2006–07 PSV Eindhoven season

PSV clinched a third successive Eredivisie title. The club had been 11 points ahead of second-placed AZ after 20 matches, but their lead disappeared in the next 13 until, following PSV's draw at FC Utrecht in the penultimate round, PSV, AZ and Ajax all stood equal on 72 points from 33 matches, with AZ leading the Eredivisie on goal difference. AZ suffered a shock defeat at Excelsior in the final round, playing with 10 men after 15 minutes in the game. Ajax won 0-2 at Willem II, and PSV beat Vitesse 5-1. PSV and Ajax both finished on 75 points, but PSV finished first due to a better goal difference (+50, against +49 for Ajax) to end one of the most exciting and closest title races in many years.

PSV enjoyed decent form in the Champions League as well. Entering in the group stage, the club finished second in Group C, behind Liverpool and ahead of Bordeaux and Galatasaray. PSV went on to face the previous season's runners-up Arsenal in the first knockout round. Édison Méndez, who had been nominated for the 2006 Ballon D'Or, scored PSV's goal in a 1-0 win in the Philips Stadion, and an Alex goal in the Emirates Stadium gave PSV a 2-1 aggregate win. Liverpool then made a return to the Netherlands to face the club in the quarter-finals, and recorded a solid 3-0 win. A 1-0 win in the return leg at Anfield saw PSV knocked out; Liverpool would progress to the final in Athens, where they were defeated by AC Milan.

Squad

Squad at end of season^[1]

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

No.	Position	Player
1	GK	Heurelho Gomes
2	DF	Jan Kromkamp
3	DF	Michael Reiziger
4	DF	Alex
6	MF	Timmy Simons
7	MF	Mika Väyrynen
8	MF	Phillip Cocu (captain)
9	FW	Patrick Kluivert
10	FW	Arouna Koné
11	MF	Édison Méndez (on loan from LDU Quito)
13	DF	Alcides (on loan from Chelsea)
14	DF	Manuel da Costa^[2]
15	MF	Jason Culina
17	FW	Jefferson Farfán
18	DF	Eric Addo
19	DF	Michael Lamey

No.	Position	Player
20	MF	Ibrahim Afellay
21	GK	Oscar Moens
22	MF	Csaba Fehér
23	DF	Carlos Salcido
24	MF	Lee Nguyen
25	MF	John de Jong
26	FW	Diego Tardelli (on loan from São Paulo)
27	FW	Género Zeefuik
28	DF	Sun Xiang (on loan from Shanghai Shenhua)
30	DF	Pepe Pla
31	GK	Ruud Boffin
38	DF	Rens van Eijden
39	DF	Dirk Marcellis
40	MF	Bilal El Jacoubi
44	DF	Olivier ter Horst
52	MF	Tijani Belaid^[3] (on loan from Inter Milan)

Left club during season

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

No.	Position	Player
2	DF	André Ooijer (to Blackburn Rovers)
5	DF	Michael Ball (to Manchester City)
9	FW	Jan Vennegoor of Hesselinkto Celtic
11	MF	DaMarcus Beasley (on loan to Manchester City)

No.	Position	Player
16	MF	Ismaïl Aissati (on loan to FC Twente)
29	MF	Arvid Smit (to Marítimo)
32	MF	Jelle de Bock (on loan to Red Star Waasland)
33	FW	Roy Beerens (on loan to NEC Nijmegen)

Statistics

Starting 11

Considering starts in all competitions^[4]^[5]

No.	Pos	Name	MS
1	GK	Heurelho Gomes	44
2	RB	Jan Kromkamp	27
4	CB	Alex	39
14	CB	Manuel da Costa	20
23	LB	Carlos Salcido	44
11	RM	Édison Méndez	27
6	CM	Timmy Simons	35
8	CM	Phillip Cocu	39
20	LM	Ibrahim Afellay	32
10	CF	Arouna Koné	40
17	CF	Jefferson Farfán	39

References

↑ http://www.footballsquads.co.uk/holland/2006-2007/ere/psv.htm
↑ da Costa was born in Saint-Max, France.
↑ Belaid was born in Paris, France.
↑ http://soccernet.espn.go.com/team/squad/_/id/148/season/2006/league/all/psv-eindhoven?cc=3436
↑ http://www.football-lineups.com/team/PSV_Eindhoven/Eredivisie_2006-2007/Fixture/

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