1995–96 PSV Eindhoven season

PSV Eindhoven
1995–96 season
Manager	Dick Advocaat
Stadium	Philips Stadion
Eredivisie	2nd
KNVB Cup	Winners; (In 1996-97 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup)
UEFA Cup	Quarter-finals
Top goalscorer	Luc Nilis (21)
Home colours	Away colours

During the 1995–96 Dutch football season, PSV Eindhoven competed in its 40th Eredivisie tournament.

Season summary

PSV finished the season in second with 6 points behind Ajax,^[1] one better than last season, with ten more points (once adjusting for the switch to three-points-for-a-win). The club also made its deepest run in Europe since winning the European Cup at the turn of the decade, with a 7–1 thrashing off Finnish team MyPa and a 5–3 victory at Leeds among the highlights as PSV reached the quarter-finals. A 2–2 draw at Spanish giants Barcelona gave the Dutch club a foundation for a second-leg triumph, but a late Barcelona goal gave the Catalans the victory on the night and a semi-final berth.

First-team squad

Squad at end of season

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	GK	NED	Stanley Menzo^{[notes 1]}
—	GK	NED	Ronald Waterreus
—	DF	NED	Wilfred Bouma
—	DF	NED	Ernest Faber
—	DF	NED	Ferry Maas
—	DF	NED	Arthur Numan (captain)
—	DF	NED	Jaap Stam
—	DF	NED	Stan Valckx
—	DF	NED	Chris van der Weerden
—	DF	THA	Geoffrey Prommayon
—	MF	NED	Phillip Cocu
—	MF	NED	Wim Jonk


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	NED	René Klomp
—	MF	NED	Edward Linskens
—	MF	NED	Björn van der Doelen
—	MF	NED	Tommie van der Leegte
—	MF	NED	Marciano Vink^{[notes 2]}
—	MF	NED	Jan Wouters
—	MF	NED	Boudewijn Zenden
—	FW	NED	René Eijkelkamp
—	FW	NED	Boudewijn Pahlplatz
—	FW	BEL	Luc Nilis
—	FW	ISL	Eiður Guðjohnsen
—	FW	BRA	Ronaldo

Left club during season

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	NED	Peter Hoekstra (to Ajax)

Transfers

Out

Loan out

Jürgen Dirkx – Fortuna Sittard, season
Vampeta – Fluminense, season

Competitions

Eredivisie

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Ajax (C)	34	26	5	3	97	24	+73	83	Qualification to Champions League group stage
2	PSV^[a]	34	24	5	5	97	25	+72	77	Qualification to Cup Winners' Cup first round
3	Feyenoord	34	18	9	7	66	36	+30	63	Qualification to UEFA Cup first round
4	Roda JC	34	15	12	7	51	35	+16	57	Qualification to UEFA Cup first round
5	Vitesse Arnhem	34	15	8	11	48	44	+4	53

Source:
(C) Champions
Notes:

^ Winners KNVB Cup.

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34
Ground	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H
Result	W	L	W	W	W	W	W	D	W	W	W	W	D	W	W	L	W	W	W	W	W	D	W	W	D	L	L	W	W	D	W	W	L	W
Position	2	4	6	4	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2

Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; = Leader, 1996–97 UEFA Champions League Group stage; = 1996–97 UEFA Cup; = 1996–97 UEFA Cup; = 1996–97 UEFA Cup

Matches

18 August 1995 1	Fortuna Sittard	1–3	PSV
20:00 CET	Hamming 41'		31' Hoekstra 56' Nilis 60' Cocu	Attendance: 11 000

27 August 1995 2	NAC Breda	3–0	PSV
14:30 CET	Abdellaoui 20' Remie 69' Arnold 88'			Attendance: 10 100

9 September 1995 3	PSV	5–1	SC Heerenveen	Eindhoven
19:30 CET	Ronaldo 25' Pahlplatz 44' Ronaldo 70' Eijkelkamp 82' Nilis 89'		78' Tammer	Stadium: Philips Stadion Attendance: 27 500

16 September 1995 4	Vitesse Arnhem	0–1	PSV Eindhoven	Arnhem
19:30 CET			38' Pahlplatz	Attendance: 8 350

20 September 1995 5	PSV Eindhoven	3–0	FC Twente	Eindhoven
	Ronaldo 39' Faber 48' Ronaldo 75'			Stadium: Philips Stadion Attendance: 24 850

23 September 1995 6	FC Volendam	0–5	PSV Eindhoven
			14' Ronaldo 29' Numan 36' Pahlplatz 47'Cocu 88' Jonk

1 October 1995 7	PSV Eindhoven	3–0	Feyenoord	Eindhoven
18:00 CET	Ronaldo 50' Jonk 70' van der Weerden 86'			Stadium: Philips Stadion Attendance: 27 500

4 October 1995 8	Roda JC	1–1	PSV
	Roelofsen 68'		79' Cocu

14 October 1995 9	PSV	4–0	RKC Waalwijk	Eindhoven
19:30 CET	Eijkelkamp 2' Eijkelkamp 54' Cocu 68' Nilis 90'			Stadium: Philips Stadion Attendance: 24 300

21 October 1995 10	PSV	7–1	FC Groningen	Eindhoven
19:30 CET	Eijkelkamp 13' Zenden 33' Zenden 49' Nilis 53' Zenden 64' Nilis 84' Pahlplatz 90'		24' de Kruyff	Stadium: Philips Stadion Attendance: 24 500

24 October 1995 11	FC Utrecht	1–4	PSV Eindhoven	Utrecht
19:30 CET	Graanoogst 5'		43' Valckx 56' Nilis 70' Jonk 79' Cocu	Attendance: 9 500

28 October 1995 12	PSV	2–0	Willem II	Eindhoven
19:30 CET	Faber 8' Nilis 86'			Stadium: Philips Stadion Attendance: 26 800

5 November 1995 13	Ajax	1–1	PSV Eindhoven	Amsterdam
18:00 CET	Kanu 34'		32' Ronaldo	Attendance: 42 000

18 November 1995 14	PSV	8–0	De Graafschap	Eindhoven
19:30 CET	Jonk 5' Ronaldo 30' Ronaldo 57' Cocu 59' Eijkelkamp 67' Hoekstra 73' Cocu 84'			Stadium: Philips Stadion Attendance: 25 600

26 November 1995 15	NEC Nijmegen	0–5	PSV
14:30 CET			47' Ronaldo 59' Ronaldo 67' Hoekstra 76' Nilis 86' Cocu	Attendance: 10 500

2 December 1995 16	PSV	1–2	Sparta Rotterdam	Eindhoven
19:30 CET	Nilis 10'		33' van der Laan 67' de Nooijer	Stadium: Philips Stadion Attendance: 24 500

16 December 1995 17	PSV	3–0	Fortuna Sittard	Eindhoven
19:30 CET	Hoekstra 61' Hoekstra 84' Numan 88'			Stadium: Philips Stadion Attendance: 23 800

20 December 1995	Go Ahead Eagles	0–5	PSV
19:30 CET			29' Nilis 45' Nilis 46' Eijkelkamp 50' Wouters 78' Hoekstra	Attendance: 8 000

16 January 1996 19	PSV	4–1	NAC Breda	Eindhoven
12:00 CET	Pahlplatz 5' Nilis 33' Nilis 80' van der Leegte 81'		52' van Wonderen	Stadium: Philips Stadion Attendance: 25 500

19 January 1996 20	SC Heerenveen	1–3	PSV	Heerenveen
19:30 CET	Regtop 51'		1' Zenden 45' Jonk 75' Wouters	Attendance: 13 500

10 February 1996 21	PSV	7–0	FC Volendam	Eindhoven
12:00 CET	Wouters 2' Cocu 14' Eijkelkamp 17' Nilis 41' Nilis 73' Gudjohnsen 82' Cocu 86'			Stadium: Philips Stadion Attendance: 23 200

25 February 1996 22	Feyenoord	0–0	PSV
19:30 CET				Attendance: 28 052

2 March 1996 23	PSV	3–0	Roda JC	Eindhoven
12:00 CET	Senden 3' (o.g.) Nilis 41' van der Doelen 71'			Stadium: Philips Stadion Attendance: 26 500

8 March 1996 24	RKC Waalwijk	1–3	PSV
12:00 CET	Petrovic 22'		10'Nilis Stam 40' Vink 45'	Attendance: 4 800

16 March 1996 25	PSV	0–0	FC Utrecht	Eindhoven
12:00 CET				Stadium: Philips Stadion Attendance: 26 300

24 March 1996 26	FC Groningen	1–0	PSV	Groningen
12:00 CET	Veenhof 76'			Attendance: 12 725

27 March 1996 27	FC Twente	3–2	PSV	Twente
12:00 CET	Bosvelt 2' Bruggink 7' Bruggink 77'		18' Eijkelkamp 27' Eijkelkamp	Attendance: 7 000

30 March 1996 28	Willem II Tilburg	2–5	PSV
19:30 CET	de Gier 16' 39'		10' Nilis 28' Zenden 33' Zenden 53' Nilis 81' Gudjohnsen	Attendance: 11 900

6 April 1996 29	PSV	1–0	Vitesse Arnhem	Eindhoven
12:00 CET	Eijkelkamp 26'			Stadium: Philips Stadion

8 April 1996 30	PSV	1–1	Ajax Amsterdam	Eindhoven
12:00 CET	Nilis 40'		54' (o.g.) Hoekstra	Stadium: Philips Stadion Attendance: 27 500

11 April 1996 31	De Graafschap	1–2	PSV
19:30 CET	Viscaal 48'		14' Jonk 88' Vink	Attendance: 9 000

20 April 1996 32	PSV	1–0	NEC Nijmegen	Eindhoven
12:00 CET	Gudjohnsen 37'			Stadium: Philips Stadion Attendance: 26 000

28 April 1996 33	Sparta Rotterdam	2–1	PSV	Rotterdam
12:00 CET	Jalink 61' Groenendijk 76'		83' Cocu	Attendance: 6 500

5 May 1996 34	PSV	3–1	Go Ahead Eagles	Eindhoven
12:300 CET	Zenden 20' Cocu 54' Nilis 73'		17' Rorije	Stadium: Philips Stadion Attendance: 27 800

KNVB Cup

Final

16 May 1996	PSV	5–2	Sparta	De Kuip, Rotterdam
	Cocu 7' Vink 14' Veldman 65' (o.g.) Jonk 87' Van der Doelen 90'		Van der Meer 45' De Nooijer 79' (pen.)	Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Mario van der Ende

UEFA Cup

First round

12 September 1995	MyPa	1–1	PSV	Lahti
	Mahlio 29'	Report	Ronaldo 50'

26 September 1995	PSV	7–1	MyPa	Eindhoven
	Ronaldo 15', 45', 73', 81' Jonk 57', 71' Hoekstra 66'	Report	Keskitalo 16'

PSV won 8–2 on aggregate.

Second round

13 October 1995	Leeds United	3–5	PSV Eindhoven	Leeds
	Speed 5' Palmer 48' McAllister 72'	Report	Eijkelkamp 11' Vink 35' Jonk 39' Nilis 83', 88'

31 October 1995	PSV Eindhoven	3–0	Leeds United	Eindhoven
	Cocu 11', 74' Pemberton 74' (o.g.)	Report

PSV won 3–8 on aggregate.

Third round

21 November 1995	PSV	2–1	Werder Bremen	Eindhoven
	Ronaldo 9' (pen.) Nilis 84'	Report	Bode 55'

5 December 1995	Werder Bremen	0–0	PSV	Bremen
		Report

PSV won 2–1 on aggregate.

Quarter-finals

5 March 1996	Barcelona	2–2	PSV	Camp Nou, Barcelona
21:00	Bakero 21' Abelardo 70'	Report	Nilis 4', 50'	Attendance: 90,000 Referee: Anders Frisk (Sweden)

19 March 1996	PSV	2–3	Barcelona	Philips Stadion, Eindhoven
20:30	Zenden 43' Eijkelkamp 65'	Report	Bakero 3' Figo 22' Sergi 80'	Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Nikolai Levnikov (Russia)

Barcelona won 5–4 on aggregate.

Statistics

Players statistics

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		1995-96 Eredivisie		Cup		1995-96 UEFA Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
	GK	NED	Waterreus	33	0	33	0
	DF	NED	van der Weerden	27	1	27	1
	DF	NED	Faber	23	2	23	2
	DF	NED	Valckx	31	1	30+1	1
	DF	NED	Numan	27	2	27	2
	MF	NED	Cocu	31	12	29+2	12
	MF	NED	Jonk	29	6	28+1	6
	MF	NED	Wouters	20	3	20	3
	MF	NED	Zenden	25	7	16+9	7
	FW	BEL	Nilis	31	21	31	21
	FW	NED	Eijkelkamp	27	10	20+7	10
	GK	SUR	Menzo	1	0	1	0
	MF	SUR	Vink	23	2	19+4	2
	DF	NED	Stam	14	1	14	1
	FW	NED	Pahlplatz	20	5	11+9	5
	FW	BRA	Ronaldo	13	12	10+3	12
	MF	NED	van der Leegte	12	1	7+5	1
	MF	NED	Linskens	10	0	7+3	0
	FW	ISL	Gudjohnsen	13	3	6+7	3
	MF	NED	van der Doelen	11	1	5+6	1
	DF	THA	Prommayon	6	0	3+3	0
	MF	NED	Klomp	2	0	1+1	0
	DF	NED	Bouma	4	0	0+4	0
	DF	NED	Maas	1	0	0+1	0

Source:

Notes

^ Menzo was born in Paramaribo, Suriname, but also qualified to represent the Netherlands internationally and made his international debut for the Netherlands in 1989.
^ Vink was born in Paramaribo, Suriname, but also qualified to represent the Netherlands internationally and made his international debut for the Netherlands in 1991.

References

^ "Netherlands 1995/96". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 2025-06-08.

[table_note_PSV0.59173945225391-4] Winners KNVB Cup.

[2] Menzo was born in Paramaribo, Suriname, but also qualified to represent the Netherlands internationally and made his international debut for the Netherlands in 1989.

[3] Vink was born in Paramaribo, Suriname, but also qualified to represent the Netherlands internationally and made his international debut for the Netherlands in 1991.

[1] "Netherlands 1995/96". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 2025-06-08.

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