2008–09 PSV Eindhoven season

PSV Eindhoven
2008–09 season
Head coachNetherlands Huub Stevens (until 28 January)
Netherlands Dwight Lodeweges
StadiumPhilips Stadion
Eredivisie4th
KNVB CupThird round
Johan Cruyff ShieldWinners
Champions LeagueGroup stage
Top goalscorerIbrahim Afellay (13)

During the 2008–09 Dutch football season, PSV Eindhoven competed in the Eredivisie.

Season summary

Despite winning the Johan Cruyff Shield, manager Huub Stevens resigned in late January.[1] His assistant Dwight Lodeweges acted as caretaker manager for the rest of the season, leaving at the season's end to manage NEC Nijmegen.

Competitions

Eredivisie

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
2 Twente 34 20 9 5 62 31 +31 69 Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round
3 Ajax 34 21 5 8 74 41 +33 68 Qualification to Europa League play-off round
4 PSV 34 19 8 7 71 33 +38 65 Qualification to Europa League third qualifying round
5 Heerenveen 34 17 9 8 66 57 +9 60 Qualification to Europa League play-off round[a]
6 Groningen 34 17 5 12 53 36 +17 56 Qualification to European competition play-offs
Source: ESPN Eredivisie Table
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. ^ Heerenveen qualified for the play-off round of the UEFA Europa League 2009–10 by winning the 2008–09 KNVB Cup.

Johan Cruyff Shield

23 August 2008 Final Feyenoord 0–2 PSV Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam
Report Lazović 55'
Marcellis 67'
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Kevin Blom

UEFA Champions League

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 England Liverpool 6 4 2 0 11 5 +6 14 Advance to knockout phase
2 Spain Atlético Madrid 6 3 3 0 9 4 +5 12
3 France Marseille 6 1 1 4 5 7 −2 4 Transfer to UEFA Cup
4 Netherlands PSV 6 1 0 5 5 14 −9 3
Source: RSSSF

First-team squad

Squad at end of season[2]

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

Left club during season

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

References

Notes

  1. ^ Amrabat was born in Naarden, Netherlands, and represented them at U-21 level, but also qualified to represent Morocco internationally and would make his international debut for Morocco in 2011.