In 1945, they changed their name to "KS Traktori Lushnja" followed by a further name change in 1950 to "SK Lushnja". In 1951, it was changed to "Puna Lushnja", before they returned to KS Traktori Lushnja in 1958. Following the fall of communism in 1991, the club was named KS Lushnja. Argentinian World Cup-winning forward Mario Kempes made his full-time coaching debut in Albania with a brief spell at the club in 1997.