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Team
Overview
Stadium:
Philipsstadion
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Honours:
Euorpean Cup: 1988
UEFA
Cup: 1978
League Winners:
1929,
1935,
1951,
1963,
1975,
1976,
1978,
1986,
1987,
1988,
1989,
1991,
1992,
1997
2000,
2001
Dutch Cup:
1950,
1974,
1976,
1988,
1989,
1990,
1996
Dutch Super Cup:
1993,
1997, 1998, 2001, 2002
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PSV
were formed in the Dutch city of Eindhoven in
1913 by the world-famous electrical company from
which they derive their name following a sports
competition, organised by Philips, to celebrate
the centenary of the Netherlands' independence.
The club joined the Dutch league a year later
and reached the First Division in 1921. Since
then they have been relegated only once, in 1925.
Today, PSV Eindhoven - who had won 16 Dutch championships
and seven Dutch Cups before the start of the 2002/03
campaign - are undoubtedly one of the wealthiest
clubs in the Eredivisie and continue to be leading
players on the European stage.
However, although their initial major success
came as early as 1929, when they won the first
of their league championships, PSV had to wait
until the 1970s really to make their mark on European
football.
Their fifth Dutch championship in 1975 - which
came after a 12-year period of underachievement
- was followed the next year by an impressive
league and cup double. A third title in four years
followed in 1978 and in the same year their elevation
to the European élite was confirmed when
they won the UEFA Cup, beating FC Barcelona on
the way to a 3-0 aggregate victory against French
side SC Bastia in the final.
A decade later - under their legendary coach Guus
Hiddink - PSV again set Dutch football alight,
winning four successive league titles between
1986 and 1989. Europe was again conquered, PSV
this time winning the big one - beating SL Benfica
6-5 on penalties to claim the European Champion
Clubs' Cup in 1988.
PSV's captain that day, Eric Gerets, returned
to the club as coach in 1999 and with the aid
of talented international striker Ruud van Nistelrooij
(who moved on to Manchester United FC in 2001),
Gerets - a former Belgian international - built
an aggressive and committed squad, leading his
team to two consecutive league titles in 1999/00
and 2000/01.
However, although second place in 2002 was enough
for PSV to qualify for the UEFA Champions League
in 2002/03 it was not enough for Gerets to keep
his job as PSV suffered the agony of seeing Ajax
claim the Dutch double and Feyenooord the UEFA
Cup. Instead, in July 2002 the club welcomed back
the 55-year-old Hiddink, who has already led the
club to top of the Dutch League and they are well
placed to take the title once again.
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FACT
PSV
stands for ''Philips
Sport Verenigeng''. |
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