Sports club from Eindhoven, the Netherlands
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Philips Sport Vereniging ( dutch pronunciation : [ ˈfilɪps ˌspɔrt fəˈreːnəɣɪŋ ] ; [ nb 1 ] english : Philips Sports Union ), abbreviated as PSV and internationally known as PSV Eindhoven ( marked [ ˌpeːjɛsˈfeː ˈɛintˌɦoːvə ( north ) ] ), [ nota bene 2 ] is a dutch sports clubhouse from Eindhoven, Netherlands, that plays in the Eredivisie, the top tier in Dutch football. It is best known for its professional football department, which has played in the Eredivisie since its origin in 1956. Along with Ajax and Feyenoord, PSV is one of the state ‘s “ bad three “ clubs that have dominated the Eredivisie. The baseball club was founded in 1913 as a team for Philips employees. PSV ‘s history contains two golden eras revolving around the UEFA Cup victory in 1978 and the 1987–88 european Cup victory as part of the seasonal worker triple in 1988. The team has won the Eredivisie 24 times, the KNVB Cup nine times and the Johan Cruyff Shield twelve times. presently ( as of May 2021 ), PSV is ranked 56th on the UEFA club coefficients ranking. [ 2 ] Throughout the years, PSV established itself as a stepping rock for future earth classify players like Ruud Gullit, Ronald Koeman, Romário, Ronaldo, Phillip Cocu, Jaap Stam, Ruud vanguard Nistelrooy, Arjen Robben, Georginio Wijnaldum and Memphis Depay. Since its foundation, it has played in the Philips Stadion and has upheld its golf club color ( bolshevik and flannel ). Its complicate connection with Philips can be witnessed in its sponsor, shared engineering and control panel member ties. Fans have named themselves ‘boeren ‘ ( dutch pronunciation : [ ˈbuːrə ( normality ) ], Dutch for either peasants or farmers ), taking pride in Eindhoven ‘s status of being a provincial city and their Brabantian inheritance .

history [edit ]

basis and first decades ( 1913–1962 ) [edit ]

PSV ‘s beginning league winning team in 1929 To serve the necessitate for activities with Philips employees, the ship’s company founded its own football team in 1910 : the Philips Elftal. Its ground was the Philips Sportpark, located on the same location as the give day stadium. Financial agitation and proletarian strikes led to a quick death of the team and in 1913, its successor emerged, Philips Sport Vereniging, founded on 31 August. [ 3 ] It was the day that Philips organized celebrations and sports competitions in light of the centennial kill of the french in the Napoleonic Wars. It was not until 1916, however, that the football department switched its name from Philips Elftal to PSV. [ 4 ] Because of World War I, the first possibility to enter a league was in the 1915–16 season. The club ‘s foremost ever match was a 3–2 defeat against Willem II Reserves on 19 September 1915. The team did achieve promotion that temper to a newly created Third Division of the Brabantian FA. Under the guidance of coach Wout Buitenweg, PSV were promoted in 1918 and 1921 angstrom good, finally reaching the Eerste Klasse. The team was relegated in 1925, but its scrimp in the Second Division only lasted one year when PSV were promoted again. Since 1926, PSV has constantly played in the highest possible domestic league. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] [ 7 ] That class, defender Sjef van Run was brought in and a year late Jan van den Broek joined PSV, two players that would shape the team in the coming years. [ 8 ] Behind the scenes, Frans Otten became president of the entire PSV sports union. He was responsible for bringing the golf club to a new degree with fresh accommodations and stadium expansions. After winning the zone league in 1929, PSV entered the backing play-offs. In that competition, it won six out of eight matches. A 5–1 acquire against Velocitas from the city of Groningen meant that PSV was crowned league champions for the foremost clock time. [ 9 ] In the watch three years, PSV won the zone league every class, but it could not win the play-offs until 1935. In that year, the team secured the moment championship always in a 2–1 victory against DWS. [ 8 ] Due to World War II, attendances decreased importantly and in 1940, PSV player Johan Brusselers died in combat. [ 10 ] After the war, PSV signed two new strikers : Piet Fransen in 1948 and Coen Dillen in 1949. [ 11 ] In 1950, PSV got its first post-war success when the team defeated HFC Haarlem in the KNVB Cup final ; the equal ended in 4–3 after extra-time. [ 12 ] A year late, PSV won the zone title after EVV failed to win their final match. even though coach Sam Wadsworth resigned during the championship play-offs, the title was won after a 2–1 winnings over Willem II. The 1950–51 season was Dillen ‘s discovery, scoring 21 times and earning the nickname “ The Canon ”. [ 13 ] Besides Dillen and Fransen, a memorable actor of the early 1950s success was goalkeeper Lieuwe Steiger, who ended improving playing 383 matches for PSV. [ 14 ] In 1955, PSV became the first Dutch club to enter the european Champion Clubs ‘ Cup. The two matches against Rapid Wien ended in 1–6 and 1–0. [ 11 ] other success in the 1950s remained absent but in the 1956–57 season, Dillen scored 43 times, a dutch record that still stands today. [ 15 ] The approaching 1960s marked a lurch in player ‘s inheritance : the team went from largely Brabantian men to players countrywide. representative for this policy were defender Roel Wiersma, who arrived in 1954 and captained the team for a decade, and Piet van five hundred Kuil, who came from Ajax for the equivalent of € 59,000 ( PSV ‘s then-highest transfer fee ). [ 16 ] [ 17 ] Dillen left the club in 1961 after being club top scorer every year from 1953 to 1961. In 1962, Otten besides decided to quit as chair of the sports union. By then, display panel member Ben van Gelder had gradually started to mold the club in his way. Throughout the next two decades, he became responsible for turning PSV into a full-fledged professional constitution. [ 18 ]

Van five hundred Kuijlen era and UEFA Cup victory ( 1963–1978 ) [edit ]

The PSV squad ( 1963 ) In the 1962–63 season, marking PSV ‘s 50-year anniversary, the club appointed Bram Appel as the new bus. The first results were black, however, with a bare six points earned from the first six fixtures. A sudden revival led to a beginning place at the winter pause and a 5–2 victory over Ajax in June meant that PSV could celebrate its fourth league title, with Pierre Kerkhofs leading the goal scorer charts with 22 goals. [ 16 ] [ 19 ] The following year, PSV ended second in the league but more significantly, reached the Europa Cup I quarter-finals for the first time, where it was eliminated by FC Zürich. Appel remained passenger car for five years ; the place was later on followed up with light stints by Milan Nikolić and Wim Blokland. [ 15 ] Willy van five hundred Kuijlen was signed in 1964, who produced 23 league goals in 1966 and became the league ‘s clear scorekeeper at age 20. [ 19 ] [ 20 ] between 1968 and 1972, Kurt Linder coached PSV. His team reached two Dutch cup finals and the semi-finals of the european Cup Winners ‘ Cup. Van five hundred Kuijlen had trouble fulfilling his promise after an encouraging career starting signal in the 1960s, however, partially because of a lack of chemistry between him and Linder ‘s harsh coaching expressive style. The early 1970s in football were dominated by Ajax and Feyenoord and it was not until the appointment of Kees Rijvers as coach in 1972 that would mark the begin of increasing success for PSV. With Van five hundred Kuijlen and goalkeeper Jan vanguard Beveren as the stars of the team, Rijvers created a new squad by signing Ralf Edström, Gerrie Deijkers and the twins Willy and René avant-garde five hundred Kerkhof. Things improved for Van five hundred Kuijlen when Rijvers built the team around him, giving him a free function in the process. Van five hundred Kuijlen, a technical player, formed a successful striker partnership with Edström, who was famed for his head ability. It led to a dutch cup victory in 1974, and after a blistering temper startle ( no frustration in the first temper half ) and 28 goals by Van five hundred Kuijlen. PSV besides won the league for the fifth clock time in 1975 .
A year subsequently, PSV managed to win its first double. With defender Huub Stevens joining the team, the league title was secured after a 4–1 consequence against Feyenoord. Earlier, a 1–0 victory over Roda JC meant that PSV won the national cup adenine well. In the european Cup, the final was only narrowly missed after a 1–0 aggregate loss against Saint-Étienne in the semi-finals. [ 15 ] [ 21 ] After the two consecutive titles, PSV ended moment in 1977. The watch year, Edström left the police squad but PSV however enjoyed a firm league campaign. In April 1978, the team secured the title without a single passing. The domestic cup ended early after a shocking 1–6 first attack passing against FC Wageningen ( PSV ‘s biggest home passing always to date ). The UEFA Cup campaign proved to be more successful ; after wins against Glenavon, Widzew Łódź, Eintracht Braunschweig and 1. FC Magdeburg, the team faced Barcelona. A 3–0 gain in the first gear leg was nullified by the Spaniards in the hark back leg, but a single finish by Nick Deacy at Camp Nou meant that PSV could progress with a 4–3 aggregate succeed. The two-legged final against Bastia first produced a scoreless attract in the foremost match. The revert leg in Eindhoven ended in a 3–0 winnings, with goals by Willy van de Kerkhof, Deijkers and Van five hundred Kuijlen providing PSV its beginning european trophy. [ 22 ]

Hiddink and the european Cup victory ( 1979–1989 ) [edit ]

Guus Hiddink as coach of PSV in 1988 After the UEFA Cup victory, the team chemistry started to suffer, which was reflected in the results. not long after a 6–0 UEFA Cup loss against Saint-Étienne, Rijvers was sacked and the squad disintegrated. [ 22 ] Van Beveren, infelicitous with the declining success and Rijvers ‘ deviation, left for the United States after 291 league games and years of captainship. [ 21 ] Van Gelder besides quit in 1980 and was replaced by Kees Ploegsma. even though PSV invested in players like Hallvar Thoresen and Jurrie Koolhof, success remained absent. Thijs Libregts ‘ ( bus from 1980 until 1983 ) highest league placement was the second place in the 1981–82 season, and in 1983, Jan Reker took over. A clash between Van five hundred Kuijlen and Libregts led to the former ‘s deviation in 1982 after about 18 seasons at the cabaret. [ 20 ] [ 23 ] In 1985, chair Jacques Ruts and Ploegsma decided on a change of steering : Hans Kraay became the new director of football ( supervising Reker in 1985–86, and taking over altogether in 1986–87 ) and PSV started to sign players with dash, like Ruud Gullit, Søren Lerby, Gerald Vanenburg and Eric Gerets. Gullit, who quickly was appointed as master, contributed to the team that headed the league postpone for the majority of the 1985–86 Eredivisie and claimed the championship after an 8–2 win against Go Ahead Eagles. Being dysphoric with his personal development, Gullit heavily criticized PSV and Kraay in a March 1987 interview. The management ‘s subsequent warn was deemed besides lenient by Kraay, who resigned. Gullit ‘s filter kinship with the club meant that he left for Milan in the summer for a universe record fee of €7.7 million. [ 24 ] Earlier that year, Guus Hiddink replaced Kraay and Ronald Koeman joined PSV. That temper, the squad suffered early on eliminations from the dutch cup and european Cup, but secured the entitle in the penult couple. [ 25 ] [ 26 ]
Hans van Breukelen celebrating with the european Cup after the peer in Stuttgart The 1987–88 season turned out to be PSV ‘s best class in history. The Eredivisie was won four matches before the end after many high scoring matches, leading up to 117 goals. The cup was besides won after beating Roda JC 3–2 after extra time. [ 27 ] The european Cup crusade started with wins against Galatasaray and Rapid Wien. Subsequently, PSV managed to reach the final with only string. The quarter finals against Bordeaux were decided by Wim Kieft ’ s away goal. A condemnable fetid by Hans Gillhaus on Jean Tigana was praised by Koeman, which prompted UEFA to suspend him for the semi-final reelect leg against Real Madrid. Again, an aside goal in the first stage ( a notoriously lethargic inject by Edward Linskens at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium ) meant that the second leg ‘s 0–0 was enough to proceed. The final against Benfica, held in Stuttgart, remained scoreless. In the penalty shoot-out, Van Breukelen saved Benfica ‘s one-sixth penalty by António Veloso, which meant that PSV had won the european Cup and completed the triple. [ 28 ]
Eric Gerets ( left ) posing with the european Cup, together with Frits Philips ( right ) After the summer break, Willy van de Kerkhof, present at both the 1978 and 1988 triumph, was honored with a farewell match. [ 29 ] The 1988–89 season again resulted in the double : Hiddink ‘s squad won the claim ( albeit with less dominance than the class before ) and PSV beat Groningen in the cup final. In comparison, the international competitions were disappointing. The intercontinental Cup against Nacional ended in a 2–2 tie, but PSV lost the penalty shoot-out with 7–6. The team was besides beaten in the UEFA Super Cup by KV Mechelen ( 3–1 on aggregate ). In the european Cup, Real Madrid got its retaliation by eliminating PSV in the quarter-finals. [ 30 ]

Developing talent ( 1989–1999 ) [edit ]

Romário during a PSV train session in 1989 After the european Cup acquire, PSV outsmarted many clubs by signing Romário. After a first season with 19 league goals, his hat-trick in the November 1989 match against Steaua București ( 5–1 ) – including a memorable solo attempt – was his big breakthrough. [ 31 ] In 1989, after Koeman left, PSV ended moment in the league, but won the KNVB Cup after defeating Vitesse ( 1–0 ). [ 32 ] [ 33 ] Hiddink left the team in 1990, to be replaced by Bobby Robson. In his two seasons at the club, PSV won two league titles ; the first one on goal dispute ( with Ajax ) and the second one in the penult match against Groningen. [ 34 ] meanwhile, Romário – league acme scorer in 1989, 1990 and 1991 – was admired by fans, but sometimes besides renounced by the team for being unprofessional and selfish. Robson had frequent clashes with Romário, but the striker never changed his ways. These events, in addition to the lack of european success, meant that Robson was let go in 1992. [ 35 ] While Gerets retired, Hans Westerhof took over as coach, but only won the Super Cup in his single season at the helm. [ 15 ] [ 36 ] In 1993, Romário was transferred to Barcelona. [ 31 ] Westerhof was replaced by Aad de Mos, who led the team to the third base position. [ 15 ] early in the 1994–95 season, De Mos was fired and replaced by Dick Advocaat ( after Kees Rijvers temporarily took over ). [ 15 ] PSV saw Van Breukelen retire and signed Luc Nilis in 1994, who formed a mighty couple with another sign, the 17-year-old Ronaldo. The brazilian striker scored 30 goals in his introduction season, while Nilis was named Dutch Footballer of the year in an otherwise trophy-less year. After an injury-filled 1995–96 season where he still managed 12 goals, Ronaldo left for Barcelona. [ 37 ] [ 38 ] That season, PSV won the cup after a 5–2 acquire against Sparta Rotterdam. [ 39 ] In the 1996–97 temper, when Harry vanguard Raaij became chair, Advocaat had created a team with players like Phillip Cocu, Jaap Stam, Boudewijn Zenden and Wim Jonk. It led to the Eredivisie title, with Nilis becoming league top goalscorer ( 21 goals ). In the 1997–98 season, the team came in second base behind Ajax in both league and cup. It resulted in Cocu, Stam, Zenden, Jonk and Advocaat leaving PSV, forcing the club to build a newly squad. [ 38 ] [ 40 ] Robson temporarily returned in 1998 for one year then that desire bus Eric Gerets could get his coach badges. Again, Nilis showed to be highly compatible with a poacher-type hitter ; new signing Ruud vanguard Nistelrooy scored 31 times in his foremost season. In the season ‘s stopping point round, PSV beat Utrecht 3–2 with a last-minute finish by Arnold Bruggink – just enough for Champions League reservation. [ 41 ] [ 42 ]

dutch hegemony ( 2000–2008 ) [edit ]

In the 1999–2000 season, Van Nistelrooy had scored 29 goals after merely 23 matches, but after two good injuries, an at hand remove to Manchester United was forced to be postponed for a class. [ 42 ] PSV were well crowned league champions in Gerets ‘ debut year, creating a 16-point gap with runner-up Heerenveen. [ 43 ] The 2000–01 Eredivisie was besides won with modern striker Mateja Kežman, who replaced Van Nistelrooy and the leave Nilis. The cup final was lost to Twente after penalties. [ 44 ] In the UEFA Cup, PSV faced 1. FC Kaiserslautern at home ; fans threatening to storm the field during the peer prompted Gerets and some players to personally intervene. PSV was fined by UEFA and forced to play a european pit on neutral ground. [ 36 ] After Van Nistelrooy left, PSV ended second in the 2001–02 season and were eliminated in the UEFA Cup quarter-finals by Feyenoord. [ 45 ] Gerets was released and Guus Hiddink returned to the club as passenger car and conductor of football, with Arjen Robben, Park Ji-sung, Lee Young-pyo joining PSV. [ 41 ] [ 46 ] Their first season immediately brought a league title, secured in the last match against Groningen. [ 47 ] But in the 2003–04 temper, PSV failed to reclaim the backing. [ 48 ] In 2004, the PSV board clashed with Hiddink and Van Raaij concerning the expenditures. Van Raaij left in September and Hiddink never got along with his successor Rob Westerhof, who sided with the board. [ 49 ] even though Kežman and Robben left in 2004, Hiddink had gradually built a potent squad, with Heurelho Gomes, Alex, Park, Lee, Mark van Bommel and the returning Phillip Cocu. The Eredivisie was won five matches before the end, and Willem II was beaten in the cup final. After eight back-to-back Champions League group stage eliminations, PSV reached the knockout stage. There, they beat monaco 3–0 on aggregate and Lyon after penalties. The beginning semi-final against Milan was lost 2–0. In the return, PSV took a 2–0 lead but a late finish by Massimo Ambrosini ended the hope to reach the final examination, despite an injury-time third base goal by Cocu. [ 39 ] [ 50 ] After the 2004–05 season, Van Bommel, Vogel, Park and Lee left. With new signing Timmy Simons and youth prospect Ibrahim Afellay, PSV reached the Champions League knockout stage again. In that round, Lyon revenged PSV by winning 5–0 on sum. The team did win the league, but lost the cup concluding to Ajax. [ 51 ] Afterwards, Hiddink left and Ronald Koeman replaced him. Westerhof, who lost digest from the board, resigned soon after Hiddink ‘s deviation. Jan Reker became general director. [ 49 ] During the 2006–07 season, league leaders PSV squandered a 12-point lead, enabling AZ and Ajax to equal their 72 points before the last rung. A surprise AZ get the better of in the concluding fastness meant that PSV ‘s 5–1 victory against Vitesse was enough to edge the style winnings ; PSV had a unmarried goal dispute with Ajax. [ 52 ] [ 53 ] Koeman was criticised by the board after losing a big tip, but was finally allowed to remain as coach. In the 2007–08 temper, after Cocu and Alex left, the team was disqualified from the KNVB Cup after fielding a suspend Manuel district attorney Costa. In October, Koeman took up the coach job at Valencia, prompting PSV to first appoint Jan Wouters and then Sef Vergoossen as caretakers. The fourthly entitle in a row was won in the last match, again against Vitesse. [ 54 ] After the deed, Heurelho Gomes and director of football Stan Valckx voiced criticism towards Reker, forcing the club to choose between Reker and Gomes. Subsequently, Reker sacked Valckx and sold Gomes to Tottenham Hotspur. [ 55 ]

holocene years ( 2008–present ) [edit ]

Huub Stevens returned as bus in 2008, but disappointing performances and clashes between Stevens and the squad resulted in his resignation six months late. [ 56 ] Caretaker Dwight Lodeweges wrapped up the temper with a fourth target. [ 57 ] The take after class, Fred Rutten was appointed as coach. In his first base two seasons, PSV reached the third base place twice. With Rutten as coach, PSV beat Feyenoord 10–0 in a home game on 24 October 2010, a diachronic win and Feyenoord ‘s heaviest kill in their club history. meanwhile, the club experienced fluidity problems, but secured its future through loans and property sales. [ 58 ] Key players Ibrahim Afellay and Balázs Dzsudzsák were sold and as a consequence, director of football Marcel Brands spent €25 million to improve the team. [ 59 ] But in the 2011–12 season, the team dropped out of the title race early again, which led to Rutten ‘s dismissal. Phillip Cocu finished the season as caretaker, leading the team to a third locate and a KNVB Cup after beating Heracles Almelo. [ 60 ] [ 61 ] [ 62 ] For the 2012–13 season, Dick Advocaat returned as head coach, while Mark van Bommel returned from Milan. Despite 103 league goals, the team ended as runner-up in both Eredivisie and KNVB Cup. Advocaat, who struggled with the job ‘s saturation, left after one season. [ 63 ] [ 64 ] In 2013, Cocu was appointed as head coach. [ 65 ] On 18 April 2015, PSV won the Eredivisie after a 4–1 succeed over Heerenveen. This was their beginning league championship since 2008, and it ended a four-year domination of the league by Ajax. [ 66 ] On 8 December 2015, PSV reached the knock-out stages of the Champions League, becoming the beginning Dutch club to do so since the 2006–07 Champions League season. [ 67 ] PSV defended their league title in 2016 owing to a 1–1 draw between Ajax ( who led the table anterior to this day on goal remainder ) and 17th-placed De Graafschap in the last game of the season. [ 68 ] After finishing third base in the 2016–17 season, PSV once again claimed the Eredivisie deed in 2018 with a 3–0 gain against Ajax, who were in second place .

Crest and colors [edit ]

PSV ‘s first gear cap consisted of a light bulb and the words “ Philips Sport ” in a circular shape. Its next incarnation was a peltate logo with red-and-white upright lines, topped off with the letters “ PSV ”. The third invention of the crest proved to be a durable one ; its egg-shaped supreme headquarters allied powers europe, red-and-white horizontal lines and a sag with the PSV letters incorporated remains used until today. lone minor changes have occurred : the molding color and addition of horseshoe-shaped figures, a set around the three letters and the accession of two stars to commemorate winning twenty dollar bill league titles. early incarnations of the ellipse adaptation besides included dots for the abbreviation “ P.S.V. ”. For the centennial celebrations in 2013, a laurel wreath and the number “ 100 ” in gold were temporarily added to the crest. [ 69 ] The colors red and white were chosen at the founding meet in 1913 by Jan Willem Hofkes, the first chair of the club. He obviously appreciated the contrast between his red boo drink and his white notepad. [ 4 ] Inspired by the club colors, the first kit consisted of a red-and-white vertically deprive shirt, black shorts and red-and-white horizontally strip socks. This combination was worn until the 1970s, when the club switched to a completely crimson shirt, which was worn with either flannel or black shorts. The bolshevik kit was changed bet on to a clean version in 1989. The red-and-white stripes have remained always since, albeit in identical vary adaptations. The shorts would besides often change between black and ashen. During Ruud Gullit ‘s tenure at PSV, he personally changed the shorts from black to white, in an attempt to improve the stature of the kit. [ 70 ] For the centennial celebrations in 2013, PSV have temporarily switched to an all-red jersey with white shorts and socks. Its design choices were meant to reminisce the kits worn during the 1987–88 season. [ 71 ] [ 72 ] Because of the close ties with Philips, PSV had the lapp jersey patronize without exception from 1982, the year new jersey sponsorships were introduced in the Eredivisie, until 2016. This is a record in Dutch football. Starting in the 2016–17 season, however, Philips was no longer the independent shirt presenter. PSV ‘s beginning dress sponsor was Le Coq Sportif, from 1970 to 1974, when it switched to Adidas. They remained the patron until 1995, when they were replaced by Nike, until Umbro became the shirt sponsor in 2015, ending a 20-year kinship between PSV and Nike .

stadium and train facilities [edit ]

The Philips Stadion PSV Under-19 plays a catch on De Herdgang ‘s main field. PSV have played at the Philips Stadion since its foundation in 1913, when it was still named Philips Sportpark. The venue was built in the Strijp borough, and more specifically in the Philipsdorp area – a neighborhood set up in 1910 by Anton Philips in club to provide accommodation to employees. A football airfield was simultaneously laid out where PSV ‘s predecessor, the Philips Elftal, played its inaugural match in on 15 January 1911 against Hollandia from Woensel. [ 3 ] [ 73 ] In 1916, the beginning wooden stand was built, providing seating space for 550 viewers. [ 74 ] Another stand with 900 seats was built in the 1930s. In 1941, a running track was added, but it was removed 17 years former. During World War II, the stadium was damaged by the war ; the reparations took set after the liberation of South Netherlands in 1944. Four 40-meter high floodlights were installed in the stadium in 1958, making evening matches possible. The lights were inaugurated with an exhibition match against Anderlecht. [ 75 ] In 1977, the main stand was wholly rebuild, but an alkali–silica reaction ten years late caused the concrete to crack. Chairman Jacques Ruts, who was previously introduced to the skybox in the United States, considered a newfangled stand to be an opportunity to attract more sponsors. The fresh independent resist – two tiers, with skyboxes in the middle – was introduced in a friendly peer against Milan in 1988. In the nineties, the other three stands are besides elevated. The stopping point major renovation was the close up of the four outdoors corners of the stadium. Along with creating more seats, the newly corners had window blind-type constructions, which allowed air to flow through in order to let the eatage breath. [ 74 ] The completion was celebrated in October 2002, with the capacity increased to 35,000. [ 47 ] In the summer of 2005, the club removed the improbable fences around the pitch, replacing them with lower railings keeping the spectators off the eatage. unauthorized persons who do invade the pitch will receive a €15,000 penalty and a ten-year-ban from visiting the grind. The Philips Stadion has been awarded four out of five stars by the UEFA Stadium Rankings. [ 76 ] The grind hold respective destine areas. The lower terraces on the East stand are considered the proper placement for the fanatic viewers. There are besides freestanding areas for youngsters up to 16 years old, for the disable and for fans of the visiting team in the northwest upper corner. A stand named the “ Family Corner ” specifically serves children up to 12 and their parents. For business representatives, the stadium has business rooms and suites, totaling 1186 seats. [ 77 ] Besides football-related activities, the stadium holds merchandising stores, offices and three restaurants, including the Michelin-star assigned Avant-Garde. [ 78 ] For the centennial celebrations, a PSV Museum will be revealed in the stadium. [ 79 ] Training sessions by PSV are conducted on De Herdgang, located in the outskirts of Eindhoven in forest surroundings. With ten fields and fitness facilities, it besides accommodates all PSV young person and amateur teams. Its last major renovation occurred in 2019. [ 80 ]

support and rivalries [edit ]

PSV have attracted around 33,000 people to Eredivisie matches on average in the final years. The phonograph record attendance stands at 35,200, achieved in a meet against Feyenoord at 17 November 2002. [ 81 ] The club always reserves tickets for away fans and individual ticket purchases ; the maximum number of season ticket holders therefore is 29,200. All season tickets were sold out in 2007 and 2008. More recently in 2013, PSV sold 28,000 season tickets. [ 82 ] Research showed that over 25,000 season ticket holders hail from North Brabant, with early significant groups coming from Limburg, Gelderland, South Holland, North Holland and Belgium. [ 83 ] PSV presently has two freelancer winnow bodies. The Supportersvereniging PSV was founded in 1920 and presently consists of 14,000 members. They own a fan base within the Philips Stadion. [ 84 ] The second one, PSV Fans United, serve a more particular determination : to improve the standard atmosphere in the stadium. [ 85 ] Besides the fan unions, there are several sets of fans who work together on tifo choreography, like Lighttown Madness among others. [ 86 ] The PSV Junior Club was founded by PSV in 1998 for children up to 12 years. late it was renamed Phoxy Club after Phoxy, PSV ‘s mascot. presently, more than 20,000 children are members. Every year, the Phoxy Club Day is organized, offering activities for members who are joined by the first team team. [ 87 ] [ 88 ] During pre-season, PSV besides holds an assailable Day for people of all ages ; the event gives the opportunity for sponsors and raw player signings to be presented. [ 89 ] The official golf club hymn was composed by Kees van five hundred Weijden and Jo Vermeulen. It was introduced in 1950 and is presently sung at every home match at 19 minutes and 13 seconds into the game – the clock time mirroring the golf club ‘s basis class. [ 90 ] PSV ‘s main competition is with Ajax, with both teams regularly competing for the league title in the concluding forty years. The PSV fans, whose club has reserved the kit total “ 12 ” for them, refer to themselves as boeren ( peasants ) ; the word can be heard chanted through the home ground after every PSV goal. Its citation designates taking pride in their Brabantian heritage, as opposed to the metropolitan Amsterdam area. The Brabantian identity besides plays a fundamental character in the club ‘s culture with the Flag of North Brabant being incorporated in shirt design and being displayed in and around the stadium. PSV used to have an ongoing competition with FC Eindhoven, which originated in the 1910s. FC Eindhoven, being the older team, manifested itself as the “ people ‘s cabaret ”, whereas PSV was only open to Philips employees. In the 1940s and 1950s, PSV and FC Eindhoven were both competing for the league championship, which increased the feud and divided the City of Light in “ red-white plunder ” and “ blue-white leach ”. [ 57 ] Fixtures between the two sides were named the Lichtstadderby ( “ City of Light Derby ” ). After FC Eindhoven ‘s decline in the 1970s, the competition disappeared. Nowadays, relations between the two sets of supporters are broadly friendly ; during the annual pre-season bowler hat supporters even sit in the same goal without any major incidents. Although a friendly competition distillery exists, it is by and large felt on the FC Eindhoven side. however, it is not rare for people in Eindhoven to go to FC Eindhoven on Fridays ( the common matchday in the Eerste Divisie ) and to go to PSV on a Saturday or Sunday. In late times, FC Eindhoven was PSV ‘s feeder club on several occasions and the clubs share a women ‘s team and youth apparatus. [ 91 ] [ 92 ] [ 93 ]

constitution and finances [edit ]

PSV was an association ( vereniging ) until 1999, when it became a public limited party with shareholders ( naamloze vennootschap ). It meant that the cabaret installed a circuit board of directors, who are not involved in most of the decision-making processes. alternatively, they serve as an advise and supervising entity. All shares but one are owned by a initiation, the Foundation PSV Football. The remaining share is owned by the Eindhoven Football Club PSV, another freestanding entity. The general coach holds responsibility for all activities regarding the club, and is supported by a coach operations and a treasurer. PSV besides appoints a director of football, who manages football-related processes such as transfers ( in conjunction with the technical staff ), in order to control the long-run plan. [ 94 ] PSV was founded by Philips and in the first decades, the golf club was entirely receptive to employees. The club did sign players from elsewhere, however ; one of the perks of playing for PSV was that players who were offered a football condense were constantly offered a Philips job deoxyadenosine monophosphate well. Philips has been kit patron since 1982 and the PSV home ground has included the Philips mention since its foundation. The caller was paying €7.5 million per class for the sponsor when they ended their kit sponsorship function in 2016. [ 95 ] [ 96 ] Frits Philips, chair of the company between 1961 and 1971, became an icon for PSV during his life. At five years of age, he conducted the ceremonial kick-off at the first Philips Elftal match in 1911. [ 3 ] Frits Philips would become intertwine with PSV and Eindhoven ; his hundredth birthday was widely celebrated in the city. Frits Philips had his own topographic point in the stands until his death and would sometimes provide pep talks to the police squad during half-time. [ 97 ] PSV was frequently a direction for Philips to introduce its engineering to the public. In 1950, a catch between PSV and FC Eindhoven was the beginning telecast match in the Netherlands, with Philips supplying the technique. [ 13 ] And in 1958, Philips installed four floodlights in the stadium. [ 98 ] PSV ‘s budget in 2011 was €60 million. [ 99 ] Before 2011, PSV ‘s budget would lone remain balance if the team would qualify for the UEFA Champions League every class. But disappointing performances since 2008 entail that the cabaret ended up with a annually €10–20 million minus poise, forcing the club to cut costs and obtain new revenues. The ground under the stadium and the training facilities were sold for €48.4 million to the Eindhoven municipality in a leasehold estate construction. PSV besides took out a €20 million loan with Philips and extra loans with local entrepreneurs. [ 100 ] The club besides introduced sponsoring on the back of the actor kits. Freo, separate of De Lage Landen, was the company to present its name there. [ 101 ]

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On 21 April 2016, it was announced that Dutch energy company energiedirect.nl would replace Philips as PSV ‘s kit sponsor, starting from the 2016–17 season. The caller signed a contract for three seasons and paid €6 million per year. [ 102 ] Philips continues to be a sponsor, but has decreased their contribution to €3 million per year. [ 103 ] In 2019, it was announced that Philips, ASML, Jumbo, VDL and the High Tech Campus will jointly sponsor PSV in the coming years, under the name of ‘ Metropoolregio Brainport Eindhoven ’ ( Brainport Eindhoven Metropolitan Area ), which will be displayed on the shirt. [ 104 ] [ 105 ]

Statistics and records [edit ]

Coen Dillen playing for PSV in 1959. He scored 288 league goals for PSV, including 43 in the 1956–57 season – a domestic record until this day. PSV ‘s 24 league championships are the second-highest in Dutch football, behind Ajax ( 35 ). [ 106 ] The nine KNVB Cup victories are the third-highest, after Ajax ( 20 ) and Feyenoord ( 13 ). [ 107 ] PSV won the most Johan Cruyff Shields so far, with football team. [ 108 ] The double was achieved four times, with the one in 1988 being part of the double, a feat only achieved by six early european clubs. [ 109 ] Between 1985 and 1989, and between 2005 and 2008, PSV won the Eredivisie four times in a row ; the only early clubs accomplishing this ( once ) were Ajax and HVV Den Haag. [ 106 ] In recent decades, the team has been systematically competing for the exceed spots in the league : in the Eredivisie all-time standings ( since 1956 ), PSV are moment behind Ajax. [ 110 ] PSV have played in a european competition every year since 1974 ; merely Barcelona ( since 1959 ) and Anderlecht ( since 1964 ) have a longer streak in play. [ 111 ] Willy van five hundred Kuijlen presently holds the record for the most league appearances and the most league goals. He played 528 matches and scored 308 goals between 1964 and 1981. [ 112 ] Willy van de Kerkhof played the second-highest measure of league matches for PSV ; he appeared in 418 Eredivisie fixtures. [ 113 ] The third-highest in the tilt is Jan Heintze with 395 games. [ 114 ] The second-highest goalscorer for PSV is Coen Dillen, who produced 288 goals. [ 115 ] Third in the list is Piet Fransen with 210 goals. [ 116 ] The record for number of goals in one season stands at 43, scored by Dillen in the 1956–57 season ; this figure is besides a national record. [ 115 ] Another domestic criminal record is the measure of consecutive minutes with a clean sheet. The number stands at 1,159 minutes, which PSV achieved in 2004 with two different goalkeepers : Heurelho Gomes and Edwin Zoetebier. [ 117 ] The largest transfer fee PSV have always received was for Ruud van Nistelrooy ; Manchester United paid €30 million for the striker in 2001, closely followed by the €29 million paid by Manchester United for Memphis Depay in mid-2015. [ 118 ] [ 119 ] Mateja Kežman ‘s move to PSV in 2000 was the most expensive incoming transfer ; €11.3 million was paid to Partizan. [ 120 ] In 2010, PSV made international headlines when they humiliated former european champions Feyenoord 10–0 .

Honours [edit ]

National [edit ]

International [edit ]

minor [edit ]

domestic results [edit ]

Below is a mesa with PSV ‘s domestic results since the presentation of the Eredivisie in 1956 .

european results [edit ]

current players [edit ]

First-team police squad [edit ]

As of 5 September 2021[121]

note : Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality .

Players out on loan [edit ]

note : Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality .

Jong PSV [edit ]

For the reserve squad of PSV Eindhoven, see Jong PSV list of Jong PSV players with first team team numbers
note : Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality .

retire numbers [edit ]

12 – Club Supporters ( the 12th man ) 99 – Phoxy ( Mascot )

Personnel [edit ]

technical staff [edit ]

last updated : 22 April 2020
Source : PSV

management [edit ]

last updated : 22 June 2013
Source : PSV

former coaches [edit ]

As of 17 October 2020. [ 7 ]

erstwhile captains [edit ]

luminary fans [edit ]

See besides [edit ]

Notes [edit ]

  1. ^Vereniging in isolation: [vəˈreːnəɣɪŋ] in isolation :
  2. ^V in isolation: [ˈveː] in isolation :
  3. a b c d e Caretaker coach

References [edit ]

  • Official Supportersclub ( in English and Dutch )