2006–07_PSV_Eindhoven_season
2006–07 PSV Eindhoven season
PSV 2006–07 football season
During the 2006–07 Dutch football season, PSV competed in the Eredivisie.
| 2006–07 season | ||||
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| Head coach |  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) | |||
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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.
- 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.
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Left club during season
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Starting 11
| No. |
Pos. |
Nat. |
Name |
MS | Notes |
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| 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 |
Johan Cruyff Shield
| 13 August 2006 | Ajax | 3–1 | PSV | Amsterdam |
| Stadium: Amsterdam Arena |
Eredivisie
Matches
| 20 August 2006 1 | PSV | 3–1 | NEC | Eindhoven |
| Stadium: Philips Stadion |
| 27 August 2006 2 | Twente | 1–0 | PSV | Enschede |
| Stadium: De Grolsch Veste |
| 9 September 2006 3 | Willem II | 1–3 | PSV | Tilburg |
| Stadium: Koning Willem II Stadion |
| 17 September 2006 4 | PSV | 2–1 | Feyenoord | Eindhoven |
| Stadium: Philips Stadion |
| 23 September 2006 5 | ADO Den Haag | 0–2 | PSV | The Hague |
| Stadium: ADO Den Haag Stadium |
| 1 October 2006 6 | Heerenveen | 0–0 | PSV | Heerenveen |
| Stadium: Abe Lenstra Stadion |
| 15 October 2006 7 | PSV | 4–1 | Roda JC | Eindhoven |
| Stadium: Philips Stadion |
| 22 October 2006 8 | AZ Alkmaar | 1–3 | PSV | Alkmaar |
| Stadium: AFAS Stadion |
| 25 October 2006 9 | PSV | 7–0 | Sparta Rotterdam | Eindhoven |
| Stadium: Philips Stadion |
| 28 October 2006 10 | RKC Waalwijk | 0–3 | PSV | Waalwijk |
| Stadium: Mandemakers Stadion |
| 4 November 2006 11 | PSV | 3–0 | NAC Breda | Eindhoven |
| Stadium: Philips Stadion |
| 12 November 2006 12 | Ajax | 0–1 | PSV | Amsterdam |
| Stadium: Amsterdam Arena |
| 18 November 2006 13 | PSV | 4–0 | Excelsior | Eindhoven |
| Stadium: Philips Stadion |
| 25 November 2006 14 | PSV | 5–0 | Utrecht | Eindhoven |
| Stadium: Philips Stadion |
| 15 December 2006 17 | PSV | 3–0 | Heracles | Eindhoven |
| Stadium: Philips Stadion |
| 23 December 2006 18 | PSV | 4–0 | Willem II | Eindhoven |
| Stadium: Philips Stadion |
| 30 December 2006 20 | PSV | 2–1 | ADO Den Haag | Eindhoven |
| Stadium: Philips Stadion |
| 20 January 2007 21 | PSV | 3–1 | Heerenveen | Eindhoven |
| Stadium: Philips Stadion |
| 28 January 2007 22 | Roda JC | 2–0 | PSV | Kerkrade |
| Stadium: Parkstad Limburg Stadion |
| 3 February 2007 23 | PSV | 2–3 | AZ Alkmaar | Eindhoven |
| Stadium: Philips Stadion |
| 11 February 2007 24 | Sparta Rotterdam | 1–1 | PSV | Rotterdam |
| Stadium: Sparta Stadion Het Kasteel |
| 17 February 2007 25 | Heracles | 0–2 | PSV | Almelo |
| Stadium: Erve Asito |
| 24 February 2007 26 | PSV | 1–0 | Groningen | Eindhoven |
| Stadium: Philips Stadion |
| 3 March 2007 27 | PSV | 2–0 | RKC Waalwijk | Eindhoven |
| Stadium: Philips Stadion |
| 11 March 2007 28 | Excelsior | 0–0 | PSV | Rotterdam |
| Stadium: Stadion Woudestein |
| 18 March 2007 29 | PSV | 1–5 | Ajax | Eindhoven |
| Stadium: Philips Stadion |
| 31 March 2007 30 | NAC Breda | 1–1 | PSV | Breda |
| Stadium: Rat Verlegh Stadion |
| 7 April 2007 31 | NEC | 2–1 | PSV | Nijmegen |
| Stadium: Goffertstadion |
| 14 April 2007 32 | PSV | 2–0 | Twente | Eindhoven |
| Stadium: Philips Stadion |
| 22 April 2007 33 | Utrecht | 1–1 | PSV | Utrecht |
| Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard |
| 29 April 2007 34 | PSV | 5–1 | Vitesse | Eindhoven |
| Stadium: Philips Stadion |