2006–07 PSV Eindhoven season

PSV
2006–07 season
Manager Netherlands Ronald Koeman
Stadium Philips Stadion
Eredivisie 1st
KNVB Cup Quarter-final
Champions League Quarter-final
Top goalscorer League:
Jefferson Farfán (21)
All:
Jefferson Farfán (24)
← 2005–06 2007–08 →

During the 2006–07 Dutch football season, PSV competed in the Eredivisie.

Season summary

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 superior 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 UEFA Champions League as well. Entering directly into 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 at 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 eliminated; Liverpool would ultimately progress to the final in Athens, where they were defeated by 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 Brazil GK Heurelho Gomes
2 Netherlands DF Jan Kromkamp
3 Netherlands DF Michael Reiziger
4 Brazil DF Alex
6 Belgium MF Timmy Simons
7 Finland MF Mika Väyrynen
8 Netherlands MF Phillip Cocu (captain)
9 Netherlands FW Patrick Kluivert
10 Ivory Coast FW Arouna Koné
11 Ecuador MF Édison Méndez (on loan from LDU Quito)
13 Brazil DF Alcides (on loan from Chelsea)
14 Portugal DF Manuel da Costa[2]
15 Australia MF Jason Culina
17 Peru FW Jefferson Farfán
18 Ghana DF Eric Addo
19 Netherlands DF Michael Lamey
No. Position Player
20 Netherlands MF Ibrahim Afellay
21 Netherlands GK Oscar Moens
22 Hungary MF Csaba Fehér
23 Mexico DF Carlos Salcido
24 United States MF Lee Nguyen
25 Netherlands MF John de Jong
26 Brazil FW Diego Tardelli (on loan from São Paulo)
27 Netherlands FW Género Zeefuik
28 China DF Sun Xiang (on loan from Shanghai Shenhua)
30 Spain DF Pepe Pla
31 Belgium GK Ruud Boffin
38 Netherlands DF Rens van Eijden
39 Netherlands DF Dirk Marcellis
40 Morocco MF Bilal El Jacoubi
44 Netherlands DF Olivier ter Horst
52 Tunisia 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 Netherlands DF André Ooijer (to Blackburn Rovers)
5 England DF Michael Ball (to Manchester City)
9 Netherlands FW Jan Vennegoor of Hesselinkto Celtic
11 United States MF DaMarcus Beasley (on loan to Manchester City)
No. Position Player
16 Netherlands MF Ismaïl Aissati (on loan to Twente)
29 Netherlands MF Arvid Smit (to Marítimo)
32 Belgium MF Jelle de Bock (on loan to Red Star Waasland)
33 Netherlands FW Roy Beerens (on loan to NEC)

Statistics

Starting 11

Considering starts in all competitions[4][5]
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