Volos derby
The Volos Derby, is an association football derby contested between two of the sport clubs of Volos, Niki and Olympiacos.
It is considered one of the toughest and most enduring derbies of the so-called Greek countryside. Together with the matches between Niki Volos and AEL, Trikala and Anagennisi Karditsa, and possibly the matches between Olympiacos Volos and AEL, they constitute the top football derbies of the Greek countryside.
History
Clubs' establishment
Niki Volos
The club of Niki Volos was founded on August 19, 1924 by refugees from Asia Minor in the city of Volos. The team's colors are blue and white, the national colors of the Greek flag.The first offices of Niki were located on the beach. The locker rooms were located in "Kartalio", corner of Polymeri and Kassaveti street. In 1930, the team acquired a privately owned stadium in the Nea Ionia area and was no longer forced to play in the park of Agios Konstantinos in the coastal zone of Volos.
Olympiacos Volos
The Olympiacos Volos club was founded on June 2, 1937 in the coastal district of Agios Konstantinos. A group of people from the district had formed their own team as early as 1935, which they called "Little Olympiacos" since they were fans of Olympiacos Piraeus. The team's colors were selected red and white, and for the emblem was selected a laurel-crowned teenager. The team's predecessor was the Kentavros Volos F.C., which had existed since 1928, and most of the group of friends who created the Olympiacos team were its players.The club's first locker room was in a shop in Mefsout Square, while at the end of Gallias Street there was a small plot of land where the team's first training sessions took place. Officially, its founding members in 1937 were Ath. Sekaras, I. Vovos, V. Vasilikos, Ap. Pourgias, I. Alexakis, E. Doulidis, N. Katsanos, K. Konstantas, Diam. Tsourapas, E. Margaritis and others, while the first board of directors was Ap. Pourgias as president, I. Alexakis and Agoritzis as vice presidents, K. Konstantas as Secretary General, Evag. Margaritis as treasurer, Diam. Tsourapas as superintendent, Ioan. Vogiatzi as advisor.
From the early years of the club's founding until 1962 when it moved to the Volos Municipal Stadium, the team had its headquarters at the Hunting Club stadium in Anavros. The first management of Olympiacos Volos had tried to acquire its own space, but without success.
First match
The two Volos clubs first met as rivals in the TFCA Easter Cup, where Apollon, Keravnos and Odysseas also participated. Their first match in history took place on Sunday, April 18, 1937, with a large crowd and Olympiacos winning 2–1, with two goals from Nikos Malavetas, while Priamos Chiotakis scored for Niki.The teams' starting lineups in that first match between them were as follows, for Niki: Asimis, Vouroukos, Niarchos, Spanopoulos, Vernikas, Kremmidas, Papazoglou, Polis, Tsagaris, Priamos, Bonos and for Olympiacos: Hypermachos, Vogiatzis, Galanis, Chiotis, Paschos, Zifkos, Bagios, Papathanasiou, Zisis, Malavetas and Apostolidis.
Niki – Olympiacos 11–1
On May 13, 1965, a friendly match was held in which the Nea Ionia team defeated Olympiacos Volos by a wide margin of 11–1. The goals for Niki were scored by Kasapleris, Zanteroglou, Papadaniil, Kouklakis, Morakis, Karailiou, Lefakis, Valachas, Kalliotzis, while for Olympiacos Volos the only goal was scored by Gialatzis. This score remains to this day the largest and widest in a match between the two teams, even though it was a friendly match.Statistics
Football
Records
- Official matches
- *Niki Volos:
- **Home: Niki Volos – Olympiacos Volos 8–1, Pantelis Magoulas Stadium, 18 May 1946
- **Away: Olympiacos Volos – Niki Volos 1–6, Anavros Stadium, 12 March 1961
- *Olympiacos Volos:
- **Home: Olympiacos Volos – Niki Volos 6–1, Anavros Stadium, 4 February 1940
- **Away: Niki Volos – Olympiacos Volos 0–3, Pantelis Magoulas Stadium, 26 May 1940
- Friendly matches
- *Niki Volos:
- **Home: Niki Volos – Olympiacos Volos 11–1, Pantelis Magoulas Stadium, 13 May 1965
- **Away: Olympiacos Volos – Niki Volos 0–5, Anavros Stadium, 16 October 1938
- *Olympiacos Volos:
- **Home: Olympiacos Volos – Niki Volos 10–2, Anavros Stadium, 12 September 1948
- **Away: Niki Volos – Olympiacos Volos 0–4, Pantelis Magoulas Stadium, 9 September 1940
Men's Basketball
Records
- Niki Volos:
- *Home: Niki Volos – Olympiacos Volos 87–51, Pantelis Magoulas Stadium, 26 June 1975
- *Away: Olympiacos Volos – Niki Volos 46–78, Volos Indoor Hall, 19 February 1984
- Olympiacos Volos:
- *Home: Olympiacos Volos – Niki Volos 57–39, Volos Indoor Hall, 1 November 1998
- *Away: Niki Volos – Olympiacos Volos 66–83, Volos Indoor Hall, 10 April 1983
Women's Basketball
Records
- Niki Volos:
- *Home: Niki Volos – Olympiacos Volos 65–25, Nea Ionia Indoor Hall, 24 November 2019
- *Away: Olympiacos Volos – Niki Volos 45–66, Volos Indoor Hall, 16 February 2020
- Olympiacos Volos:
- *Home: Olympiacos Volos – Niki Volos 73–26, Volos Indoor Hall, 24 January 2016
- *Away: Niki Volos – Olympiacos Volos 28–53, Nea Ionia Indoor Hall, 18 October 2015
Football matches list
TFCA Championship">Thessaly Football Clubs Association">TFCA Championship
1 In this match, Niki Volos win Olympiacos 3–2. However, after an appeal by Olympiacos, the match was awarded to them.1st place play-off match – Title match
| Season | Date | Venue | Match | Score |
| 1945–46 | 18–05–1946 | Pantelis Magoulas Stadium | Niki – Olympiacos | 8–1 |
| 1952–53 | 15–05–1953 | Pantelis Magoulas Stadium | Niki – Olympiacos | 4–3 |
| 1954–55 | 19–12–1954 | Alcazar Stadium | Olympiacos – Niki | 1–0 |
Other cup matches
1 This match was interrupted during 85th minute, while the score was tied at 1-1, due to incidents that caused the Olympiacos team to withdraw. The match was ultimately awarded to Niki.2 Qualified by coin toss.
3 Qualified by draw.
4 The match was interrupted in the 85th minute after incidents that started on the pitch and spread to the stands, while fans entered the pitch and clashed with players. Both teams were disqualified by decision of the Thessaly FCA.
Fans
The two teams have supporters and fans from Volos and all over Magnesia Prefecture and generally have historically had passionate fans. The rivalry between the supporters of the two teams has sometimes brought about many beautiful moments in the stands and some incidents.Niki Volos
The fans of Niki Volos are loyal to their team and follow it in whatever category it plays, making historic and big trips in the past, especially in matches that determined the stay or promotion. They are considered ardent fans as for them Niki is a sacred symbol of the refugees who settled in Nea Ionia after the Asia Minor Catastrophe.The oldest fan association of Niki Volos is the Niki Volos Fans' Association, which was founded in 1974. A later fan association is the Blue Club - Gate 3 "P. Ntokouzis” which was created in 1985. The name of the association bears the name of one of its founding members, who lost his life in a traffic accident in 1997. In 2020, it was characterized as one of the 10 recognized associations nationwide. A few years later, in 1994, another association of organized fans, Blue Angels, was founded. In this association, its members characterize the youth fan movement and it has not yet been officially recognized. In fact, the team is also supported outside the prefecture of Magnesia. It is indicative that there are fan associations in Athens and Thessaloniki.
Olympiacos Volos
Olympiacos Volos represents the residents of the city center of Volos. Olympiacos Volos fans are called "Austrians". They are considered moderate fans and more measured in terms of their culture and behavior on the field, without this meaning that they have not participated in incidents.The oldest fan association is the Olympiacos Volos Fans' Association founded in 1971. The main organized fan associations are the Austrian Boys founded in 2003, the Vatos Locos founded in 2010 and the Malavetas founded in 2013. The members of these associations are hardcore and ardent fans.