About Flamurtari FC

Flamurtari FC is a professional Albanian football club based in Vlorë, Albania, and is one of the country’s oldest and most historic teams, founded on 23 March 1923. The club traditionally competes in the Kategoria Superiore, the top tier of Albanian football, although it has spent recent seasons in the Kategoria e Parë (second division) before gaining promotion. Flamurtari plays its home matches at the Flamurtari Stadium, which has a capacity of around 9,500 spectators.

Flamurtari has enjoyed notable success domestically, winning one Albanian Superliga title in 1991, as well as four Albanian Cups and two Albanian Supercups over the years. The team’s nickname is Kuq e Zinjtë (“The Red and Blacks”), reflecting its traditional colours.

The club is also remembered for its strong European performances in the 1980s, most famously reaching the round of 16 in the 1987–88 UEFA Cup, where they drew with FC Barcelona at home but were eliminated on aggregate. Flamurtari’s passionate supporter base and historic rivalries—especially with other major Albanian clubs—have cemented its place as a key institution in Albanian football.