PSV Eindhoven

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To fulfill the requirement for activities that involved Philips employees the company created its own team of football players in the year 1910, namely The Philips Elftal. The stadium was called the Philips Sportpark situated in the same spot that is the current stadium. Worker strikes and financial troubles resulted in the swift loss of the team. Then, in 1913, a successor was born, Philips Sport Vereniging, was founded on August 31, 1913. This was the day Philips held celebrations and sporting events in the wake of the centennial victory of the French during the Napoleonic Wars. It wasn't until 1916 that the department of football changed the name of Philips Elftal to PSV. Due to World War I, the first chance to join an official league came in the season 1915-16. The first match of the club was a loss of 3-2 to Willem II Reserves on 19 September 1915. The team did get promoted during the season to a newly formed Third Division of the Brabantian FA. Under the direction under the coach Wout Buitenweg, PSV were promoted in 1921 and 1918 too, and eventually reached an Eerste Klasse. The team was dropped in 1925, but their time as a member of the Second Division only lasted one year, when PSV were again promoted. From 1926 onwards, PSV has always played in the top domestic league.

In the same year that year, the defender Sjef Van Run, who was a defender at the time, was brought in , and the following year, defender Jan van den Broek joined PSV two players who will shape the team over the next few years. In the background, Frans Otten became chairman of the whole PSV Sports Union. He was the one responsible for taking the team to a new stage with new facilities as well as stadium extensions. In 1929 after winning district championship, PSV entered the championship play-offs. In that tournament, the team took six wins out of eight games. A 5-1 victory against Velocitas located in Groningen was the reason that PSV was named champions of the league for the first time. Over the next three seasons, PSV took the title of district champs each year, however they were unable to make in the playoffs till 1935. The following year, the team won the second title in its history in the form of a 2-1 win over DWS.

Because of World War II, attendances fell significantly. By 1940, PSV player Johan Brusselers was killed in action. In the aftermath of during the conflict, PSV signed two new strikers: Piet Fransen in 1948 and Coen Dillen in 1949. The year was 1950 and PSV had its very first postwar victory when the team beat HFC Haarlem in the KNVB Cup final. The game was decided 4-3 in extra-time after extra-time. In the following year, PSV won the district title following EVV was unable to beat them in their final game. Even the Coach Sam Wadsworth resigned during the finals of the championship, the title was secured with an 2-1 victory over Willem II. The 1950-51 season was the year that Dillen made his breakthrough scoring 21 goals and receiving the moniker "The Canon". Alongside Dillen as well as Fransen, another memorable player from the early 1950s achievement was goalie Lieuwe Steiger who played 383 games for PSV.

The year 1955 was the time that PSV made history as the first Dutch club to participate in the Champions Clubs of Europe Cup. The two games with Rapid Wien ended in 1-6 and 1-1. Other successes in the 1950s was not evident however, during the 1956-57 season, Dillen scored 43 times in an unofficial Dutch record that is still in place even today. The 1960s brought about a shift in the character of players The team shifted from Brabantians to players across the country. A good example of this was the defenders Roel Wiersma who joined in 1954, and was captain of the team for over a decade as well as Piet van der Kuil who was a player from Ajax for an amount of around EUR59,000 (PSV's highest transfer fee at the time). Dillen was dismissed from the club in 1961 following scoring the most goals per year from 1953 until 1961. Then, in 1962 Otten made the decision to leave the position of the head of the union. In the meantime the time, board member Ben van Gelder had gradually begun to mould the team in his own way. Over the next 20 years or so, van Gelder took on the responsible for the transformation of PSV into a professional entity.

In the 1962-63 campaign, celebrating the 50th anniversary of PSV The club named Bram Appel as the new coach. The first results were disappointing However, the club scored just six points in the first six games. An unexpected revival resulted in an unbeaten record in the winter break. winning 5-2 against Ajax in June ensured that PSV could be celebrating its fourth league title and with Pierre Kerkhofs leading the goal chart having scored 22 goals. The following season, PSV ended second in the league, but more importantly it made it to its Europa Cup I quarter-finals for the first time. However, they were eliminated FC Zurich. Appel was the head coach over the course of five years, the job was then followed by short stints with Milan Nikolic and Wim Blokland. Willy van der Kuijlen was recruited in 1964. He scored 23 league goals in 1966, and was the top scoring player in the league at the age of 20.

From 1968 to 1972 Kurt Linder coached PSV. The team made it to 2 Dutch cup finals as well as semifinals in the European Cup Winners Cup. Van der Kuijlen had trouble making good on his promises following a promising career start in the 60s, however it was partly due to the lack of the chemistry that existed with Linder's brutal style of coaching. The 1970s of football were the dominance of Ajax as well as Feyenoord and it wasn't till the selection of Kees Rijvers as the coach of PSV in 1972 which would signal the beginning of a rise in successes for PSV. With Van der Kuijlen as well as goalkeeper Jan van Beveren being the main players of the team, Rijvers created a new team through the signing of Ralf Edstrom Gerrie Deijkers, and twins Willy and Rene van the Kerkhof. The situation improved for Van the Kuijlen after Rijvers constructed the team around him offering him a free position during the process. Van der Kuijlen, a technical player, formed a winning striker team with Edstrom who was renowned for his head-shaking skills. It resulted in the team winning the Dutch cup win in 1974, followed by an incredible season's start (no defeats in the opening season's half) with 28 strikes scored by van der Kuijlen. PSV was also crowned league champions for five times in 1975.

The following year, PSV managed to win its first double. With the arrival of defender Huub Stevens joining the club and the league title secured following a 4-1 win against Feyenoord. Prior to that, a 1-0 win against Roda JC meant that PSV was awarded the national cup in addition. At the European Cup, the final was just missed by a narrow margin following an aggregate loss of 1-0 against Saint Etienne during the semifinals. After two consecutive titles, PSV ended second in 1977. The next season, Edstrom left the squad however, PSV nevertheless had a successful performance in the league. It was in the month of April that the club won the title without one loss. The domestic cup came to an end with a shocking 1-6 opening round defeat against FC Wageningen (PSV's biggest home loss until now). Its UEFA Cup campaign proved to be more successful. Following victories over Glenavon, Widzew Lodz, Eintracht Braunschweig and 1. FC Magdeburg, the team had to face Barcelona. A 3-0 victory in the opening leg of play was wiped out by the Spaniards in the subsequent leg, however a single goal scored by Nick Deacy at Camp Nou allowed PSV could advance by winning 4-3 on aggregate. The two-legged final with Bastia first ended in an uncontested draw in the first game. The second leg, in Eindhoven was an 3-0 win for PSV and goals scored by the Willy van der Kerkhof, Deijkers and Van der Kuijlen giving PSV their premier European trophy.

Following winning the UEFA Cup victory, the team's chemistry was beginning to fail as was evident in the result. After the 6-0 UEFA Cup loss against Saint-Etienne, Rijvers was sacked and the team began to fall apart. Van Beveren, unhappy with the declining performance and Rijvers leaving was sent to an United States after 291 league games and three years as captain. Van Gelder also quit in 1980 and was replaced with Kees Ploegsma. Although PSV made investments in stars such as Hallvar Thoresen, and Jurrie Koolhof but success was in the absence. Thijs Libregts' (coach from 1980 until 1983 as coach) most prestigious league spot was second in the 1981-82 campaign, and then in the year 1983 Jan Reker took over. A dispute between Van der Kuijlen as well as Libregts resulted in the latter's leaving in 1982, after 18 years with the club.

In 1985, the chairman Jacques Ruts and Ploegsma decided on a new the direction of their team: Hans Kraay became the new director of football (supervising Reker in 1985-86, and then taking over the entire role from 1986 to 1987) and PSV began to sign players who were talented, such as Ruud Gullit Soren Lerby Gerald Vanenburg and Eric Gerets. Gullit was quickly named captain, was a key contributor to the team that topped the league throughout the period 1985-1986 Eredivisie and was awarded the title following the team won 8-2 against Go Ahead Eagles. Unhappy about his personal progress, Gullit heavily criticized PSV and Kraay in an interview in March 1987. The subsequent warning from the management was considered to be too soft by Kraay who quit. Gullit's conflict with the club resulted in the club resigned him to Milan at the end of summer of 2007 for the world's record price in the amount of EUR7.7 million. The following time, GuusHiddink took over Kraay as well as Ronald Koeman joined PSV. In that season, the team was eliminated early of the Dutch cup and the European Cup, but secured the title in the final game.

The 1987-88 season was to be the most successful season of PSV in its history. It was the year that Eredivisie was won four times prior to the final match after a string of high-scoring matches, which led the score to 117. The trophy was also won by beating Roda JC 3-2 after extra time. This European Cup campaign started with wins over Galatasaray as well as Rapid Wien. In the following matches, PSV managed to reach the final with just draws. The quarter-finals against Bordeaux were decisively decided by Wim Kieft's goal away. A brutal foul committed on Hans Gillhaus on Jean Tigana was applauded by Koeman and led to UEFA to suspend him until the semi-final's return leg with Real Madrid. Another time, an away goal in the first match (a famously sluggish shot from Edward Linskens at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium) made it clear that the second leg's score of 0-0 was sufficient to go on. The final, which was played against Benfica was played in Stuttgart was also uncontested. The penalty shootout Van Breukelen saved Benfica's sixth penalty, which was taken by Antonio Veloso, which meant that PSV had taken home the European Cup and completed the triple.

Following the break in summer, Willy van de Kerkhof was present both at the 1988 and 1978 triumphs was celebrated with a farewell game. The 1988-89 season was a double-win that Hiddink's team won the title (albeit more sluggishly than in the previous year) and PSV defeated Groningen in the final of the cup. The international tournaments failed. In the Intercontinental Cup against Nacional ended with a draw of 2-2, however, PSV fell short in the penalty shoot-out by 7-6. PSV was also defeated at the UEFA Super Cup by KV Mechelen (3-1 in aggregate). At the European Cup, Real Madrid took revenge, defeating PSV in the quarterfinals.

Following winning the European Cup win, PSV beat many clubs to sign Romario. After a debut season that saw 20 league points, the hat-trick during the game in the match against Steaua Bucuresti (5-1) which included an impressive solo effort was his biggest win. In 1989, following Koeman was dismissed, PSV ended second in the league, but they won the KNVB Cup after defeating Vitesse (1-0). Hiddink was dismissed in 1990and was succeeded with Bobby Robson. In his two years at PSV, PSV won two league titles, the first due to the basis of goal differential (with Ajax) and the second one was in the final match against Groningen. However, Romario - league top scorer in 1989 1990, 1989 and 1991 was loved by the supporters, but was sometimes was slammed by the team because of his selfish and unprofessional behavior. Robson was frequently at war with Romario However, Romario did not change his tactics. These events, added to the absence of European successes, led to the fact that Robson was fired in 1992. When Gerets resigned, Hans Westerhof took over as coach, but he only managed to win the Super Cup in his single season as coach. When 1993 came around, Romario moved to Barcelona. Westerhof became replaced with Aad De Mos who guided the team to a third position.

The 1994-95 season was a tense one, De Mos was fired and was replaced with Dick Advocaat (after Kees Rijvers temporarily assumed the role). PSV saw Van Breukelen leave the club and then signed Luc Nilis in 1994, who joined forces together with another player the 17-year-old Ronaldo. Ronaldo was a Brazilian forward scored 30 goals during his first season, and Nilis got the honor of Dutch Soccer Player of the Year during the midst of a trophy-less season. After a gruelling 1995-96 season which saw him score twelve goals Ronaldo quit for Barcelona. The following time, PSV won the cup with a 5-2 victory over Sparta Rotterdam. In 1996-97, the time that Harry van Raaij became chairman, Advocaat had created a team featuring players such as Phillip Cocu, Jaap Stam, Boudewijn Zenden and Wim Jonk. This led to the Eredivisie title and Nilis being the league's top goal-scorer (21 scores). In 1997-98, PSV was second place behind Ajax in league play and cup competitions. This led to Cocu, Stam, Zenden, Jonk and Advocaat leaving PSV which forced PSV to create new players. Robson briefly returned in 1998 for one season in order that the coach he wanted to hire Eric Gerets could get his coaching badges. In the same way, Nilis showed to be very compatible with a poacher-type striker. New signee Ruud Van Nistelrooy scored 31 goals during his debut season. In the season's final game, PSV defeated Utrecht 3-2 thanks to a last-minute goal scored by Arnold Bruggink, just enough to qualify for Champions League qualification.

In the 1999-2000 season Van Nistelrooy scored 29 goals in just 23 games, however, after the suffering of two injuries a move for Manchester United was forced to be delayed for a full year. PSV were crowned the league's champions during Gerets debut year with a gap of 16 points against second-placed Heerenveen. It was the 2000-01 Eredivisie is also an achievement by Mateja Kezman's new striker, who took over from van Nistelrooy and the departing Nilis. The final of the cup was lost to Twente in penalties. For the UEFA Cup, PSV faced 1. FC Kaiserslautern at home; supporters threatened to take over their field in the game caused Gerets and a few players to intervene personally. PSV was punished by UEFA and was forced to play in a European match on a neutral ground. Following Van Nistelrooy left, PSV finished second in the 2001-02 season , and lost in the UEFA Cup quarter-finals by Feyenoord.

Gerets was released , and Guus Hiddink was brought back to the club as director and coach of football. He also had Arjen Robben Park Ji-sung and Lee Young-pyo rejoining PSV. The team's first season was immediately rewarded with an award for league champions, which they won by winning the final match against Groningen. However, in the season 2003-04, PSV failed to reclaim the title. In 2004 the PSV board fought between Hiddink along with Van Raaij about the cost of the team. Van Raaij left in September and Hiddink did not get along with the successor, Rob Westerhof, who sided with the board. However, even though Kezman and Robben were both gone in 2004 Hiddink gradually built an impressive squad that included Heurelho Gomes Alex, Park, Lee Mark van Bommel, and the return of Phillip Cocu. It was the Eredivisie was won five times prior to the final, as well Willem II was beaten in the final. In the aftermath of eight successive Champions League group stage eliminations, PSV reached the knockout stage. In the knockout stage, they defeated Monaco by 3-0 in the semi-finals and Lyon in the penalty shootout. The semi-final first game against Milan was defeated with a score of 2-0. In the rematch, PSV took a 2-0 lead , but a last-minute goal from Massimo Ambrosini ended any hopes of making it to the final despite a third goal that was scored at the last minute by Cocu.

Following the 2004-05 season, Van Bommel, Vogel, Park and Lee left. With new signings Timmy Simons, and youth player Ibrahim Afellay, PSV reached the Champions League knockout stage again. In the first round, Lyon revenged PSV by winning 5-0 in aggregate. Lyon did win the league but they fell in at the final of their Cup to Ajax. Then, Hiddink left and Ronald Koeman was his replacement. Westerhof who was not getting backing from his supervisors, quit shortly following Hiddink's departure. Jan Reker became general manager. In the season 2006-07, the league's leaders PSV were unable to hold a 12 point lead and allowed AZ along with Ajax to share 72 points before the final round. A shocking AZ defeat in the final match resulted in a 5-1 win for PSV in the final against Vitesse could be enough to secure the title; PSV had a single goal differential with Ajax. Koeman was criticized by the board following losing a huge lead but was ultimately allowed to continue as the coach. In the 2007-08 campaign, following the departure of Cocu and Alex were gone the team, it was removed in the KNVB Cup after fielding a suspended Manuel da Costa. On October 1, Koeman assumed the coach's job at Valencia which prompted PSV to first choose Jan Wouters and then Sef Vergoossen as the caretaker. The fourth trophy in succession was claimed in the final match, also against Vitesse. Following the win, Heurelho Gomes and director of football Stan Valckx expressed critiques of Reker and the club, causing them to pick among Reker as well as Gomes. Then, Reker sacked Valckx and transferred Gomes for Tottenham Hotspur.

Huub Stevens was hired for a second stint as an assistant coach but his performance was not as good and conflicts between Stevens and the team caused him to quit within six months. The interim coach Dwight Lodeweges wrapped up the season in fourth place. The next season, Fred Rutten was appointed as the head coach. In his first two seasonsas coach, PSV made it to the third position twice. With Rutten as the coach, PSV beat Feyenoord 10-0 during a match at home on the 24th of October, 2010. the most historic victory and Feyenoord's most crushing defeat in their history. The club was also experiencing problems with liquidity, but they secured its future with loans and sales of property. The key stars Ibrahim Afellay and Balazs Dzsudzsak were sold and , as result Director of Football Marcel Brands spent EUR25 million to strengthen the team. In this season's 2011-12 campaign, they was pushed in the race for the championship in the early stages again, leading to the dismissal of Rutten. Phillip Cocu finished the season as the interim coach and led the team to third place and the KNVB Cup after beating Heracles Almelo. In 2012-13, Dick Advocaat returned as head coach, and Mark van Bommel returned from Milan. Despite scoring 103 league goals the team was runner-up in both the Eredivisie as well as KNVB Cup. Advocaat was a struggle with the intensity of his job and slowed down after just one season. Then, in 2013, Cocu became the the head coach. The 18th April of 2015 saw PSV were crowned the Eredivisie following a 4-1 victory against Heerenveen. It is their first league win in the last four years, as brought an end to a four-year reign of dominance over the league held by Ajax. On December 8, the 8th of December in 2015 PSV made it to the knockout stage in the Champions League, becoming the first Dutch club to reach this stage in during the 2006-2007 Champions League season. PSV held onto their title in 2016 due to the 1-1 draw with Ajax (who had led in the table before this date with a goal advantage) in 17th place De Graafschap in the last game of the season. Following finishing in third place during the 2016-17 campaign, PSV once again claimed the Eredivisie title in 2018 thanks to an 3-0 victory over Ajax which was in second position.

On the 30th of March 2022, The team made an announcement that Ruud van Nistelrooy who was in the team from 1998 to 2001 will become manager from the 2022-2023 seasons.

The initial crest of PSV consisted of a light bulb as well as it was adorned with the word "Philips Sport" in a circular form. Its subsequent version consisted of a shield-shaped logo, with white and red vertical lines, finished with the letters "PSV". The third version of the emblem proved an extremely durable design because of its oval shape. horizontal lines of white and red, as well as an emblem with PSV letters are still in use up to the present. There have been only minor modifications with regard to the color of the border and the inclusion of horseshoe-shaped figures an arc around the letters, and the inclusion of two stars in recognition of winning 20 league titles. The first versions of the oval-shaped version also had dots to indicate"P.S.V. "P.S.V.". To commemorate the centennial, of 2013, a wreath of laurel and the numeral "100" with gold letters were added to the logo.

The colours white and red were picked at the first gathering in 1913. It was arranged in 1913 by Jan Willem Hofkes, the first chairman of the club. He was apparently impressed by the contrast between his red-colored drink and the white notepad. Inspiring by the colors of the club The first kit was made up of a red and white vertically stripe shirt black shorts, red-and-white horizontally stripes socks. This outfit was popular up to the 1970s when the club changed to a totally red shirt that was worn with black or white shorts. The red shirt was switched back to one with stripes in 1989. The stripes in red and white remain since then, but in a variety of different variations. The shorts could also change between white and black. In Ruud Gullit's time at PSV the club, he himself changed his shorts' color from black to white to increase the quality of the team. To commemorate the centennial of the club in 2013 PSV are temporarily switching to a all-red shirt with white socks and shorts. The style was chosen to bring back memories of the uniforms worn during the 1987-88 seasons.

Because of the close connections to Philips, PSV had the identical jersey sponsor with no any exceptions from 1982, when jersey sponsors were introduced in the Eredivisie from 1982 until the year the year 2016. This is an unprecedented situation in Dutch football. Since the start of the 2016-17 season, Philips was no longer the primary shirt sponsor. PSV's first shirt sponsor was Le Coq Sportif, from 1970 until 1974, after which it changed to Adidas. The company continued to sponsor the brand until 1995 and then changed to Nike which lasted until Umbro was named shirt sponsor in 2015. This ended an 20-year association that had been forged between PSV as well as Nike.

PSV are among the teams that have played Philips Stadion since its inception. Philips Stadion since the stadium's opening in 1913, at the time it was called Philips Sportpark. The stadium was constructed within the Strijp Borough and, more specifically, in the Philipsdorp area , an area that was established around 1910, by Anton Philips in order to offer accommodation for employees. A football field was also constructed where the PSV's predecessor club, Philips Elftal, played its first game on the 15th January of 1911, against Hollandia who was from Woensel. In 1916 the first wooden stadium was constructed that could accommodate 555 spectators. A second stand that had seating capacity of 900 was constructed during the 30s. Then, in 1941, the track for running was added however it was taken down 17 years after. In World War II, the stadium was damaged by war. The repairs were completed following the liberation of South Netherlands in 1944.

Four 40-meter high floodlights were erected at the Stadium in the year 1958. This made evening games possible. The lights were officially inaugurated in the opening match of an exhibition against Anderlecht. The stand was completed in 1977. stand was rebuilt but an alkali-silica reactivity ten decades later led to the cement starting to break. Chairperson Jacques Ruts, who was first presented to the Skybox during his time in the United States, considered a new stadium to be an opportunity to gain more sponsors. The stand's new design - two levels, with skyboxes on the middle - was first introduced during a friendly game against Milan the year 1988. In the 90s the three stands were elevated as well. The most recent major upgrade was the closure of the four corners that were open to the stadium. In addition to constructing more seats The new corners were also equipped with blinds-like windows, which let air move through for the turf to breathe. The construction was completed at the end of October in 2002 when the capacity increasing to 35,000. The club in the summer of 2005 took down the fences that were high around the pitchand replaced the fences with lower ones that kept the fans off the grass. Any person who does not have a permit to enter the field will be punished with an additional penalty of EUR15,000 and a 10-year ban from going to the pitch.

The Philips Stadion was given four stars out of five according to the UEFA Stadium Rankings. The stadium is home to various designated zones. The lower terraces in the east stand is thought of as to be the ideal spot for fans. There are separate areas for children ranging from a young age to 16 years old, those with disabilities and supporters of the team visiting in the upper part of the north-west corner. A stand dubbed"the "Family Corner" is specifically designed for children aged from 12 to 12 years old as well as their families. Business representatives will appreciate the stadium offers suites and rooms for business which total 1186 seats. Apart from football-related events the stadium also houses offices, merchandising shops and three eateries which include the Michelin-starred assigned Avant-Garde. In celebration of the centennial the stadium will also host there will be a PSV museum will also be opened inside the stadium. Training sessions of PSV are held at De Herdgang, located in the suburbs of Eindhoven within woodlands. With the facilities for fitness and ten fields that can accommodate all PSV amateur and youth teams. The last major overhaul took place in the year 2019.

PSV have brought around 33,000 fans to Eredivisie matches, on average, in the past. The highest attendance is 35,200 during a game against Feyenoord on 17 November 2002. The club reserves tickets for fans who are away and individual ticket purchases. The highest number of Season ticket holders is 29,200. Season tickets were sold out in 2007 and in 2008. Then, in the year 2013, PSV has sold over 28,000 season ticket. Research revealed that more than the 25,000 season ticket holders are of North Brabant, with other significant groups hailing from Limburg, Gelderland, South Holland, North Holland and Belgium.

PSV today has 2 separate fan associations. They are the Supportersvereniging PSV was founded in 1920, and is currently comprised of 14,000 members. They also have an audience within that stadium, the Philips Stadion. The other, PSV Fans United, have a specific goal in order to increase the energy within the stadium. In addition to the fan unions There are a variety of groups of fans working together to choreograph tifo dances for events such as Lighttown Madness among others. It is the PSV Junior Club began when it was established through PSV in 1998 to cater for youngsters aged 12 to 12 years old. The club was later renamed Phoxy Club in honor of Phoxy the mascot of PSV. At present there are more than 20,000 children who are members. Each year there is a Phoxy Club Day is organized and offers activities for the members who have been enrolled in the team that is first in. The pre-season is when PSV also organizes the Open Day for people of all ages. The event provides the chance for sponsors and new signings for players to be displayed. The official club song was written by Kees van der Weijden and Jo Vermeulen. The song was first launched in 1950 and is played at every home game during 19:13 seconds of the first half, it is time that reflects the year of the club's founding.

PSV's primary rivalry is with Ajax The two teams frequently playing for the league title over the past forty years. The PSV supporters who have chosen the number of their kit "12" to them are known as boeren (peasants/farmers) The phrase is chanted throughout the stadium after each PSV goal. It's a symbol of pride in their Brabantian roots, as opposed from the urban Amsterdam region. The Brabantian image also plays an important role in the club's identity, with the North Brabant Flag Brabant being used in the shirt's design and prominently displayed throughout the stadium. PSV was once involved in an ongoing battle between FC Eindhoven and PSV. FC Eindhoven, which originated in the 1910s. FC Eindhoven, being the older team, was portrayed in the form of"the "people's club" and PSV was open only to Philips employees. The 1940s, and the 1950s PSV along with FC Eindhoven were both competing for the league title which exacerbated the conflict and split in the City of Light in "red-white stripes" and "blue-white stripes". The matches between the two teams were known as"the Lichtstadderby ("City of Light Derby"). Following the demise of FC Eindhoven throughout the 70s the rivalry dissolved. Today, the relations between the two sets supporters are generally good; at the annual preseason derby, supporters are even seated at the same spot without significant incident. Although a friendly rivalry exists, it's mostly felt by one side, the FC Eindhoven side. However, it's not unusual for residents of Eindhoven to visit FC Eindhoven on Fridays (the normal matchdays for the Eerste Divisie) and to visit PSV on either a Sunday or a Saturday. In recent years, FC Eindhoven was PSV's feeder club several times and the two clubs share the same women's team as well as youth team.

PSV used to be an association (vereniging) up to 1999, when it changed to a public limited corporation with members (naamloze Vennootschap). The club was able to establish the board of directors which aren't involved in the majority of decision-making processes. They are instead an advisory and supervising body. All shares , except one, are held by a foundation, called the Foundation PSV Football. The remainder of the shares are owned by Eindhoven Football Club PSV, an entity that is separate from the Eindhoven Football Club PSV. The general manager is responsible for all matters pertaining to the club and is assisted with a director of operations, as well as treasurer. PSV is also appointed the director of football who is responsible for football-related procedures like transfers (in together with the technical team) to manage the long-term plan.

PSV was established by Philips and, in the early years the club was accessible to employees. They was able to sign footballers from other clubs However, one of the advantages of being a part of PSV is that the players offered a contract with a soccer team were given an Philips job in addition. Philips has been the kit sponsor since 1982 and PSV home stadium has carried the Philips name since the beginning of its existence. Philips was paying EUR7.5 million annually for sponsorship until they removed their kit sponsorship in the year 2016. Frits Philips, who was chairman of the business between 1991 and 1971 was an iconic figure for PSV during his time as chairman. When he was just five years old He was the official kick-off for the inaugural Philips Elftal match in 1911. Frits Philips would later be entangled together with PSV and Eindhoven His 100th birthday was a big event in Eindhoven. Frits Philips was a standout in the stands from the time of his death. He would also offer pep talks to his team at the interval. PSV was often a method to allow Philips to showcase his technology into the general public. The year was 1950 and a game of PSV with FC Eindhoven was the first broadcast on television in the Netherlands and Philips offering the method. In the year 1998, Philips put up four floodlights at the stadium.

The budget for PSV in 2011 , was EUR60 million. Prior to 2011, PSV's budget could only be even if the club could get into qualifying for the UEFA Champions League every year. The team's poor performance in 2008 led to the club was left having a deficit, which forced PSV to reduce costs and generate new revenue. The stadium's grounds as well as its training facility were auctioned off to the Eindhoven municipality for EUR48.4 millions to Eindhoven municipality, which is a leasehold estate development. PSV also secured an EUR20 million loan from Philips as well as additional loans from local entrepreneurs. PSV also introduced sponsorship in the form of kit for players. Freo which is one of De Lage Landen, was the company that introduced its logo there.

On April 21, 2016 It was revealed the Dutch energy firm energiedirect.nl will take over from Philips as the kit sponsor of PSV starting with in the season 2016-17. The company signed a deal for three years and would pay EUR6 million annually. Philips remains a sponsor, however, they have reduced the amount they contribute to EUR3 million annually. In 2019 the announcement was made the following: Philips, ASML, Jumbo, VDL and the High Tech Campus will join forces to sponsor PSV over the next few years under the title of Metropoolregio Brainport Eindhoven' (Brainport Eindhoven Metropolitan Area) and will be printed across the shirt.

The 24 league championships PSV has won are second of all in Dutch football, second only to Ajax (36). The 10 KNVB Cup victories are the third highest, following Ajax (20) along with Feyenoord (13). PSV had the highest number of Johan Cruyff Shields in the past, having twelve. The double was won in four occasions, the most recent fourth in 1988 making up the treble. This feat was only seven other European clubs. In the years 1985 to 1989 as well as between 2005 and the year 2008, PSV won the Eredivisie four times in succession The only other teams that could achieve this feat (once) included Ajax in addition to HVV Den Haag. Since the past few years PSV has always been competing for the highest spots in the league. In the Eredivisie all-time standings (since 1956), PSV are second to Ajax. PSV have been involved in an European tournament each year since 1974. Only Barcelona (since the year 1959) along with Anderlecht (since 1964) have a longer run in the game.

Willy van der Kuijlen currently holds the record for most league appearances as well as the most goals in league play. He played in 528 games as well as scored 308 goals in the span of 1964 between 1964 and 1981. Willy van de Kerkhof played the second-highest number of League matches with PSV He was a part of 418 Eredivisie matches. The third highest on the rankings was Jan Heintze with 395 games. The second highest goalscorer of PSV was Coen Dillen who scored 288 goals. Third on the rankings is Piet Fransen who scored scores of 210. The record for most goals in a single season is at 43 goals, which was scored by Dillen in the 1956-57 campaign This is an all-time record for the nation. Another national record is the number of minutes consecutively played with an unbroken sheet. The record stands at 1,159 minutes which PSV recorded in 2004 with two goalkeepers who were different: Heurelho Gomes and Edwin Zoetebier. The biggest transfer cost PSV had ever received is for Ruud van Nistelrooy. Manchester United paid EUR30 million for the striker in 2001. It was closely followed by EUR29 millions paid to Manchester United for Memphis Depay in the middle of 2015. Mateja Kezman's move from PSV during the year 2000 proved to be one of the costly move to be made in the incoming transfer market. EUR11.3 millions was awarded to Partizan.

In 2010 PSV was in the news after they smashed the former European champions Feyenoord 10-0.

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• Eredivisie: 24
  • Winners: 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, 1999–2000, 2000–01, 2002–03, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2017–18
• KNVB Cup: 10
  • Winners: 1949–50, 1973–74, 1975–76, 1987–88, 1988–89, 1989–90, 1995–96, 2004–05, 2011–12, 2021–22
• Johan Cruyff Shield: 13 (record)
  • Winners: 1992, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2008, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2021, 2022

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• European Cup / UEFA Champions League: 1
  • Winners: 1987–88
• UEFA Cup / UEFA Europa League: 1
  • Winners: 1977–78

• Korea Cup: 1
  • Winners: 1983
• Russian Railways Cup: 1
  • Winners: 2007

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