Flamurtari is also known for their European runs in the 1980s, where they famously reached the last sixteen in the 1987–88 UEFA Cup, where they beat Spanish giants Barcelona in Vlorë but lost on aggregate.

Its financial needs were covered by donations from the members or from different activities organised in the city of Vlorë.

Interesting were the matches against Crnogorac 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 Albanian Football Association and participated in the first championship.

Shoqeria Sportive was drawn to play for the next season in Group C of the Kategoria e Dyte against Leka i Madh Permet, Narta and Shqiponja Gjirokastër.

The one-legged tie ended 3–1 in favour of Sportklub Kavajë, which meant that Shoqeria Sportive remained for another year in the Second Division.

In the next championship Nimet Abazi Delvinë and Vetëtima Himarë entered the competition, while Sportklub Narta withdrew.

The season proved once again the superiority of the Red and Black team against their Second Division opponents, by finishing once again top of the Group C and securing promotion.

In the two-legged final against Sportklub Elbasan, which determined the winner of the Second Division, Shoqeria Sportive lost 4–3 on aggregate, thus ending the season as runners-up.

The 1934 started with big problems for the team and ended in the worst ways possible, with the Kuqezinjte drawing one and losing the rest of their matches, closing with a −32 goal difference.

He quickly organised the staff and made affiliations with the local amateur teams in Vlore, thus securing young talented players.

Ismail Qemali finished seventh out of eight teams, but this time with three wins, three draws and eight losses with e goal difference of −21 (GF 14 – GA 35).

Even though the team had some great results during the season, the most memorable being the 0–2 away win against Bashkimi Elbasanas, it still didn't avoid a record 11–0 defeat against rivals Tirana.

Eight teams were separated in groups of four and played in a knock-out system with two-legged matches to qualify to the semi-finals.

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.

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 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 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.

Flamurtari narrowly won the second leg, 1–0, which wasn't enough to secure the next round and was therefore eliminated from UEFA Cup after six played matches.

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.

So, after the games were played KF Tirana ended up winning the Championship, while Flamurtari finished in third place.

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.

At years 2011–13, Flamurtari Vlorë had some troubles against Skënderbeu Korçë because of a clash between the fans of each team but the violence has subsided.

Before the construction of the stadium, the club played their home games on a field known as Varri i Halimit, which translates to Halimi's Tomb.

The club's traditional colours are red and black, after the Albanian flag which was used by Ismail Qemali to declare Albania's independence in Vlorë on 28 November 1912.

[3][4] The shield shape was replaced by a circle with an F and half of a double headed eagle, as found on the Albanian flag.

This design was common in England where post office worker and Flamurtari's president, Milto Korcari, ordered them from.

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply.

At an international level, Flamurtari are best known for a series of good results obtained in the late 1980s, being one of the most successful Albanian teams in the history of European Competitions.

The team put in a strong performance despite playing against technically gifted opponents to record a 1–0 home victory.