PSV EINDHOVEN

Season 2024 - 2025
History
Philips Stadium
The Herdgang
Cups won

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Season 2024 - 2025
After PSV gave up a 9-point lead over Ajax in the second half of the season, PSV was at one point 9 points behind Ajax. It was not until the penultimate round that PSV was 1 point ahead of Ajax again. By winning against and at Sparta in the last round, PSV won their 26th national title last season. Go Ahead Eagles won the KNVB Cup.

After the season the following players left PSV: Olivier Boscagli (end of contract), Walter Benitez (end of contract), Fodé Fofana (end of contract), Joel Ndala (end of loan), Tyrell Malacia (end of loan), Lucas Pérez (end of contract), Richie Ledezma (end of contract), Jesper Uneken (one year loan to RKC), Roy Steur (FC Volendam), Malik Tillman (Bayer 04 Leverkusen), Johan Bakayoko (RB Leipzig), Joël Drommel (one year loan to Sparta), Noa Lang (SSC Napoli), Kjell Peersman (KAA Gent), Tygo Land (one year loan to FC Groningen) and Isaac Babadi (one year loan to Royal Antwerp FC).

During the winter break the following players left PSV: Adama Nagalo (half year loan to Konyaspor), Robin van Duiven (half year loan to Lommel SK), Eus Waayers (Go Ahead Eagles), Dele Thomas (RB Leipzig) and Tai Abed (Levante)..

PSV welcomed Nick Olij (Sparta), Yarek Gasiorowski (Valencia FC), Ruben van Bommel (AZ), Matěj Kovář (Bayer 04 Leverkusen), Kiliann Sildillia (SC Freiburg), Alassane Pléa (Borussia Mönchengladbach), Souleymane Sidibé (Stoke City), Khadim Gnom (FC Volendam), Dennis Man (Parma Calcio 1913), Jim Koller (Vitesse), Paul Wanner (Bayern Munich), Myron Boadu (without contract) and Anass Salah-Eddine (one year loan from AS Roma).

Pre-season preparation
The preparation for the new season started on 30 June. The following friendly matches were played:

05-07: PSV - Royal Union Saint-Gilloise (1 - 0)
12-07: PSV - SV Elversberg (3 - 1)
19-07: VfB Stuttgart - PSV (4 - 4)
25-07: PSV - Athletic Club Bilbao (2 - 1)
30-07: PSV - FC Eindhoven (3 - 2)

Johan Cruijffschaal (Dutch Supercup)
The match for the Johan Cruijff schaal was played on 3 August between PSV as champion of the previous season and Go Ahead Eagles as winner of the KNVB Cup. PSV won this match with 2 - 1.

03-08: PSV - Go Ahead Eagles (2 - 1)

Dutch League
The schedule for the Dutch competition was published on June 23. PSV starts on August 9 with a home match against Sparta. PSV won this match with 6 - 1. The league table after the 29th matchday of the Dutch League is:

PSV secured the national championship of the 2025–2026 season in the 29th matchday.

KNVB-cup (Dutch FA-cup)
Based on the final standings of the previous season, PSV will start this season in the 2nd round of this season's tournament:

16-12: PSV - GVVV (3 - 0)

With this victory, PSV advances to the 1/8 final:

14-01: FC Den Bosch - PSV (1 - 4)

With this victory, PSV advances to the quarter final:

04-02: PSV - SC Heerenveen (4 - 1)

With this victory, PSV advances to the semi final:

03-03: NEC - PSV (3 - 2)

With this result PSV has been eliminated from the KNVB Cup tournament.

UEFA Champions League
Because PSV became champions in the 2024 - 2025 season, PSV will start in the main tournament of the UEFA Champions League. The draw was on August 28.

36 teams will each play 8 matches against 8 of the other 35 teams. The first 8 teams in the table after 8 matches will continue in the next round of the UEFA Champions League. The teams that end in 9th - 24th place will play two play-off matches. The 8 winning teams in the play-offs will join the first 8 teams in the second round of the Champions League. All other teams have been eliminated from every UEFA tournament. PSV played the next matches:

16-09: PSV - Union Saint-Gilloise (1 - 3)
01-10: Bayer 04 Leverkusen - PSV (1 - 1)
21-10: PSV - Napoli (6 - 2)
04-11: Olympiakos - PSV (1 - 1)
26-11: Liverpool - PSV (1 - 4)
09-12: PSV - Atlético Madrid (2 - 3)
21-01: Newcastle United - PSV (3 - 0)
28-01: PSV - FC Bayern München (1 - 2)

The table after the last matchday of the UEFA Champions League is:

With this result the European season came to an end for PSV.

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History
On behalf of Gerard and Anton Philips (founders of the Philips Company) on August 31, 1913 a sportclub is founded to play different kinds of sports. In the beginning, the club is only available for workers of Philips. Frits Philips, the son of Anton Philips kicks off for the first official football match. After 1928, other people than Philips workers are allowed to play for PSV as well. Since 1914, PSV takes part in a competition and a few years later PSV already plays in the highest league of Dutch football. PSV wins the Dutch title for the first time in 1929. In 1950 it wins the Dutch KNVB-beker (FA-cup).

During in 1970's PSV has it's first golden period. With players like Willy van der Kuijlen (over 500 matches in the Dutch league) and the brothers Willy and René van de Kerkhof, PSV wins several national titles. In 1978 the UEFA Cup is won. In two matches in the final, PSV beats the French club Bastia. After a 0-0 draw in France, a 3-0 victory at home gives PSV their first European success.

The second half of the 1980's is the most successful period in the history of the club. Between 1986 en 1992 PSV wins the Dutch title six times. The absolute culminating point is in 1988: on May 25, PSV (with coach Guus Hiddink) wins the Europacup I (now Champions League) by beating Benfica after 120 minutes and penaltykicks. That same year, PSV plays Club Nacional de Football from Montevideo for the Worldcup. After 120 minutes of football, PSV looses the penaltykicks 6-7.

In the season 2004/2005, again with Guus Hiddink as coach, PSV makes it to the semi-finals of the Champions League. The first match in the San Siro Stadium is lost 2-0 but the match in the Philips Stadium is won 3-1. Unfortunately, this is not enough to reach the final. That same season, PSV wins the 18^th Dutch title and the 8^th Dutch FA-cup.

On 31 August 2013, PSV celebrates its 100-year anniversary.

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Philips Stadium
Since the founding of PSV in 1913, PSV plays its matches on the same location. In the beginning of the last century Philips built the Philips village in Strijp (nowadays a district of Eindhoven). In this Philips Village, workers at Philips could buy affordable houses for themselves. Because it was the opinion of the Philips management that relaxation was important for their workers, a lot of sport clubs were founded.

The grounds of PSV Football were situated in the heart of the Philips village at the Frederiklaan. The picture below shows the entrance gate to the grounds.

The aerial photo (made in 1923; copyright KLM Aerocarto) shows the Philips grounds and the Philips village.

At the beginning of the 21st century, the cosy Philips grounds have been transformed into a magnificent stadium with a capacity of over 36,000 spectators. The pictures below show that the stadium is situated right in the centre of Eindhoven.

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The Herdgang
The Herdgang is the complex where all the PSV-teams (the first team, youth and amateurs) train. It was build in 1952 and thoroughly renovated in 2005. The complex includes seven pitches, a fitnesscentre and offices for the scouts and the youth-department. Trainingsessions and matches on the Herdgang are mostly free to visit.

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Cups won
Dutch League (26 x)
1929, 1935, 1951, 1963, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1986, 1987, 1988,
1989, 1991, 1992, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007,
2008, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2024, 2025

KNVB-cup (Dutch FA-cup; 11 x)
1950, 1974, 1976, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1996, 2005, 2012, 2022,
2023

Johan Cruijff-schaal (Dutch Supercup; 15 x)
1992, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2008, 2012, 2015,
2016, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2025

Europacup I (current UEFA Champions League; 1 x)
1988

UEFA Cup (current UEFA Europa League; 1 x)
1978

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Last update: 5 april 2026