The Philips Stadion is a football stadium in Eindhoven, Netherlands. As the home of PSV Eindhoven, it is therefore also known as PSV Stadion. With a capacity of 36,500, it is the third-largest football stadium in the country. Established as the Philips Sportpark, it was constructed as a sports field for Philips employees in 1910. The Philips Elftal played football matches from 1911 until 1913, when the team was succeeded by PSV. Since 1913, PSV has used the original ground as its home stadium.
Philips Stadion
Coen Dillen (1926–1990) scores for PSV. On the background, the situation of the stands in 1959 can be seen.
René van de Kerkhof scores for PSV in 1979. The height difference between the main stand and the remaining stands is clearly visible.
The north-east corner of the stadium, which was completed in 2000.
Eindhoven is a city and municipality of the Netherlands, located in the southern province of North Brabant of which it is its largest and is also located in the Dutch part of the natural region the Campine. With a population of 238,326 on 1 January 2022, it is the fifth-largest city of the Netherlands and the largest outside the Randstad conurbation.
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