem Gavani and Hazbi Tepelena. During the 20s the club played several friendlies with other Albanian and foreign teams. Interesting were the matches against Cernagore Cetinje and the football team of the Livorno Naval Institute which the Red and Black Fleet both won 1–0 and 3–2 respectively. Shoqeria Sportive Vlorë were a founder member of the Football Association of Albania
and participated in the first championship. Its first official match was against KS Skënderbeu Korçë
in Vlorë and ended with a 2–0 win. In 1935 the club changed its name to Shoqata Sportive Ismail Qemali. In the pre-war championships the club was always in the bottom half of the table and did not achieve anything.
. SH.S. Ismail Qemali lost 1–0. The 1945 season saw the team end in fourth place in a 6 team league. The next championship would be better for The Fleet. On 22 June 1946, the club renamed itself Klubi Sportiv Flamurtari Vlorë. The 1946 season saw Flamurtari going to the championship final after winning First Division Group B. The final was played in two legs, one in Vlorë
and one in Shkodër
. Flamurtari lost both matches with an aggregated score of 5–0. In 1948, Flamurtari played once again in the final, still losing to KF Partizani Tirana
, 6–2 in Qemal Stafa
. In 1951 the club changed its name to Puna Vlorë, but in 1958 the club used once again the name Flamurtari. In 1954 Flamurtari participated in the Spartak Cup and won the competition after beating Vllaznia
6–0 and KS Teuta and Ylli i Kuq Pogradec
2–0. After reaching twice the championship final, in 1960 made it to the Albanian Cup final. In the first round playing against Ylli i Kuq Pogradec
and beating them both at home and away matches. In the second round Flamurtari would play against KS Besa Kavaje
.The teams drew both matches and had to go on extra time.After 90 minutes played in Kavaje
and 135 minutes played in Vlorë
the two teams were still equal. Flamurtari passed the second round thanks to the corners rule: the team that had more corners would qualify. These were 8 to 5 for Flamurtari. In the third round Flamurtari played against KS Skenderbeu Korce
. The first match in Vlorë
ended in a 3–0 win for the home side. In Korce
, in the 2nd leg match, KS Skenderbeu Korce
were leading 3–0 in half-time. In the second half Flamurtari made one of the greatest comebacks in the history of Albanian football
winning 4–3 in the end of the 90 minutes. In the final the team played against KS Dinamo Tirana
and they lost 1–0 after a hard-fought match. The next years were almost same for the team, placed always in mid-table.
. Flamurtari finished in 8th place in the 1980–81 season, but in the following season rose to second, runners-up to SK Tirana
. During the season Flamurtari remained unbeaten in all matches at home in all competitions. In 1981 Flamurtari would participate for the first time in an international cup, the Balkans Cup
. They played AEK Athens but they lost 3–2 in the Olympic Stadium
of Athens
. They finished second in their group with two wins and two losses, achieving 7–8 goals in the process. In 1983–84 Flamurtari once again reached the Albanian Cup final but lost to Tirana. In the season after, Flamurtari won the Albanian Cup. They defeated KF Partizani
and thus claimed their first ever professional trophy.
In 1985–86, Flamurtari finished second in the championship losing the trophy only by goal difference to Dinamo Tirana
. Finishing second in the championship, Flamurtari would play in the UEFA Cup
. They were drawn against FC Barcelona
. Flamurtari was eliminated after two draws (1–1 in Vlorë
, 0–0 in Barcelona
) thanks to the away goal rule. Flamurtari showed their strength by drawing the first match in Barcelona and taking the lead in the 26th minute in Vlorë, but FC Barcelona scored a late away goal to deny the Fleet's triumph. In that season Flamurtari managed once again to finish in 2nd place and to reach the Albanian Cup final losing on aggregate 4–3 to Vllaznia
.
After a perfect season they gained the right to play for the 2nd consecutive year in the UEFA Cup
. In the first round they had to play against Partizan Belgrade
. After a 2–0 win in Vlorë, a result of a great Rrapo Taho and an own goal, Flamurtari were playing at Narodna Armija Stadium on 30 September 1987. Partizan
were leading 2–0 until the 76th minute when Sokol Kushta
scored the goal that took Flamurtari in the next round.
In the second round Flamurtari were drawn against Wismut Aue. In the first game in Aue
, Flamurtari lost 0–1 being denied many times by keeper Weisflog, however in the second leg there was nothing to do for Aue as Flamurtari defeated them 2–0.
In the third round Flamurtari were drawn once again against FC Barcelona
. First leg was played at Camp Nou
in front of 35,000 spectators on 25 November. Flamurtari scored in the first half and the players went to the first half break with a score Flamurtari-Barcelona 1–0.
In the second half Barcelona equalised with a controversial goal. After the equaliser Flamurtari were shocked, conceding three goals in just five minutes. The match finished 4–1 for FC Barcelona. The longest European adventure of Flamurtari ended after second leg. Even won narrowly 1–0 against Spanish giants, FC Barcelona
went ahead with scoreline 4–2 in aggregates.
In the same season Flamurtari went all the way to win the Albanian Cup, after beating KF Partizani
1–0, and securing their second cup title. In 1989 Flamurtari would play in the Cup Winners Cup against Lech Poznań
. After two games Flamurtari was eliminated by losing both home and away matches, 4–2 on aggregate. In the Kategoria Superiore the team finished in the third place. Just a year after Flamurtari lifted for the first time in their history the Kategoria Superiore title. After some stunning results during the season (including beating runners-up Partizani 3–0 and third-place Vllaznia
5–2), they won the championship with a six point lead. In the same year they would win also the Albanian Supercup
.
a fortress, winning nine and drawing four out of 13 matches played home, but away from home the team had some horrible results culminating with a 5–0 away defeat to KF Laçi
. The next two seasons Flamurtari would finish in fourth place. The 1996–97 would be the best season for Flamurtari after the fall of communism. The team had a great start in the season with eight wins in the first nine games. Finishing the 1st phase of the championship in the first place, Flamurtari started the second phase while Albania
was suffering the 1997 riots. Flamurtari was leading until the week the championship was suspended and the Albanian Football Association decided to play all games after in Tirana
, something Flamurtari could not afford because of the danger. So, the Albanian Football Association decided that the championship would go to KF Tirana while Flamurtari finished in third place. The next seasons would be the worst for the team in the last 30 years with the team having its best placement in the 1998–99 season finishing 11th in a 16 team league.
KS Flamurtari's traditional colours are red and black. Since Vlore
was the city where Ismail Qemali
declared the Albania
n Independence and often called the "City of the Flag", the founders of the club decided that the team's club should be those of the flag. Flamurtari's first crest was designed just before the start of the first match in the first Albanian Football Championship in 1930. The first team crest was quite similar to the Vlore City Council coat of arms
.
After the Second World War
the team changed its crest into a new shield-shaped one with the initial F
in black, in the middle of the shield surrounded by a red background. The current crest was deisgned in the 80s but it was not stamped on the kits until 2000. Earlier, the kits had a white F stamped on the left side of the chest.
and Bashkia Vlore.
The first kit ever used from KS Flamurtari was a red one with horizontal black stripes, black shorts and red socks. This kits were manufactured in England and were brought in Albania
thanks to Milto Korçari, one of the club's first officials. The same design was used until the start of the Albanian Football Championship after the Second World War
ended. From 1946 until 1981 Flamurtari played in their former away kit. The new kit was white with a vertical black stripe and two red ones, all of them in the middle of the kit. This kit was re-established in the 2008–2009 season as the club's away kit. In 1981, the club introduced a new kit which would become the fans favorite kit. The kit was red with black stripes, red shorts and red socks. This kit was similar to the Albanian national team
's kit and this was the reason why it was beloved from the fans. The current Flamurtari kit is similar to the 1981 design, with the difference that the shorts and the socks are black and that the current kit has a modern physionomy.
Here are some of the templates used in different periods:
Before the construction of the Stadiumi Flamurtari
, Flamurtari played their home games on a field known as "Varri i Halimit". The "Varri i Halimit" field was located in Uji i Ftohte where today is the team's training ground. The team moved in the new ground in 1961. Initially constructed with a capacity of 6500 the stadium was expanded in 1975 with a new capacity of 11000. However, during the club's golden era the stadium has attracted crowds of 15000. The maximum attendance ever recorded is when Flamurtari played FC Barcelona
in the 1987–1988 season where there were 18500 spectators watching the game. In 2004 the stadium was redeveloped after an investment from both FSHF
and Bashkia Vlore. It can now hold 11000 and it is turned into an all-seater stadium
according to a new Bashkia Vlore project. The project has also installed new floodlights so that the stadium can be used for the Albanian U-21 national team.
announced on a visit to Fier
on 23 November 2010 that plans are under way to build a new stadium that will be shared by both Apolonia Fier and Flamurtari Vlorë. The stadium will seat between 15,000 and 20,000 people, making it the second biggest stadium in Albania behind the new under construction Qemal Stafa Stadium. The stadium will be located between the two neighbouring cities near the 'Vlorë Fier Bridge' and is due to be completed by 2013. The shareholders that have taken responsibility in building the new stadium are the Vlorë Council, Fier Council, Apolonia Fier, Flamurtari Vlorë and the Albanian Football Association, who have all promised to invest 20% of the costs each.
. They are, also, the vast majority of all Albânia, with at least 20% of all Albanians. This is related with the fact that there has not been other football team in Vlore
. Usually, as mentioned in Petraq Hanxhari's book For you, Flamurtar!, from Monday to Thursday the fans used to talk in every pub about the team's last game and condition of the players. On Thursday, after the team's usual test match with any local side, the fans would talk about the next game. But nowadays, the support for Flamurtari has been going down. Even though the ticket sales and the number of season-ticket holders has increased rapidly since 1999 (the lowest average attendance in the entire Flamurtari's history), there are much fewer in comparison with the Communist era. The two fan clubs supporting Flamurtari are "Dragonjte Kuqezi" (Red and Black Dragons) and "Flota Kuqezi" (The Red and Black Fleet). The latter usually stay in the East Stand, commonly known as "Tribuna C".
(1991)
(1985, 1988, 2009)
(1990, 1991)
(1954)
At the international level, they are best known for a series of good results obtained in the late 1980s, being one of the most successful Albanian football team in the history of European cups. In 1986–87 UEFA Cup
season they played against FC Barcelona
. The Spanish giants managed to knock them out only with the help of a late away goal (1–1 in Vlorë and 0–0 in Barcelona). In the next season (1987–88) Flamurtari managed to knock-out Partizan Belgrade
(Yugoslavia, 2–0 in Vlorë and 1–2 in Belgrade) and Wismut Aue (former GDR, 0–1 in Aue and 2–0 in Vlorë) before losing again to FC Barcelona
(1–4 in Barcelona and 1–0 in Vlorë). This seems to be until today the best participation of an Albanian team in European Cups. In the 2009–10 Europa League campaign they faced Motherwell FC of the Scottish Premier League
they put in a strong performance despite playing more technically gifted opponents to record a 1–0 home victory however despite going to Scotland with confidence were heavily and deservidly beaten 8–1 by much a more technically and physicly gifted Motherwell team.
(1976)
(1948)
(1962,1963,1987)
(2007)
. During the 70s both clubs used to play the most beautiful football in Albania
and the matches between them were the most attended from the supporters. The relations between the two clubs are very good and supporters have never had troubles of violence. Other rivals include the capital teams: KS Dinamo Tirana
, KF Tirana and FK Partizani. The rivalry with the capital teams comes from the 80s famous matches between the clubs and the fact that Vlorë
was the first capital of Albania and later capital became Tirana
. There is a lesser rivalry with KS Apolonia Fier
and KS Teuta. The matches against KS Teuta are called the "coastal derbies".
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Branko Panic
Albania
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n football club based in Vlorë
Vlorë
Vlorë is one of the biggest towns and the second largest port city of Albania, after Durrës, with a population of about 94,000 . It is the city where the Albanian Declaration of Independence was proclaimed on November 28, 1912...
, Albania
Albania
Albania , officially known as the Republic of Albania , is a country in Southeastern Europe, in the Balkans region. It is bordered by Montenegro to the northwest, Kosovo to the northeast, the Republic of Macedonia to the east and Greece to the south and southeast. It has a coast on the Adriatic Sea...
. It plays in the Albanian Superliga, the top division in Albanian football. Their home ground is Stadiumi Flamurtari
Stadiumi Flamurtari
Flamurtari Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Vlorë, Albania. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of KS Flamurtari Vlorë. The stadium has a capacity of 11,000 people....
.
KS Flamurtari Vlore were founded on March 23. 1923. KS Flamurtari Vlore is winner of: Albanian Superliga 1, Albanian Supercup 2, Albanian Cup 3.
Pre-War period
KS Flamurtari Vlorë were founded on March 23, 1923 as Shoqeria Sportive Vlorë. The first president of the club was Milto Korcari and the first secretary was Malo Ismaili. The club was created to make sports and especially football more organized and more popular. Its financial needs were covered by donations from the members or from different activities organized in the city of VlorëVlorë
Vlorë is one of the biggest towns and the second largest port city of Albania, after Durrës, with a population of about 94,000 . It is the city where the Albanian Declaration of Independence was proclaimed on November 28, 1912...
. Shoqeria Sportive played their first football match against Shoqëria Sportive Jeronim de Rada, a local team created from students from Vlorë. The match ended in a 2–2 draw. The goals for Shoqeria Sportive were scored by Adem Gavani and Hazbi Tepelena. During the 20s the club played several friendlies with other Albanian and foreign teams. Interesting were the matches against Cernagore Cetinje and the football team of the Livorno Naval Institute which the Red and Black Fleet both won 1–0 and 3–2 respectively. Shoqeria Sportive Vlorë were a founder member of the Football Association of Albania
Football Association of Albania
The Albanian Football Association is the governing body of football in Albania. It organizes the national football's league Albanian Superliga, the Albania national football team, and the Albania national under-21 football team...
and participated in the first championship. Its first official match was against KS Skënderbeu Korçë
KS Skënderbeu Korçë
K.F. Skënderbeu Korçë is a football club based in Korçë, a city in southeastern Albania . They play in the Albanian Superliga, which is the top tier in the country and are currently reigning champions. The club is named after Albania's greatest hero of all time, Skanderbeg...
in Vlorë and ended with a 2–0 win. In 1935 the club changed its name to Shoqata Sportive Ismail Qemali. In the pre-war championships the club was always in the bottom half of the table and did not achieve anything.
1945–1980
In November 1944, Shoqata Sportive Ismail Qemali was re-opened. The championship began on 16 September 1945 and the club was playing against VllazniaKS Vllaznia Shkodër
Klub Futboll Vllaznia Shkodër is an Albanian football club based in Shkodër. KF Vllaznia have been Albanian champions nine times and won the National Cup six times, the last success coming at the end of the 2007–08 season, after a long 21 year drought in the competition...
. SH.S. Ismail Qemali lost 1–0. The 1945 season saw the team end in fourth place in a 6 team league. The next championship would be better for The Fleet. On 22 June 1946, the club renamed itself Klubi Sportiv Flamurtari Vlorë. The 1946 season saw Flamurtari going to the championship final after winning First Division Group B. The final was played in two legs, one in Vlorë
Vlorë
Vlorë is one of the biggest towns and the second largest port city of Albania, after Durrës, with a population of about 94,000 . It is the city where the Albanian Declaration of Independence was proclaimed on November 28, 1912...
and one in Shkodër
Shkodër
Shkodër , is a city located on Lake of Shkoder in northwestern Albania in the District of Shkodër, of which it is the capital. It is one of the oldest and most historic towns in Albania, as well as an important cultural and economic centre. Shkodër's estimated population is 90,000; if the...
. Flamurtari lost both matches with an aggregated score of 5–0. In 1948, Flamurtari played once again in the final, still losing to KF Partizani Tirana
KF Partizani Tirana
Futboll Klub or Klubi Sportiv Partizani is an Albanian football club, playing in the capital, Tirana, and founded in 1946. Their first participation in the Albanian National Championship was in 1947....
, 6–2 in Qemal Stafa
Qemal Stafa
Qemal Stafa was a founding member of the Albanian Communist Party, and the leader of its youth section. He was very active in the National Liberation Movement during World War II. He was killed in a house at the outskirts of Tirana by the Italian fascist forces, who had occupied Albania...
. In 1951 the club changed its name to Puna Vlorë, but in 1958 the club used once again the name Flamurtari. In 1954 Flamurtari participated in the Spartak Cup and won the competition after beating Vllaznia
KS Vllaznia Shkodër
Klub Futboll Vllaznia Shkodër is an Albanian football club based in Shkodër. KF Vllaznia have been Albanian champions nine times and won the National Cup six times, the last success coming at the end of the 2007–08 season, after a long 21 year drought in the competition...
6–0 and KS Teuta and Ylli i Kuq Pogradec
KS Pogradeci
Klubi Sportiv Pogradeci is an Albanian football club based on Pogradec. Its home ground is Stadiumi Gjorgji Kyçyku ....
2–0. After reaching twice the championship final, in 1960 made it to the Albanian Cup final. In the first round playing against Ylli i Kuq Pogradec
KS Pogradeci
Klubi Sportiv Pogradeci is an Albanian football club based on Pogradec. Its home ground is Stadiumi Gjorgji Kyçyku ....
and beating them both at home and away matches. In the second round Flamurtari would play against KS Besa Kavaje
KS Besa Kavajë
Klubi Sportiv Besa Kavajë is an Albanian football club based in Kavajë. They play in the Albanian Superliga, the top division in Albanian football. Their home ground is Stadiumi Besa.-History:...
.The teams drew both matches and had to go on extra time.After 90 minutes played in Kavaje
Kavajë
Kavajë or Kavaja, capital of Kavajë District, Tirana County is a city situated on the western inlands, just a few kilometers off the Adriatic Sea, in Central Albania.The District of Kavajë has a population of 82,921 inhabitants as of January 1, 2010....
and 135 minutes played in Vlorë
Vlorë
Vlorë is one of the biggest towns and the second largest port city of Albania, after Durrës, with a population of about 94,000 . It is the city where the Albanian Declaration of Independence was proclaimed on November 28, 1912...
the two teams were still equal. Flamurtari passed the second round thanks to the corners rule: the team that had more corners would qualify. These were 8 to 5 for Flamurtari. In the third round Flamurtari played against KS Skenderbeu Korce
KS Skënderbeu Korçë
K.F. Skënderbeu Korçë is a football club based in Korçë, a city in southeastern Albania . They play in the Albanian Superliga, which is the top tier in the country and are currently reigning champions. The club is named after Albania's greatest hero of all time, Skanderbeg...
. The first match in Vlorë
Vlorë
Vlorë is one of the biggest towns and the second largest port city of Albania, after Durrës, with a population of about 94,000 . It is the city where the Albanian Declaration of Independence was proclaimed on November 28, 1912...
ended in a 3–0 win for the home side. In Korce
Korçë
Korçë is a city in southeastern Albania and the capital of the Korçë District. It has a population of around 105,000 people , making it the sixth largest city in Albania...
, in the 2nd leg match, KS Skenderbeu Korce
KS Skënderbeu Korçë
K.F. Skënderbeu Korçë is a football club based in Korçë, a city in southeastern Albania . They play in the Albanian Superliga, which is the top tier in the country and are currently reigning champions. The club is named after Albania's greatest hero of all time, Skanderbeg...
were leading 3–0 in half-time. In the second half Flamurtari made one of the greatest comebacks in the history of Albanian football
Football in Albania
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winning 4–3 in the end of the 90 minutes. In the final the team played against KS Dinamo Tirana
KS Dinamo Tirana
Klubi Sportiv Dinamo Tirana is an Albanian football team, playing in the Albanian capital of Tirana, founded in 1950. They play at the Stadiumi Qemal Stafa which has a capacity of 25,000. Their main rivals are fellow Tirana team KF Tirana.- History :...
and they lost 1–0 after a hard-fought match. The next years were almost same for the team, placed always in mid-table.
The golden years
In the 1980s Flamurtari would regained their former status as one of the big names in Albanian footballFootball in Albania
Football is the most popular Sport in Albania, both at a participatory and spectator level. The Sport is governed by the Football Association of Albania -League system:...
. Flamurtari finished in 8th place in the 1980–81 season, but in the following season rose to second, runners-up to SK Tirana
SK Tirana
KF Tirana is the most successful Albanian football club earning 47 major trophies in the country and is branch of Multiple Sport Klub of Tirana . KF Tirana is the most popular football club in the country with a considerable number of supporters...
. During the season Flamurtari remained unbeaten in all matches at home in all competitions. In 1981 Flamurtari would participate for the first time in an international cup, the Balkans Cup
Balkans Cup
In 1961, a Balkans Cup for football clubs from Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Romania, Turkey, and Yugoslavia was introduced. It was played 27 times...
. They played AEK Athens but they lost 3–2 in the Olympic Stadium
Olympic Stadium (Athens)
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of Athens
Athens
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. They finished second in their group with two wins and two losses, achieving 7–8 goals in the process. In 1983–84 Flamurtari once again reached the Albanian Cup final but lost to Tirana. In the season after, Flamurtari won the Albanian Cup. They defeated KF Partizani
KF Partizani Tirana
Futboll Klub or Klubi Sportiv Partizani is an Albanian football club, playing in the capital, Tirana, and founded in 1946. Their first participation in the Albanian National Championship was in 1947....
and thus claimed their first ever professional trophy.
In 1985–86, Flamurtari finished second in the championship losing the trophy only by goal difference to Dinamo Tirana
KS Dinamo Tirana
Klubi Sportiv Dinamo Tirana is an Albanian football team, playing in the Albanian capital of Tirana, founded in 1950. They play at the Stadiumi Qemal Stafa which has a capacity of 25,000. Their main rivals are fellow Tirana team KF Tirana.- History :...
. Finishing second in the championship, Flamurtari would play in the UEFA Cup
UEFA Cup
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. They were drawn against FC Barcelona
FC Barcelona
Futbol Club Barcelona , also known as Barcelona and familiarly as Barça, is a professional football club, based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain....
. Flamurtari was eliminated after two draws (1–1 in Vlorë
Vlorë
Vlorë is one of the biggest towns and the second largest port city of Albania, after Durrës, with a population of about 94,000 . It is the city where the Albanian Declaration of Independence was proclaimed on November 28, 1912...
, 0–0 in Barcelona
Barcelona
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) thanks to the away goal rule. Flamurtari showed their strength by drawing the first match in Barcelona and taking the lead in the 26th minute in Vlorë, but FC Barcelona scored a late away goal to deny the Fleet's triumph. In that season Flamurtari managed once again to finish in 2nd place and to reach the Albanian Cup final losing on aggregate 4–3 to Vllaznia
KS Vllaznia Shkodër
Klub Futboll Vllaznia Shkodër is an Albanian football club based in Shkodër. KF Vllaznia have been Albanian champions nine times and won the National Cup six times, the last success coming at the end of the 2007–08 season, after a long 21 year drought in the competition...
.
After a perfect season they gained the right to play for the 2nd consecutive year in the UEFA Cup
UEFA Cup
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. In the first round they had to play against Partizan Belgrade
Partizan Belgrade
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. After a 2–0 win in Vlorë, a result of a great Rrapo Taho and an own goal, Flamurtari were playing at Narodna Armija Stadium on 30 September 1987. Partizan
Partizan Belgrade
Jugoslovensko Sportsko Društvo Partizan, commonly abbreviated as JSD Partizan is a sports association from Belgrade, Serbia. Founded on 4th October 1945, it's an umbrella organization featuring 26 clubs in 26 sports.-Sports/Clubs:-History:...
were leading 2–0 until the 76th minute when Sokol Kushta
Sokol Kushta
Sokol Kushta was an Albanian football player. Kushta was a striker who made 31 caps for Albania and scored 10 goals for the national team. He played in Greece for Iraklis Thessaloniki and Apollon Kalamarias, in Cyprus for Ethnikos Achnas and Olympiakos Nicosia and in Albania for Flamurtari Vlorë...
scored the goal that took Flamurtari in the next round.
In the second round Flamurtari were drawn against Wismut Aue. In the first game in Aue
Aue
Aue is a small town in Germany at the outlet of the river Schwarzwasser into the river Mulde in the Ore Mountains, and has roughly 18,000 inhabitants. Aue was the administrative seat of the former district of Aue-Schwarzenberg in Saxony, and is part of the Erzgebirgskreis since August 2008...
, Flamurtari lost 0–1 being denied many times by keeper Weisflog, however in the second leg there was nothing to do for Aue as Flamurtari defeated them 2–0.
In the third round Flamurtari were drawn once again against FC Barcelona
FC Barcelona
Futbol Club Barcelona , also known as Barcelona and familiarly as Barça, is a professional football club, based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain....
. First leg was played at Camp Nou
Camp Nou
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in front of 35,000 spectators on 25 November. Flamurtari scored in the first half and the players went to the first half break with a score Flamurtari-Barcelona 1–0.
In the second half Barcelona equalised with a controversial goal. After the equaliser Flamurtari were shocked, conceding three goals in just five minutes. The match finished 4–1 for FC Barcelona. The longest European adventure of Flamurtari ended after second leg. Even won narrowly 1–0 against Spanish giants, FC Barcelona
FC Barcelona
Futbol Club Barcelona , also known as Barcelona and familiarly as Barça, is a professional football club, based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain....
went ahead with scoreline 4–2 in aggregates.
In the same season Flamurtari went all the way to win the Albanian Cup, after beating KF Partizani
KF Partizani Tirana
Futboll Klub or Klubi Sportiv Partizani is an Albanian football club, playing in the capital, Tirana, and founded in 1946. Their first participation in the Albanian National Championship was in 1947....
1–0, and securing their second cup title. In 1989 Flamurtari would play in the Cup Winners Cup against Lech Poznań
Lech Poznan
Lech Poznań is a Polish football club based in Poznań, Poland. The club is named after Lech, the legendary founder of Polish nation.The club was established in 1922 as Lutnia Dębiec, later changing its name several times. From 1933 until 1994, the club was closely linked to Polish State Railways...
. After two games Flamurtari was eliminated by losing both home and away matches, 4–2 on aggregate. In the Kategoria Superiore the team finished in the third place. Just a year after Flamurtari lifted for the first time in their history the Kategoria Superiore title. After some stunning results during the season (including beating runners-up Partizani 3–0 and third-place Vllaznia
KS Vllaznia Shkodër
Klub Futboll Vllaznia Shkodër is an Albanian football club based in Shkodër. KF Vllaznia have been Albanian champions nine times and won the National Cup six times, the last success coming at the end of the 2007–08 season, after a long 21 year drought in the competition...
5–2), they won the championship with a six point lead. In the same year they would win also the Albanian Supercup
Albanian Supercup
The Albanian Supercup of football has been played since 1989. It is a single match at the beginning of the season between the winners of the Albanian First Division and Albanian Cup. Every match has been played in the National Stadium of Tirana....
.
The 1990s
After the fall of communism, Flamurtari had difficult moments. Many players left the club and went to play abroad. In the 1991–92 season the club started the championship with −6 points because of financial irregularities. Flamurtari finished the Kategoria e Pare in sixth place. In the next season the club faced a huge crisis finishing the season 13th out of 16 teams. But the team improved a lot and many new players from the Youth Academy were brought in. The 1993–94 season saw Flamurtari finishing 2nd and making Stadiumi FlamurtariStadiumi Flamurtari
Flamurtari Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Vlorë, Albania. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of KS Flamurtari Vlorë. The stadium has a capacity of 11,000 people....
a fortress, winning nine and drawing four out of 13 matches played home, but away from home the team had some horrible results culminating with a 5–0 away defeat to KF Laçi
KF Laçi
Klubi Futbollit Laçi is an Albanian football club based in Laç. They play their home games at the recently renovated Laçi Stadium which has a seated capacity of over 5,000 and an overall capacity of 11,000.- History :...
. The next two seasons Flamurtari would finish in fourth place. The 1996–97 would be the best season for Flamurtari after the fall of communism. The team had a great start in the season with eight wins in the first nine games. Finishing the 1st phase of the championship in the first place, Flamurtari started the second phase while Albania
Albania
Albania , officially known as the Republic of Albania , is a country in Southeastern Europe, in the Balkans region. It is bordered by Montenegro to the northwest, Kosovo to the northeast, the Republic of Macedonia to the east and Greece to the south and southeast. It has a coast on the Adriatic Sea...
was suffering the 1997 riots. Flamurtari was leading until the week the championship was suspended and the Albanian Football Association decided to play all games after in Tirana
Tirana
Tirana is the capital and the largest city of Albania. Modern Tirana was founded as an Ottoman town in 1614 by Sulejman Bargjini, a local ruler from Mullet, although the area has been continuously inhabited since antiquity. Tirana became Albania's capital city in 1920 and has a population of over...
, something Flamurtari could not afford because of the danger. So, the Albanian Football Association decided that the championship would go to KF Tirana while Flamurtari finished in third place. The next seasons would be the worst for the team in the last 30 years with the team having its best placement in the 1998–99 season finishing 11th in a 16 team league.
Badge
Vlorë
Vlorë is one of the biggest towns and the second largest port city of Albania, after Durrës, with a population of about 94,000 . It is the city where the Albanian Declaration of Independence was proclaimed on November 28, 1912...
was the city where Ismail Qemali
Ismail Qemali
Ismail Qemal Bej Vlora or commonly Ismail Qemali and in Turkish İsmail Kemal Bey or İsmail Kemal Vlora , was a distinguished leader of the Albanian national movement, founder of the modern Albanian state and its first head of state and government.-Life:He was born in Avlonya to a noble family...
declared the Albania
Albania
Albania , officially known as the Republic of Albania , is a country in Southeastern Europe, in the Balkans region. It is bordered by Montenegro to the northwest, Kosovo to the northeast, the Republic of Macedonia to the east and Greece to the south and southeast. It has a coast on the Adriatic Sea...
n Independence and often called the "City of the Flag", the founders of the club decided that the team's club should be those of the flag. Flamurtari's first crest was designed just before the start of the first match in the first Albanian Football Championship in 1930. The first team crest was quite similar to the Vlore City Council coat of arms
Coat of arms
A coat of arms is a unique heraldic design on a shield or escutcheon or on a surcoat or tabard used to cover and protect armour and to identify the wearer. Thus the term is often stated as "coat-armour", because it was anciently displayed on the front of a coat of cloth...
.
After the Second World War
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
the team changed its crest into a new shield-shaped one with the initial F
F
F is the sixth letter in the basic modern Latin alphabet.-History:The origin of ⟨f⟩ is the Semitic letter vâv that represented a sound like or . Graphically, it originally probably depicted either a hook or a club...
in black, in the middle of the shield surrounded by a red background. The current crest was deisgned in the 80s but it was not stamped on the kits until 2000. Earlier, the kits had a white F stamped on the left side of the chest.
Kits
The current kit of Flamurtari is black with red stripes, black shorts and black socks. The numbers on the back are written in a golden colour for the first time in the club's history as they have traditionally been in yellow. The sponsor in the kit is Banka PopulloreSociété Générale
Société Générale S.A. is a large European Bank and a major Financial Services company that has a substantial global presence. Its registered office is on Boulevard Haussmann in the 9th arrondissement of Paris, while its head office is in the Tours Société Générale in the business district of La...
and Bashkia Vlore.
The first kit ever used from KS Flamurtari was a red one with horizontal black stripes, black shorts and red socks. This kits were manufactured in England and were brought in Albania
Albania
Albania , officially known as the Republic of Albania , is a country in Southeastern Europe, in the Balkans region. It is bordered by Montenegro to the northwest, Kosovo to the northeast, the Republic of Macedonia to the east and Greece to the south and southeast. It has a coast on the Adriatic Sea...
thanks to Milto Korçari, one of the club's first officials. The same design was used until the start of the Albanian Football Championship after the Second World War
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
ended. From 1946 until 1981 Flamurtari played in their former away kit. The new kit was white with a vertical black stripe and two red ones, all of them in the middle of the kit. This kit was re-established in the 2008–2009 season as the club's away kit. In 1981, the club introduced a new kit which would become the fans favorite kit. The kit was red with black stripes, red shorts and red socks. This kit was similar to the Albanian national team
Albania national football team
The Albania national association football team is the national association football team of Albania and is controlled by the Football Association of Albania...
's kit and this was the reason why it was beloved from the fans. The current Flamurtari kit is similar to the 1981 design, with the difference that the shorts and the socks are black and that the current kit has a modern physionomy.
Here are some of the templates used in different periods:
Stadium
Main article(s): Stadiumi FlamurtariStadiumi Flamurtari
Flamurtari Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Vlorë, Albania. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of KS Flamurtari Vlorë. The stadium has a capacity of 11,000 people....
Before the construction of the Stadiumi Flamurtari
Stadiumi Flamurtari
Flamurtari Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Vlorë, Albania. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of KS Flamurtari Vlorë. The stadium has a capacity of 11,000 people....
, Flamurtari played their home games on a field known as "Varri i Halimit". The "Varri i Halimit" field was located in Uji i Ftohte where today is the team's training ground. The team moved in the new ground in 1961. Initially constructed with a capacity of 6500 the stadium was expanded in 1975 with a new capacity of 11000. However, during the club's golden era the stadium has attracted crowds of 15000. The maximum attendance ever recorded is when Flamurtari played FC Barcelona
FC Barcelona
Futbol Club Barcelona , also known as Barcelona and familiarly as Barça, is a professional football club, based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain....
in the 1987–1988 season where there were 18500 spectators watching the game. In 2004 the stadium was redeveloped after an investment from both FSHF
Football Association of Albania
The Albanian Football Association is the governing body of football in Albania. It organizes the national football's league Albanian Superliga, the Albania national football team, and the Albania national under-21 football team...
and Bashkia Vlore. It can now hold 11000 and it is turned into an all-seater stadium
All-seater stadium
An all-seater stadium is a sports stadium in which every spectator has a seat. This is commonplace in football stadiums in nations such as the United Kingdom, Spain, and the Netherlands. Most soccer and American football stadiums in the United States and Canada are all-seaters, as are most baseball...
according to a new Bashkia Vlore project. The project has also installed new floodlights so that the stadium can be used for the Albanian U-21 national team.
New stadium
The president of the Albanian Football Association, Armand DukaArmand Duka
Armand Duka is head of the Albanian Football Association. Duka, a businessman and graduate of economics from Tirana University, has been president of the FShF since 2002-References:...
announced on a visit to Fier
Fier
Fieri is a city in southwest Albania, in the district and county of the same name. It is located at , and has a population of 82,297 . Fier is from the ruins of the ancient Greek city of Apollonia.-History :...
on 23 November 2010 that plans are under way to build a new stadium that will be shared by both Apolonia Fier and Flamurtari Vlorë. The stadium will seat between 15,000 and 20,000 people, making it the second biggest stadium in Albania behind the new under construction Qemal Stafa Stadium. The stadium will be located between the two neighbouring cities near the 'Vlorë Fier Bridge' and is due to be completed by 2013. The shareholders that have taken responsibility in building the new stadium are the Vlorë Council, Fier Council, Apolonia Fier, Flamurtari Vlorë and the Albanian Football Association, who have all promised to invest 20% of the costs each.
Supporters
KS Flamurtari fans are considered as the most passionate in AlbaniaAlbania
Albania , officially known as the Republic of Albania , is a country in Southeastern Europe, in the Balkans region. It is bordered by Montenegro to the northwest, Kosovo to the northeast, the Republic of Macedonia to the east and Greece to the south and southeast. It has a coast on the Adriatic Sea...
. They are, also, the vast majority of all Albânia, with at least 20% of all Albanians. This is related with the fact that there has not been other football team in Vlore
Vlorë
Vlorë is one of the biggest towns and the second largest port city of Albania, after Durrës, with a population of about 94,000 . It is the city where the Albanian Declaration of Independence was proclaimed on November 28, 1912...
. Usually, as mentioned in Petraq Hanxhari's book For you, Flamurtar!, from Monday to Thursday the fans used to talk in every pub about the team's last game and condition of the players. On Thursday, after the team's usual test match with any local side, the fans would talk about the next game. But nowadays, the support for Flamurtari has been going down. Even though the ticket sales and the number of season-ticket holders has increased rapidly since 1999 (the lowest average attendance in the entire Flamurtari's history), there are much fewer in comparison with the Communist era. The two fan clubs supporting Flamurtari are "Dragonjte Kuqezi" (Red and Black Dragons) and "Flota Kuqezi" (The Red and Black Fleet). The latter usually stay in the East Stand, commonly known as "Tribuna C".
Major Honours
- Albanian SuperligaKategoria superioreThe Albanian Superliga , the highest level of association football in Albania, was founded in 1930 under the name Kategoria e Parë ....
: 1
(1991)
- Albanian Cup: 3
(1985, 1988, 2009)
- Albanian SupercupAlbanian SupercupThe Albanian Supercup of football has been played since 1989. It is a single match at the beginning of the season between the winners of the Albanian First Division and Albanian Cup. Every match has been played in the National Stadium of Tirana....
: 2
(1990, 1991)
- Spartak CupSpartak CupSpartak Cup was a cup played in the 1950s between clubs from Albanian Superliga....
: 1
(1954)
- European Cups:
At the international level, they are best known for a series of good results obtained in the late 1980s, being one of the most successful Albanian football team in the history of European cups. In 1986–87 UEFA Cup
UEFA Cup
The UEFA Europa League is an annual association football cup competition organised by UEFA since 1971 for eligible European football clubs. It is the second most prestigious European club football contest after the UEFA Champions League...
season they played against FC Barcelona
FC Barcelona
Futbol Club Barcelona , also known as Barcelona and familiarly as Barça, is a professional football club, based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain....
. The Spanish giants managed to knock them out only with the help of a late away goal (1–1 in Vlorë and 0–0 in Barcelona). In the next season (1987–88) Flamurtari managed to knock-out Partizan Belgrade
Partizan Belgrade
Jugoslovensko Sportsko Društvo Partizan, commonly abbreviated as JSD Partizan is a sports association from Belgrade, Serbia. Founded on 4th October 1945, it's an umbrella organization featuring 26 clubs in 26 sports.-Sports/Clubs:-History:...
(Yugoslavia, 2–0 in Vlorë and 1–2 in Belgrade) and Wismut Aue (former GDR, 0–1 in Aue and 2–0 in Vlorë) before losing again to FC Barcelona
FC Barcelona
Futbol Club Barcelona , also known as Barcelona and familiarly as Barça, is a professional football club, based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain....
(1–4 in Barcelona and 1–0 in Vlorë). This seems to be until today the best participation of an Albanian team in European Cups. In the 2009–10 Europa League campaign they faced Motherwell FC of the Scottish Premier League
Scottish Premier League
The Scottish Premier League , also known as the SPL , is a professional league competition for association football clubs in Scotland...
they put in a strong performance despite playing more technically gifted opponents to record a 1–0 home victory however despite going to Scotland with confidence were heavily and deservidly beaten 8–1 by much a more technically and physicly gifted Motherwell team.
Minor Honours
- Cup of Party of Labour of Albania:1
(1976)
- Cup of Trade Unions of Albania:1
(1948)
- Cup of Journal "Bashkimi":3
(1962,1963,1987)
- Norga Beer Trophy:1
(2007)
Rivalries
Flamurtari's main rival is VllazniaKS Vllaznia Shkodër
Klub Futboll Vllaznia Shkodër is an Albanian football club based in Shkodër. KF Vllaznia have been Albanian champions nine times and won the National Cup six times, the last success coming at the end of the 2007–08 season, after a long 21 year drought in the competition...
. During the 70s both clubs used to play the most beautiful football in Albania
Albania
Albania , officially known as the Republic of Albania , is a country in Southeastern Europe, in the Balkans region. It is bordered by Montenegro to the northwest, Kosovo to the northeast, the Republic of Macedonia to the east and Greece to the south and southeast. It has a coast on the Adriatic Sea...
and the matches between them were the most attended from the supporters. The relations between the two clubs are very good and supporters have never had troubles of violence. Other rivals include the capital teams: KS Dinamo Tirana
KS Dinamo Tirana
Klubi Sportiv Dinamo Tirana is an Albanian football team, playing in the Albanian capital of Tirana, founded in 1950. They play at the Stadiumi Qemal Stafa which has a capacity of 25,000. Their main rivals are fellow Tirana team KF Tirana.- History :...
, KF Tirana and FK Partizani. The rivalry with the capital teams comes from the 80s famous matches between the clubs and the fact that Vlorë
Vlorë
Vlorë is one of the biggest towns and the second largest port city of Albania, after Durrës, with a population of about 94,000 . It is the city where the Albanian Declaration of Independence was proclaimed on November 28, 1912...
was the first capital of Albania and later capital became Tirana
Tirana
Tirana is the capital and the largest city of Albania. Modern Tirana was founded as an Ottoman town in 1614 by Sulejman Bargjini, a local ruler from Mullet, although the area has been continuously inhabited since antiquity. Tirana became Albania's capital city in 1920 and has a population of over...
. There is a lesser rivalry with KS Apolonia Fier
KS Apolonia Fier
Klubi Sportiv Apolonia Fier is an Albanian football club based in Fier. The club was founded as "KS Apollonia" in 1925 - a name derived from the nearby ruined ancient city of Apollonia. They play at the Stadiumi Loni Papuçiu...
and KS Teuta. The matches against KS Teuta are called the "coastal derbies".
KS Flamurtari in Europe
As of July 23, 2009.| Season | Competition | Round | Club | Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985–86 | UEFA Cup Winners' Cup UEFA Cup Winners' Cup The UEFA Cup Winners' Cup was a football club competition contested annually by the most recent winners of all European domestic cup competitions. The cup is one of the many inter-European club competitions that have been organised by UEFA. The first competition was held in the 1960–61 season—but... |
1R |  |
HJK Helsinki HJK Helsinki Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi , internationally known as HJK Helsinki, is a Finnish football club, based in the capital Helsinki... |
1–2 | 2–3 |
| 1986–87 | UEFA Cup UEFA Cup The UEFA Europa League is an annual association football cup competition organised by UEFA since 1971 for eligible European football clubs. It is the second most prestigious European club football contest after the UEFA Champions League... |
1R |  |
FC Barcelona FC Barcelona Futbol Club Barcelona , also known as Barcelona and familiarly as Barça, is a professional football club, based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.... |
1–1 | 0–0 |
| 1987–88 | UEFA Cup UEFA Cup The UEFA Europa League is an annual association football cup competition organised by UEFA since 1971 for eligible European football clubs. It is the second most prestigious European club football contest after the UEFA Champions League... |
1R |  |
FK Partizan Beograd | 2–0 | 1–2 |
| 2R |  |
Wismut Aue | 2–0 | 0–1 | ||
| 3R | |
FC Barcelona FC Barcelona Futbol Club Barcelona , also known as Barcelona and familiarly as Barça, is a professional football club, based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.... |
1–0 | 1–3 | ||
| 1988–89 | UEFA Cup Winners' Cup UEFA Cup Winners' Cup The UEFA Cup Winners' Cup was a football club competition contested annually by the most recent winners of all European domestic cup competitions. The cup is one of the many inter-European club competitions that have been organised by UEFA. The first competition was held in the 1960–61 season—but... |
1R |  |
Lech Poznań Lech Poznan Lech Poznań is a Polish football club based in Poznań, Poland. The club is named after Lech, the legendary founder of Polish nation.The club was established in 1922 as Lutnia Dębiec, later changing its name several times. From 1933 until 1994, the club was closely linked to Polish State Railways... |
2–3 | 0–1 |
| 1990–91 | UEFA Cup Winners' Cup UEFA Cup Winners' Cup The UEFA Cup Winners' Cup was a football club competition contested annually by the most recent winners of all European domestic cup competitions. The cup is one of the many inter-European club competitions that have been organised by UEFA. The first competition was held in the 1960–61 season—but... |
1R |  |
Olympiacos Piraeus | 0–2 | 1–3 |
| 1991–92 | UEFA European Cup | 1R |  |
IFK Göteborg IFK Göteborg IFK Göteborg is a Swedish professional football club based in Gothenburg. Founded in 1904, the club has won 18 national championship titles, five national cup titles, and two UEFA Cups.... |
1–1 | 0–0 |
| 1996–97 | UEFA Cup Winners' Cup UEFA Cup Winners' Cup The UEFA Cup Winners' Cup was a football club competition contested annually by the most recent winners of all European domestic cup competitions. The cup is one of the many inter-European club competitions that have been organised by UEFA. The first competition was held in the 1960–61 season—but... |
QR |  |
Humenné 1. HFC Humenné 1. HFC Humenné is a Slovak football team, based in the town of Humenné. In 2008/09, the club finished 10th, however in 2009/10 the club withdrew from 2nd level.-History:* 1908 Founded as Homonnai Athlétikai Club... |
0–2 | 0–1 |
| 2009–10 | UEFA Europa League | 2QR |  |
Motherwell Motherwell F.C. Motherwell Football & Athletic Club are a Scottish professional football club based in Motherwell, North Lanarkshire. The club compete in the Scottish Premier League and are one of only seven teams to have remained in this league since it was founded in 1998... |
1–0 | 1–8 |
| 2011–12 | UEFA Europa League | 1QR |  |
FK Budućnost FK Buducnost Podgorica FK Budućnost is a football club from Podgorica, Montenegro, currently competing in the First League of Montenegro. Its colours are blue and white. FK Buducnost is a part of the Budućnost sport society.-History:... |
1–2 | 3–1 |
| 2QR |  |
FK Jablonec 97 FK Jablonec 97 FK Baumit Jablonec is a Czech professional football club based in the town of Jablonec nad Nisou, playing in the top flight of Czech football, the Gambrinus Liga.- Historical names :... |
0–2 | 1–5 |
- QR = Qualifying Round
- 1R = 1st Round
- 2R = 2nd Round
- 3R = 3rd Round
Current squad
(C)Youth academy
Current technical staff
- President: Shpëtim Gjika
- Director of Football: Geri Çipi
- Manager: Edmond Lutaj
- Assistant Coach: Sokol Branica
- Second assistant Coach: Theodhori Rama
- Goalkeeping coach: Bujar Gogunja
- Academy director: Edmond Liçaj
Famous managers
Bejkush Birçe Leonidha ÇuriLeonidha Çuri
Leonidha Çuri is a former Albanian footballer and manager. He played for KS Flamurtari Vlorë from 1975-1981 as a left back and managed the club....
Skënder Ibrahimi Edmond Liçaj Nikolai Arabov
Famous players
Albania
- Vasil RuciVasil RuciVasil Ruci is a retired Albanian football striker who played for KS Flamurtari Vlorë in the 80's and during their glorious 1987–88 UEFA Cup run....
- Sokol KushtaSokol KushtaSokol Kushta was an Albanian football player. Kushta was a striker who made 31 caps for Albania and scored 10 goals for the national team. He played in Greece for Iraklis Thessaloniki and Apollon Kalamarias, in Cyprus for Ethnikos Achnas and Olympiakos Nicosia and in Albania for Flamurtari Vlorë...
- Ilir Alliu
- Nesti Arapi
- Ardian BehariArdian BehariArdian Behari is a former Albanian football player. He last played for Flamurtari Vlore in the Albanian Superliga. He was also part of the Albanian National Team in 1996 and he earned 1 cap in a friendly against Bosnia and Herzegovina. He is now coach of Flamurtari Vlore youth team.-References:...
- Luan Birçe
- Loro BoriçiLoro BoriçiLoro Boriçi was an Albanian football player most famous in 1940s and 1950s....
- Agim Bubeqi
- Alban Bushi
- Geri Çipi
- Kreshnik ÇipiKreshnik ÇipiKreshnik Çipi was a former member of Flamurtari Vlore and now is a member of the Assembly of the Republic of Albania for the Democratic Party of Albania.-References:...
- Leonidha ÇuriLeonidha ÇuriLeonidha Çuri is a former Albanian footballer and manager. He played for KS Flamurtari Vlorë from 1975-1981 as a left back and managed the club....
- Spiro Çurri
- Viktor Daullja
- Gjergj Dëma
- Ilir DibraIlir DibraIlir Dibra is an Albanian footballer currently playing for the Albanian side KS Bylis Ballsh.-External links:*...
- Johan DrizaJohan DrizaJohan Driza is a former Albanian footballer. He spent most of his career with KS Flamurtari Vlore but he also played for KF Tirana, Dinamo Tirana, Teuta Durres and his most recent team KS Bylis Ballsh. He also had one season in Germany with SV Wacker Burghausen in the 1998-1999 season...
- Ervin Fakaj
- Alfred Ferko
- Latif Gjondeda
- Mexhit Haxhiu
Albania
- Skënder Ibrahimi
- Roland Iljadhi
- Migen MemelliMigen MemelliMigen Memelli is an Albanian footballer. The striker currently plays for the Al Taawon in Saudi Arabia. During the 2008-2009 season he was loaned out to KF Tirana from Swedish side GAIS, where he scored 22 league goals in 28 games and won the Golden Boot for the first time in his career.- SK Brann...
- Edmond Liçaj
- Saimir Malko
- Qerem Memushi
- Olgert Muka
- Devis MukajDevis MukajDevi Muka is an Albanian footballer who plays as a midfielder for KF Tirana in the Albanian Superliga.-Early career and Croatia:...
- Viktor PaçoViktor PaçoViktor Paço is a former Albanian international football player.Currently he lives in the United States where he is coaching youth soccer in the Rochester area.-External sources:* at National-football-teams....
- Petro Ruci
- Nako Saraçi
- Ervin SkelaErvin Skela-Albania:Skela started his playing career in Albania, from a young age he was involved in football. He started his professional career with his local team KS Flamurtari Vlorë, who at the time were one of the best teams in Albania...
- Rrapo TahoRrapo TahoRrapo Taho was an Albanian professional football central defender with Flamurtari during the 1970s and 1980s. His most notable goal was scored in a game against FK Partizan, which helped qualify Flamurtari for the UEFA Cup in the 1987-1988 season...
- Daniel XhafaDaniel XhafaDaniel Xhafa is an Albanian football striker who currently plays for Skënderbeu Korçë in the Albanian Superliga. His main position is centre forward and he is known in Albania for his goalscoring ability which he has shown over the years...
- Fjodor XhafaFjodor XhafaFjodor Xhafa is an Albanian football striker who currently plays for Bylis.- References :...
- Uran Xhafa
- Pandeli Xhaho
- Alfred Zijai
- Odise RoshiOdise RoshiOdise Roshi is an Albanian football player. The midfielder currently plays for 1. FC Köln in the German Fußball-Bundesliga. His main position is centre forward but he can also play in midfield. Roshi started his career with KS Apolonia, for whom he made five appearances in the 2006–07 season. He...
Foreign
Flavio Beck JuniorFlavio Beck Junior
Flavio Beck Junior is a Brazilian football player playing for FK Budućnost Podgorica in the Montenegrin First League.After playing in Brazil during his youth career, he came to Croatia in 2006 starting his seior career at a lower league NK Solin. After a short spell with German side FC Energie...
Abada Narcisse Fish Richard Bokatola
Richard Bokatola
Richard Bokatola-Lossombo is a Congolese football midfielder currently playing for KS Lushnja in the Albanian Superliga.- External links :*...
Sasa Delain Mate Brajkovic
Mate Brajkovic
Mate Brajković is a Croatian football player. The striker currently plays for NK Pomorac.-External links:* *...
Branko Panic
Branko Panic
Branko Panić is a Croatian footballer. He plays in the centre-back position for NK Borac Bakar in the Croatian 4.Liga.Panić previously played for NK Pomorac in the Croatian Prva HNL.-Career:* 2007-2008 : KS Flamurtari Vlorë Albania...
External links
- KS Flamurtari Vlorë Homepage
- Fan Website
- Albanian Football Federation
- Flamurtari at UEFA.COM
- Flamurtari at EUFO.DE
- Flamurtari at Weltfussball.de
- Flamurtari at Playerhistory.com
- Flamurtari at Transfermarkt.de
- Flamurtari at Football-Lineups.com
- Albania Sport
- Albania Soccer news in English and Albanian
- Shqiperia-Futboll