The club was founded in 1947 under the name Patosi, which was renamed to Puna Patos between 1951 and 1958, which was again renamed to Punëtori Patos in 1958. They first played in the Albanian First Division in 1974. In 1990, they were finalists in the Albanian National Cup, where they lost to FK Partizani.[1]
Albpetrol Patos[]
In 1992, the club was taken over by petroleum company Albpetrol, who changed the name of the club to Albpetrol Patos. The first participation of the club in European football was in the 1993–94UEFA Cup Winners' Cup where they lost 1–3 on aggregate in the qualifying round against FC Balzers of Liechtenstein.
(Aug 1992 – Jun 1995)
