Niki Volos

1920s

The football team was created on 19 August 1924, as the first department of the G.S. Niki Volos.

The first football match of Niki Volos was held on 26 July 1925 at King George I Square against HANTH, which it defeated with a score of 4–0.

In 1928, the team acquired a privately owned stadium in N. Ionia, the "Cage" as it was called and was not forced to compete in the park of Agios Konstantinos in Volos. It was established there in 1930.

1930s

In this decade, the new team named "Niki Volos" unites the entire refugee community of Nea Ionia. The Niki team and its competitive course express their own struggle for survival and recognition. In this decade, Niki completely prevails in the Thessaly area with the team of adults – not men – because most of them were children without a mustache. On 30 March 1930 it plays its first friendly match with a team outside the province, specifically with PAOK, in which it was defeated with a score of 1–2, and on Easter Day it was defeated again, this time by Thermaikos Thessaloniki with a score of 4–2. On 13 July of the same year, they defeated Iraklis in a friendly match with a score of 1–0, making it a huge success for the time.

In the first EPSTH championship of the 1930–31 period, they finished in 2nd place, having a remarkable potential. On 30 August 1931, they drew a friendly with Aris with a score of 2–2, a result which was then considered successful for Volos football.

In 1932, Niki became the first team to bring in a coach from abroad, the Hungarian Marvey. At the end of April, they defeated the Larissa Excursionists' Club in Larissa with a score of 5–2. On 29 May 1932 it was defeated in a friendly match by 4–2 by Megas Alexandros Thessalonikis. In 1933 it won the championship and the Volos cup. In fact, in the same year on 16 July, participating in the opening of the Thessalian football championship, it marched first with Pantelidis as the flag bearer. A historic friendly match with Aris Thessalonikis is recorded at that time, at the Nea Ionia stadium, which ended 1–1.

On 18 April 1937 the first official match was played against the newly founded Olympiacos Volos. Niki was defeated by 2–1 in a game witnessed by a large, passionate crowd.

On 8 May 1938 they defeated Odysseas with a score of 6–1 and won the Volos championship. A few days later they crushed the Trikala team with a score of 11–0 and won the Thessaly championship. In 1939 they defeated Olympiacos with a score of 4–1 and won the Thessaly cup. On 7 January of the same year, Panathinaikos came to Volos and Niki lost with a score of 1–3.

In the 1939–40 season, Niki finished in 4th and last place and had a relegation match with the champion of the 2nd division, Kentavros Volos, whom they won with difficulty with a score of 4–3 and remained in the division.

1940s

Amid the hardships of war, football was a means of relaxation, whenever circumstances allowed. During the period 1940–1944, only friendly matches were held between Thessalian teams, characterized by a large attendance of spectators.

In fact, a friendly match at the Nea Ionia stadium on 1 August 1943 between Aris Larissa and Niki Volos with a score of 3–2 in favor of Aris, was attended by 10,000 spectators. During this period, the Niki team mourned the loss of some of its outstanding athletes during the war, while several had been members of the National Resistance. After the war, the team was reorganized under the guidance of Pantelis Magoulas, playing matches against the English Allied forces, mainly for economic reasons but also for technical reasons.

On 15 April 1945 Niki played a friendly match with an English army team and won with a score of 5–0 while leading at half-time with 3–0. In 1946 Niki won the Thessalian championship by defeating Olympiacos Volos with 8–1 and Pagasitikos with 3–1, while on 22 May 1947 they played in the semi-final of the Greek Football Cup against Iraklis Thessaloniki. The transfer to Thessaloniki was by sea on a 36-hour journey by boat as the movement by land was dangerous due to the civil war. In this match they were defeated with a score of 3–0. In the years 1948, 1949 and 1950 Niki emerged as the champion of Thessaly.

1950s

During this decade, Niki witnessed substantial improvement in performance. Despite various difficulties that the players faced, such as the lack of work and nutrition, they nevertheless were able to achieve notable progress.

At the end of May 1950 Niki emerged as the champion of Volos and in June of the same year as the champion of Thessaly, defeating Iraklis Larissa in two matches with a score of 0–1 in the first match and 3–1 in the second. Then strong friendly matches followed for Niki. In the first, Niki played against Ethnikos Piraeus, which they won with a score of 3–2. Then it plays two friendlies with the 73rd brigade of the DSE in which it wins with scores of 1–0 and 8–2 respectively. The friendlies continue in Thessaloniki playing with Makedonikos, winning with 2–0. Back in Volos, Nikis plays two friendlies with the two Athenian teams, AEK and Panionios. It plays with the first on 13 July and loses with 5–1 and with the second it plays with 26 July and wins with 4–2. On 3 November in the rematch of the first game of the Greek Football Cup which ended 4–4, Niki eliminated Anagennisi Karditsas with a score of 3–0 and qualified for the next phase, in which it met fellow city-state Olympiacos, from which it was eliminated with a score of 1–0.

On 27 May 1951 and after a match against Olympiacos Volos, which it won with a score of 5–2, it was declared champion of Volos again. On 15 July of the same year, it emerged champion of Thessaly, defeating Iraklis Larissa with a score of 4–2. That year, a joint carnival dance was held between Niki and Olympiacos Volos, unique in historical terms. At the same time, on 17 June 1951, in the presence of at least 5,000 fans, it plays a friendly match with the champion Olympiakos Piraeus and is defeated 1–3, despite leading the score with Vafeiadis.

With the start of the preparation for the 1952–53 season, Niki plays a friendly match with the team of the 1st Army Corps and draws 2–2. On 15 May 1953 it is declared the champion of Volos, defeating Olympiakos 4–3, despite initially losing 0–3. Then follow the matches of the Thessaly championship, Niki will play matches with Aris Larissa. In the 1st match it will win 4–0, while in the 2nd it will lose 1–0. Finally, on 21 June 1953, they were crowned champions of Thessaly again after winning the third match against Aris Larissas, which they defeated 4–0. A friendly match between Niki and Panionios followed on 29 June in which the two teams drew 2–2, while on 11 October a new friendly match was held with the then-powerful Aris Thessaloniki with the same result (2–2).