PSV Eindhoven

PSV

Full name	Philips Sport Vereniging NV
Nickname(s)	Boeren (Peasants) Rood-witten (Red-whites) Red White Army
Founded	31 August 1913
Ground	Philips Stadion Eindhoven (Capacity: 35,000[1])
Chairman	Peter Swinkels
Manager	Fred Rutten
League	Eredivisie
2010–11	Eredivisie, 2nd
Home colours Away colours

Philips Sport Vereniging (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈfɪ.lɪ.ps ˈspɔrt vər.ˈeːnə.ɣɪŋ]) (English: Philips Sports Union), widely known either as PSV (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈpeː ˈɛs ˈveː]) or PSV Eindhoven ([ˈpeː ˈɛs ˈveː ˈɛi̯nt.ˌɦoː.və(n)]), is a Dutch sports club from Eindhoven, Netherlands. It is best known for its professional football department.

Founded in 1913, PSV is one of three European Cup-winning clubs in the Netherlands, alongside Ajax and Feyenoord. They won the European Cup in 1988 against Benfica, making them the second Dutch club to win The Treble, and the UEFA Cup in 1978 against SC Bastia. The club has won the national league 21 times, the national cup eight times and the Johan Cruijff Schaal eight times. They are often nicknamed Boeren (Dutch for farmers/peasants) in reference to their origins as a provincial city club. Their home is Philips Stadion, which is based in the Eindhoven borough of Strijp.

History

After Gerard and Anton Philips gave the foundation order, the club started out as a works team for employees of electronics conglomerate Philips on 31 August (then Koninginnedag), 1913 to celebrate the centennial defeat of the French in the Napoleonic wars. PSV's home stadium, the Philips Stadion, then known as Philips Sportpark, was built at the same time as the inauguration of the club, although its current capacity was achieved by renovations and improvements over the years.

Because of their close ties with Philips, PSV have had the same jersey sponsor without exception since 1982, the year jersey sponsorships were introduced in the Eredivisie. This is a record in Dutch football.

PSV garnered many honours in the football arena and have been credited as the club where many successful players such as Ruud Gullit, Hans van Breukelen, Gerald Vanenburg, Romário, Eric Gerets, Ronald Koeman, Ronaldo, Luc Nilis, Wim Kieft, Jaap Stam, Boudewijn Zenden, Arthur Numan, Wim Jonk, Danko Lazovic, Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink, Philip Cocu and Ruud van Nistelrooy made their name. Their success was built on the foundations laid down by other famous players like Coen Dillen, Willy van der Kuijlen, Jan van Beveren, Jan Poortvliet, and the van de Kerkhof brothers, Willy and René.

PSV has difficulty competing with the salaries that are being paid elsewhere. It has managed though to become a springboard for professional development for talents such as Ronaldo and Eiður Guðjohnsen, who spent two seasons at the club as well as Mateja Kežman and Arjen Robben, and most recently, Park Ji-Sung, Jefferson Farfán, Ibrahim Affelay, Heurelho Gomes, Alex and Balázs Dzsudzsák.

Famous coaches such as Guus Hiddink (who between stints at PSV coached the Dutch national team to a fourth-place finish in the 1998 FIFA World Cup and South Korea to a similar fourth place in the 2002 FIFA World Cup) have managed the team over the years and have brought considerable successes to the club.

1970s

The mid and late 1970s were a golden era for PSV. They boasted quality players with the likes of Willy van der Kuijlen, the van de Kerkhof brothers, Jan van Beveren, Jan Poortvliet, Harry Lubse, and Huub Stevens and won two domestic cups and three domestic championships. PSV also won the UEFA Cup, their first major European title in 1978, by beating French opponents SC Bastia 3–0 in the final's second leg. The first leg ended 0–0.^[2]

Hiddink era, 1987–1990

In 1988, coached by Guus Hiddink and with a team featuring players such as Ronald Koeman, Eric Gerets, Søren Lerby and Wim Kieft, PSV won the European Cup for the first and so far only time in their history, beating Benfica on penalties after an 0–0 ended final.^[3] Hans van Breukelen stopped the crucial penalty. Curiously, PSV took the trophy despite not winning any of its final five fixtures in the competition: they eliminated both Girondins de Bordeaux and Real Madrid on away goals, with all four matches ending in draws. Following the European Cup win, PSV faced off with Libertadores winners, Club Nacional de Football of Montevideo. After a 2–2 draw, Nacional went on to defeat PSV in penalties to win their 3rd World Club title.

Under Hiddink's supervision, PSV won three Eredivisie titles, three KNVB Cups, and the European Cup.

1990–1998

After Hiddink left, English coach Bobby Robson, who managed the England national football team, was signed as head coach. PSV won the Dutch league in both the 1990–91 and 1991–92 seasons. However, the team did not make the progress expected by the board in European competitions and Robson was informed that he would be leaving the club at the end of the 1991–92 season.^[4] Robson had problems with handling one of the keyplayers, Brazilian international Romário. Romário, one of the keyplayers scouted by Piet de Visser, joined the team in the Hiddink era, and stayed until 1993, winning three titles for the club.

After Robson left, Hans Westerhof took over, finishing second in the competition. He was replaced by Aad de Mos but he finished third, despite having players like Gheorghe Popescu, Nii Lamptey, and Arthur Numan. Hans van Breukelen retired after this season, having defended the goal for 10 seasons, and named one of the best goalkeepers the club ever had. Ronald Waterreus and Stanley Menzo were signed to compete for a place in the goal in the 1994–1995 season. The younger Waterreus got his place under the bar for ten years.

In his second season, Aad de Mos was fired in October 1994 and temporarily replaced by Kees Rijvers until Dick Advocaat in December 1994 signed as head coach. With new strikers as Ronaldo, who scored 30 goals, and Luc Nilis, the team again finished third, far behind AFC Ajax and Roda JC.

In Dick Advocaat's second season, the performance was better, finishing second in the competition and reaching the quarter-finals of the European Cup against FC Barcelona. After five years, the 1996–1997 season proved to be successful, and PSV crowned themselves champions with players like Jaap Stam, Philip Cocu, Wim Jonk, Luc Nilis, Arthur Numan, and talent Boudewijn Zenden.

The 1997–98 season was known for the success of Ajax, and PSV finished second, far behind the champions. The Belgian striker duo Luc Nilis and Gilles De Bilde scored the most goals in the competition. Even in the Cup Final, Ajax proved to be too strong for the Boeren. The UEFA Champions League campaign ended in the group round, finishing second behind Dynamo Kyiv, despite having played good matches against FC Barcelona and Newcastle United.

1998–2002

In the late 1990s, the club had a team full of excellent players like Jaap Stam, Arthur Numan, Phillip Cocu, Boudewijn Zenden, and Luc Nilis. After the 1998 FIFA World Cup, which was a success for Dutch national team, finishing fourth, the club was a victim of that success. Key players were transferred and PSV started the 1998–99 season with a completely new team. Sir Bobby Robson returned to Holland as a favour to the club while Eric Gerets achieved his coaching badges, with striker Luc Nilis and newly-signed Ruud van Nistelrooy, the club finished third on the last day in a 2–3 win over FC Utrecht. They qualified for the Champions League and coach Robson returned to England, replaced by Belgian coach Eric Gerets.

In his first season, new players introduced to the team included Mark van Bommel, Swiss international Johann Vogel, and a player of Gerets' former club Club Brugge, Eric Addo. Veteran Jan Heintze also returned to the club where he won the European Cup. The two forwards, Nilis and van Nistelrooy, proved to be successful and scored together 48 goals in the competition next to Arnold Bruggink. The combination of the midfielders Vogel and van Bommel was also very successful for PSV. Their performances that season meant that PSV were able to win their 15th title.

Eric Gerets also won the 2000–01 title with new striker Mateja Kežman, who replaced Nilis and the injured van Nistelrooy. Newcomers Kevin Hofland and John de Jong also show their talents. In the Champions League, Anderlecht and Manchester United proved to be too strong, although a beautiful goal against Manchester United by Mateja Kežman is often remembered by the fans. The UEFA Cup quarter-final against Kaiserslautern was a black day in PSV history when angry fans entered the field. PSV didn't made it to the semi-finals and received a fine by UEFA and was forced to play a European match on neutral ground. PSV won the Eredivisie again and striker van Nistelrooy, recovered from a knee-injury, was sold eventually to Manchester United. As a result, PSV signed FC Twente striker Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink, who had to compete with Kežman for a primary position. Although the team still had some excellent players, a difficult start in the competition eventually saw them finishing second behind archrivals Ajax.

In the Champions League, PSV lost 4–1 to FC Nantes on 11 September 2001. PSV again didn't make it to the second round and had to play UEFA Cup instead. In the fourth round, PSV beat Leeds United. In the quarter-finals, for the first time in history, two Dutch teams played against each other in a European competition, with PSV facing Feyenoord. Both matches ended in 1–1. Feyenoord won the encounter in a penalty shootout and went on to win the UEFA Cup. The team had lost faith in manager Eric Gerets, who was released by the club.

Hiddink era, 2002–2006

Soon after the successful 2002 FIFA World Cup for South Korea, Guus Hiddink was signed as the new coach. Arjen Robben was one of the talented new players at the club, which resulted in a new title. PSV finished last in the group round of the Champions League. In the same season, the influences of Hiddink as former coach of South Korea were shown, as Park Ji-Sung and Lee Young-Pyo joined the team.

In the 2003–04 season, PSV failed to reclaim the title. In the Champions League group round, the team finished third, despite having the same amount of points as Deportivo La Coruña, but the Spanish side having a better result. In the UEFA Cup, PSV was beaten in the quarter-final by Newcastle United and old manager Sir Bobby Robson. Goalkeeper Ronald Waterreus, who defended the club goal for 10 seasons, decided to leave the club.

In the 2004–05 season, PSV was at the top of their game with influential players such as Mark van Bommel, Johann Vogel, and Phillip Cocu on midfield, and Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink and Park Ji-Sung as forwards. For the first time in history, PSV reached the knockout stage of the Champions League, despite losing a couple of key players such as Arjen Robben, Dennis Rommedahl, and Mateja Kežman in the summer of 2004. Hiddink created a new team with new players such as defender Alex, goalkeeper Gomes and forwards Jefferson Farfán and DaMarcus Beasley.

PSV finished second behind Arsenal in the group stage of the Champions League and beat 2004 Champions League finalists AS Monaco with 1–0 and 0–2. After reaching the quarter-finals, another team from France came on their route: Olympique Lyonnais. The two matches ended in 1–1 and penalties were needed to decide the semi-finalists. PSV won the penalty shootout with Brazilian striker Robert scoring the final one.

PSV went to Milan, Italy but lost the first tie against AC Milan with a 2–0 score. PSV started well in the return match, with an early goal from Ji-Sung Park. A goal in the second half from Phillip Cocu doubled the score on the night. However, Milan midfielder Massimo Ambrosini scored a goal in extra time of the second half. Despite a goal from Cocu a minute later, Milan went to the final on away goals. This is probably one of the strongest matches PSV has ever played and most fans remember the tears of Brazilian defender Alex, also known as "The Tank." The season was the most successful season in the recent years, winning the 18th Eredivisie title as well as their eighth KNVB Cup.

Regardless, after the departures of influential players such as Mark van Bommel, Johan Vogel, Park Ji-Sung, Lee Young-Pyo, and Wilfred Bouma after the 2004–05 season, PSV have moved to secure the services of players like Rangers' Michael Ball, Mika Väyrynen and Belgium midfielder Timmy Simons. With the addition of young players to bolster the squad such as Ismaïl Aissati and Ibrahim Afellay, PSV reached the knockout stage of the Champions League 2005–06 for a second running, having reached the semi-final stage in the Champions League season before. PSV ended again second in the group behind AC Milan. The team defeated the Italians in the home match with 1–0 in a tough group with Schalke 04 and Fenerbahçe. In the first knockout round, Lyon proved to be too strong over two matches. PSV again won the domestic title, but lost the cup final against archrivals Ajax, the last match of Hiddink as coach of the team.

Recent years

For the 2006–07 season, PSV contracted manager Ronald Koeman to succeed Hiddink. They also signed Ecuadorian player Edison Méndez and Mexican player Carlos Salcido after the 2006 FIFA World Cup, where they assisted their teams to the second round. Jan Wouters and Tonny Bruins Slot were brought in as the assistant-managers. André Ooijer and Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink left the club after the start of the competition, and as replacements, Jan Kromkamp came from Liverpool and former Ajax striker Patrick Kluivert signed for a year. The top goal scorers of the season were Jefferson Farfán and Arouna Koné. The season saw the club building a gap with the other teams. The lead quickly dissipated in the 13 matches that followed. A draw of PSV at FC Utrecht in the penultimate round saw AZ and Ajax catching up. The three clubs were all on 72 points from 33 matches, with AZ on top due to goal difference. Ajax were second, PSV were third.

PSV won the Eredivisie for 2006–07 on 29 April with a 5–1 score, final day home victory against Vitesse Arnhem. AZ suffered a shocking 2–3 defeat away at SBV Excelsior, while Ajax and PSV both won. Therefore, the title was decided only by goal difference, with PSV's bigger winning margin proving decisive as they bettered Ajax's goal difference by just one goal (+50 compared with +49). This is known as the most exciting and closest title races in many years.

In the UEFA Champions League, PSV qualified for the knockout stage for the third time in a row, second behind Liverpool, leaving Bordeaux and Galatasaray behind. In the first knockout phase, PSV defeated Arsenal at home with 1–0 by a goal from Edison Méndez. In the return, PSV struggled and keyplayer Alex scored an own goal. However, he scored the unexpected 1–1, which was enough for PSV to reach the quarter-finals. Liverpool again was the opponent, but an injured PSV squad lost 0–4 on aggregate.

Although the club won the title, chairman Schuitema voiced criticism on coach Ronald Koeman after almost losing the championship, despite having a huge lead in December. But it was decided that Koeman would stay on for another year. New chairman Jan Reker replaced Schuitema.

After the season in which PSV won their 20th title, key players Phillip Cocu and Alex left the club. A difficult job for coach Koeman to fill their positions. They signed Mike Zonneveld, Kenneth Pérez and Danko Lazović. Danny Koevermans came from AZ after Arouna Koné eventually was sold to Sevilla FC. Also Ismaïl Aissati and Otman Bakkal came back from Twente after playing for that club on loan.

The team was disqualified from the Dutch Cup tournament, after fielding Manuel da Costa who was still suspended as a result of last year's tournament. PSV general manager called it "a huge blunder." On 31 October 2007, Ronald Koeman agreed to be the new coach of Valencia CF, despite having a contract at PSV. The search for a new coach showed to be a struggle for the club and assistant coach Jan Wouters agreed to temporarily take over the job of head coach. Sef Vergoossen was contracted to be head coach until the end of the season, when Huub Stevens will take over.^[5] On 31 December 2007, Kenneth Pérez left the club for Ajax, where he was bought from in the summer of the same year. Chairman Reker declared that it was Pérez own choice to leave the club.^[6] On 26 February PSV midfielder John de Jong retired at the age of 30 after failing to recover from an injury he sustained during a training session in 2005.^[7] Despite these personnel changes PSV went on to win their 21st title, making it the third time in the history of the league that a team won four championships in a row, after HVV Den Haag (1900, 1901, 1902, 1903) and PSV (1986, 1987, 1988, 1989).

On 23 August 2008, PSV won the Johan Cruijff schaal (Dutch Super Cup) 2–0, the goals scored by Danko Lazović and Dirk Marcellis against Feyenoord, PSV being the winner of the Eredivisie and Feyenoord won the KNVB Cup. PSV started well in the league, winning their first two games. However, the first Champions League match at home against Atlético Madrid was lost 0–3. This match was a sign of things to come. PSV were chanceless in their Champions League group, losing to Liverpool both home and away, losing away against Olympique de Marseille and losing home and away against Atlético Madrid. The only match won by PSV was the home game against Marseille. These poor results meant that PSV finished last in their group, behind Liverpool, Atlético Madrid, and Marseille, respectively. For the first time since 2002, PSV was eliminated from European football before the winter. AZ went on to win the national league and PSV finished fourth, their worst league performance since 1981 (curiously, the only other year in which AZ won the championship) when they finished fifth.

This disappointing league performance meant that for the first time since the 1996–1997 season PSV would not be playing in the Champions League, but in the newly named UEFA Europa League instead. Fred Rutten took over as head coach and had a very successful first half of the 2009–2010 season in which PSV didn't lose a single game in the national league, the national cup, and the Europa League. They finished the calendar year 2009 in the second spot in the national league behind FC Twente who also did also not lose a single domestic game in the season's first half. The second half turned out to be less successful. PSV started drawing and losing many league matches (2 draws and 2 defeats in the first 10 league matches of 2010) and was eliminated from the national cup and Europa League tournaments by Feyenoord and Hamburger SV respectively. As of March 14, 2010 PSV is second in the league trailing leaders FC Twente by 5 points with only 1 point lead on the third placed team AFC Ajax. As the Fifty-Fourth Eredivisie ended May 2, 2010 PSV ended in third after a shaky end as AFC Ajax climbed up the table to swipe second while FC Twente Wins with 1 point over Ajax. PSV will enter the next Europa League. On the 24th October 2010 they beat Feyenoord with a 10–0 score. It was the third time in history that PSV won a match in the Eredivisie with this amount of goals. In 1973 Go Ahead Eagles and in 1998 FC Volendam were also crushed with the same score.^[8]

On February 24, 2011 PSV reached the Quarterfinale of the UEFA Europa League by French side Lille 5–3 on aggregate. On March 17 PSV advanced by beating Rangers 1–0 on aggregate, the goal courtesy of Jeremain Lens, to reach the quarterfinals. They lost against S.L. Benfica 6:3 aggregate. For the 2011–2012 season, they will play in the UEFA Europa League.

Stadium

Philips Stadion with a capacity of 35,000.

The Philips Stadion is the PSV home base. Since the founding of the club, PSV's home base is still at the same place where the PSV sports grounds were established in 1913. It was first inaugurated by the five year old boy named Frits Philips, in January 1911 when the Philips Elftal played their first game. PSV was not founded yet. The neighborhood where the stadium is located is the Philipsdorp ('Philips village'), close to the centre of Eindhoven. The current capacity has been achieved by various modernisation programmes.

The stadium can accommodate 35,000 people on match days. Plans to further expand the ground to 45,000 seats are being examined, this would have been a mandatory task if the World Cup of 2018 or 2022 would have been hosted by the Netherlands and Belgium. The average attendance for the season 2007–08 was 33,600. All seats are covered and heated. In the summer of 2005, the board of the club decided to remove the tall fences around the pitch, replacing them with 90 cm high railings keeping the spectators off the grass. Unauthorized persons who do invade the pitch will receive a €15,000 penalty and a ten-year-ban from visiting the Philips Stadion.

The stadium has been host to many European Cup matches, and was one of the Dutch venues for the Euro 2000 competition jointly organised by the Netherlands and Belgium.

In 2006, the UEFA Cup Final between Sevilla FC and Middlesbrough was held in this stadium.

The stadium also features a Michelin-starred restaurant (Avant Garde) situated high above the pitch and available for meals wrapped around matches. No other stadium in the Netherlands holds a Michelin starred restaurant.

Honours

Domestic

• Eredivisie: 21
  • 1928–29, 1934–35, 1950–51, 1962–63, 1974–75, 1975–76, 1977–78, 1985–86, 1986–87, 1987–88, 1988–89, 1990–91, 1991–92, 1996–97, 1999–00, 2000–01, 2002–03, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08
• KNVB Cup: 8
  • 1949–50, 1973–74, 1975–76, 1987–88, 1988–89, 1989–90, 1995–96, 2004–05
• Johan Cruijff Schaal: 8
  • 1991–92, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1999–00, 2000–01, 2002–03, 2008–09

European

• European Cup: 1
  • 1987–88
• UEFA Cup: 1
  • 1977–78

Unofficial

• Phillips Tournament: 3
  • 1982, 1984, 1985
• President's Cup: 1
  • 1983
• Torneo Internacional de Fútbol de Maspalomas: 3
  • 1984, 1985, 2000
• Trofeo Villa de Madrid: 1
  • 1984
• Peace Cup: 1
  • 2003
• Russian Railways Cup: 1
  • 2007

Domestic Results

Below is a table with PSV's domestic results since the introduction of the Eredivisie in 1956.

Domestic Results since 1956
Domestic league	League result	Qualification to	KNVB Cup season	Cup result
2010–11 Eredivisie	3rd	Europa League (Q4)	2010–11	quarter final
2009–10 Eredivisie	3rd	Europa League (Q4)	2009–10	quarter final
2008–09 Eredivisie	4th	Europa League (Q3)	2008–09	third round
2007–08 Eredivisie	1st	Champions League	2007–08	DSQ
2006–07 Eredivisie	1st	Champions League	2006–07	quarter final
2005–06 Eredivisie	1st	Champions League	2005–06	final
2004–05 Eredivisie	1st	Champions League	2004–05	winners
2003–04 Eredivisie	2nd	Champions League (Q3)	2003–04	quarter final
2002–03 Eredivisie	1st	Champions League	2002–03	semi-final
2001–02 Eredivisie	2nd	Champions League	2001–02	semi-final
2000–01 Eredivisie	1st	Champions League	2000–01	final
1999–2000 Eredivisie	1st	Champions League	1999–2000	round of 16
1998–99 Eredivisie	3rd	Champions League (Q3)	1998–99	semi-final
1997–98 Eredivisie	2nd	Champions League (Q2)	1997–98	final
1996–97 Eredivisie	1st	Champions League	1996–97	round of 16
1995–96 Eredivisie	2nd	Cup Winners' Cup	1995–96	winners
1994–95 Eredivisie	3rd	UEFA Cup	1994–95	round of 16
1993–94 Eredivisie	3rd	UEFA Cup	1993–94	quarter final
1992–93 Eredivisie	2nd	UEFA Cup	1992–93	quarter final
1991–92 Eredivisie	1st	Champions League	1991–92	round of 16
1990–91 Eredivisie	1st	European Cup	1990–91	semi-final
1989–90 Eredivisie	2nd	Cup Winners' Cup	1989–90	winners
1988–89 Eredivisie	1st	European Cup	1988–89	winners
1987–88 Eredivisie	1st	European Cup (R2)	1987–88	winners
1986–87 Eredivisie	1st	European Cup	1986–87	round of 16
1985–86 Eredivisie	1st	European Cup	1985–86	second round
1984–85 Eredivisie	2nd	UEFA Cup	1984–85	semi-final
1983–84 Eredivisie	2nd	UEFA Cup	1983–84	quarter final
1982–83 Eredivisie	3rd	UEFA Cup	1982–83	semi-final
1981–82 Eredivisie	2nd	UEFA Cup	1981–82	round of 16
1980–81 Eredivisie	5th	UEFA Cup	1980–81	semi-final
1979–80 Eredivisie	3rd	UEFA Cup	1979–80	semi-final
1978–79 Eredivisie	3rd	UEFA Cup	1978–79	semi-final
1977–78 Eredivisie	1st	European Cup	1977–78	round of 16
1976–77 Eredivisie	2nd	UEFA Cup	1976–77	quarter final
1975–76 Eredivisie	1st	European Cup	1975–76	winners
1974–75 Eredivisie	1st	European Cup	1974–75	round of 16
1973–74 Eredivisie	4th	Cup Winners' Cup	1973–74	winners
1972–73 Eredivisie	6th	–	1972–73	quarter final
1971–72 Eredivisie	8th	–	1971–72	round of 16
1970–71 Eredivisie	4th	UEFA Cup	1970–71	second round
1969–70 Eredivisie	3rd	Cup Winners' Cup	1969–70	final
1968–69 Eredivisie	5th	Cup Winners' Cup	1968–69	final
1967–68 Eredivisie	14th	–	1967–68	round of 16[citation needed]
1966–67 Eredivisie	6th	–	1966–67	first round[citation needed]
1965–66 Eredivisie	8th	–	1965–66	semi-final[citation needed]
1964–65 Eredivisie	4th	–	1964–65	second round[citation needed]
1963–64 Eredivisie	2nd	–	1963–64	first round[citation needed]
1962–63 Eredivisie	1st	European Cup	1962–63	third round[citation needed]
1961–62 Eredivisie	2nd	–	1961–62	?[citation needed]
1960–61 Eredivisie	7th	–	1960–61	?[citation needed]
1959–60 Eredivisie	3rd	–	not held	not held
1958–59 Eredivisie	10th	–	1958–59	?[citation needed]
1957–58 Eredivisie	10th	–	1957–58	?[citation needed]
1956–57 Eredivisie	5th	–	1956–57	?[citation needed]

Sponsorship

Companies that PSV Eindhoven currently has sponsorship deals with include

• Philips – Main Sponsor
• Nike – Official Partner
• Mercedes-Benz – Official Partner
• Bavaria – Official Partner
• Rabobank – Official Partner
• VDL – Official Partner
• De Lage Landen – Official Partner
• Menzis – Official Partner
• Banning – Official Partner
• Brain Wash – Official Partner
• Ernst & Young – Official Sponsor
• VolkerWessels – Official Sponsor
• Coca Cola – Official Supplier
• Athlon Car Lease – Official Supplier
• Maison van den Boer – Official Supplier
• Freo – Shirt Sponsor

Current squad

As of 1 September 2011

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

No. Position Player 1 GK Andreas Isaksson 2 DF Stanislav Manolev 3 DF Wilfred Bouma 4 DF Marcelo 5 DF Erik Pieters 6 MF Kevin Strootman (vice-captain) 7 MF Ola Toivonen (captain) 8 MF Orlando Engelaar 9 FW Tim Matavž 10 MF Georginio Wijnaldum 11 FW Jeremain Lens 13 MF Atiba Hutchinson

No. Position Player 14 FW Dries Mertens 15 MF Stijn Wuytens 16 MF Rabiu Ibrahim 17 DF Abel Tamata 18 DF Timothy Derijck 19 FW Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink 20 FW Zakaria Labyad 21 GK Przemysław Tytoń 23 MF Funso Ojo 33 GK Khalid Sinouh 43 DF Jetro Willems

On loan

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

No. Position Player FW Youness Mokhtar (to FC Eindhoven) FW Género Zeefuik (to NEC Nijmegen) MF Otman Bakkal (to Feyenoord)

No. Position Player GK Jeroen Zoet (to RKC Waalwijk) DF Jagoš Vuković (to Roda JC) FW Stef Nijland (to NEC Nijmegen)

Retired number

Main article: Retired numbers in association football

12 – Club Supporters (the 12th Man)

99 – Phoxy (Mascot)

Jong PSV

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

No. Position Player GK Benjamin van Leer GK Nigel Bertrams DF Robert Guerain DF Stefano Marzo 29 DF Imad Najah DF Raoul Esseboom DF Marco Ospitalieri DF Maikel Verkoelen

No. Position Player MF Jason Bourdouxhe MF Peter van Ooijen 24 MF Marcel Ritzmaier 22 FW Memphis Depay 42 FW Jurgen Locadia FW Gianluca Maria FW Oussama Tannane 30 FW Ruben Bentancourt

Notable former players

Main Article: List of PSV Eindhoven players

Technical staff

Manager:	Fred Rutten
Assistant Manager (ft):	Erik ten Hag
Assistant Managers (pt):	René Eijkelkamp, Phillip Cocu
Team manager:	Mart van den Heuvel
Goalkeeping Coach	Anton Scheutjens
Head of Youth Academy:	Jelle Goes
Young PSV Head Coach:	Marco Roelofsen
Young PSV Coach:	Wim Kieft

Former Managers

Name Years Trophies Kees Meijnders 1914–16 Wout Buitenweg 1916–21 Jan Vos 1921–22 John Leavy 1922–26 Ben Hoogstede 1926–27 Ignaz Klein 1927–28 Joop Klein Wentink 1928–29 1929 national championship Jack Hall 1929–35 1935 national championship Sam Wadsworth 1935–38 Jan van den Broek 1938–42 Coen Delsen 1942–45 Sam Wadsworth 1945–51 KNVB Cup 1950, 1951 national championship Harry Topping 1951–52 Huub de Leeuw 1952–56 Ljubiša Broćić 1956–57 George Hardwick 1957–58 Cees van Dijcke 1958–59 Ljubiša Broćić 1959–60 Franz Binder 1960–62 Bram Appel 1962–67 1963 Eredivisie Milan Nikolic 1967 Wim Blokland 1967–68 Kurt Linder 1968–72 Kees Rijvers 1972–80 1975, 1976 & 1978 Eredivisie, 1974, 1976 KNVB Cup, 1978 UEFA Cup Jan Reker 1980 Thijs Libregts 1980–83 Jan Reker 1983–86 1986 Eredivisie Hans Kraay 1986–87 Guus Hiddink 1987–90 1987, 1988 & 1989 Eredivisie, 1988, 1989 & 1990 KNVB Cup, 1988 European Cup Bobby Robson 1990–92 1991 & 1992 Eredivisie Hans Westerhof 1992–93 1992 Dutch Super Cup Aad de Mos 1993–95 Kees Rijvers 1995 Dick Advocaat 1995–98 1997 Eredivisie, 1996 KNVB Cup, 1996 & 1997 Dutch Super Cup Bobby Robson 1998–99 1998 Dutch Super Cup Eric Gerets 1999-02 2000 & 2001 Eredivisie, 2001 & 2002 Dutch Super Cup Guus Hiddink 2002–06 2003, 2005 & 2006 Eredivisie, 2005 KNVB Cup, 2003 Dutch Super Cup Ronald Koeman 2006–07 2007 Eredivisie Jan Wouters 2007 Sef Vergoossen 2008 2008 Eredivisie Huub Stevens 2008–09 2008 Dutch Super Cup Dwight Lodeweges 2009 Fred Rutten 2009–

Current hierarchy of captains

Ola Toivonen	7	Jan. 2009–
Kevin Strootman	6	Jul. 2011–

Former captains

Orlando Engelaar	8	2009–	2011
Ibrahim Afellay	20	2003–10	2010
Timmy Simons	6	2005–10	2007–10
Philip Cocu	8	1995–98, 2004–07	2005–07
Mark van Bommel	6	1999–05	2000–05
Luc Nilis	10	1994–00	1998–00
Arthur Numan	5	1992–98	1994–98
Erwin Koeman		1979–82, 1990–94	1993–94
Gerald Vanenburg	4	1986–93	1992–93
Eric Gerets	2	1985–92	1987–92
Ruud Gullit	10	1985–87	1986–87
Hallvar Thoresen	9	1981–88	1983–86
Jan van Beveren	1	1970–83	1973–83
Willy van der Kuijlen		1964–81	1965–73
Roel Wiersma		1954–65	1954–65
Berend Scholtens		1937–55
Sjef van Run		1926–42
Ad van Eerd		1927–32	1928–

See also

• Dutch football league teams

External links

• Official clubsite of PSV (Dutch) / (English) / (Spanish)
• Official Supportersclub (English) / (Dutch)
• PSV formations at football-lineups.com (English)
• PSV photos by Tvw (English)
• PSVReport – Fansite (Dutch)

References

1. ^ http://www.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Download/EuroExperience/competitions/UEFACup/01/67/58/86/1675886_DOWNLOAD.pdf
2. ^ Uefa.com – UEFA Cup final 1978
3. ^ Interview with Berend Scholten on UEFA.com (English)
4. ^ Robson. Farewell but Not Goodbye, p150–53.
5. ^ PSV appoint Huub Stevens as their new head coach PSV
6. ^ nrc.nl – Sport – Reker: Perez initieerde transfer zelf
7. ^ "Injury victim de jong retires at 30". Goal.com. February 26, 2008. http://www.goal.com/en/Articolo.aspx?ContenutoId=600662. Retrieved 2008-02-26. 
8. ^ "PSV put 10 goals past Feyenoord". BBC News. 24 October 2010. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/9122424.stm.