| 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) | |||
During the 2006–07 Dutch football season,PSV competed in theEredivisie.
PSV clinched a third successive Eredivisie title. The club had been 11 points ahead of second-placedAZ after 20 matches, but their lead disappeared in the next 13 until, following PSV's draw atFC 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 atExcelsior in the final round, playing with 10 men after 15 minutes in the game. Ajax won 0–2 atWillem II, and PSV beatVitesse 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 theUEFA Champions League as well. Entering directly into thegroup stage, the club finished second in Group C, behindLiverpool and ahead ofBordeaux andGalatasaray. PSV went on to face the previous season's runners-upArsenal in the first knockout round.Édison Méndez, who had been nominated for the2006 Ballon d'Or, scored PSV's goal in a 1–0 win at thePhilips Stadion, and anAlex goal in theEmirates 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 atAnfield saw PSV eliminated.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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| 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 |
| 13 August 2006 | Ajax | 3–1 | PSV | Amsterdam |
| Stadium:Amsterdam Arena |
| 20 August 20061 | PSV | 3–1 | NEC | Eindhoven |
| Stadium:Philips Stadion |
| 27 August 20062 | Twente | 1–0 | PSV | Enschede |
| Stadium:De Grolsch Veste |
| 9 September 20063 | Willem II | 1–3 | PSV | Tilburg |
| Stadium:Koning Willem II Stadion |
| 17 September 20064 | PSV | 2–1 | Feyenoord | Eindhoven |
| Stadium:Philips Stadion |
| 23 September 20065 | ADO Den Haag | 0–2 | PSV | The Hague |
| Stadium:ADO Den Haag Stadium |
| 1 October 20066 | Heerenveen | 0–0 | PSV | Heerenveen |
| Stadium:Abe Lenstra Stadion |
| 15 October 20067 | PSV | 4–1 | Roda JC | Eindhoven |
| Stadium:Philips Stadion |
| 22 October 20068 | AZ Alkmaar | 1–3 | PSV | Alkmaar |
| Stadium:AFAS Stadion |
| 25 October 20069 | PSV | 7–0 | Sparta Rotterdam | Eindhoven |
| Stadium:Philips Stadion |
| 28 October 200610 | RKC Waalwijk | 0–3 | PSV | Waalwijk |
| Stadium:Mandemakers Stadion |
| 4 November 200611 | PSV | 3–0 | NAC Breda | Eindhoven |
| Stadium:Philips Stadion |
| 12 November 200612 | Ajax | 0–1 | PSV | Amsterdam |
| Stadium:Amsterdam Arena |
| 18 November 200613 | PSV | 4–0 | Excelsior | Eindhoven |
| Stadium:Philips Stadion |
| 25 November 200614 | PSV | 5–0 | Utrecht | Eindhoven |
| Stadium:Philips Stadion |
| 15 December 200617 | PSV | 3–0 | Heracles | Eindhoven |
| Stadium:Philips Stadion |
| 23 December 200618 | PSV | 4–0 | Willem II | Eindhoven |
| Stadium:Philips Stadion |
| 30 December 200620 | PSV | 2–1 | ADO Den Haag | Eindhoven |
| Stadium:Philips Stadion |
| 20 January 200721 | PSV | 3–1 | Heerenveen | Eindhoven |
| Stadium:Philips Stadion |
| 28 January 200722 | Roda JC | 2–0 | PSV | Kerkrade |
| Stadium:Parkstad Limburg Stadion |
| 3 February 200723 | PSV | 2–3 | AZ Alkmaar | Eindhoven |
| Stadium:Philips Stadion |
| 11 February 200724 | Sparta Rotterdam | 1–1 | PSV | Rotterdam |
| Stadium:Sparta Stadion Het Kasteel |
| 17 February 200725 | Heracles | 0–2 | PSV | Almelo |
| Stadium:Erve Asito |
| 24 February 200726 | PSV | 1–0 | Groningen | Eindhoven |
| Stadium:Philips Stadion |
| 3 March 200727 | PSV | 2–0 | RKC Waalwijk | Eindhoven |
| Stadium:Philips Stadion |
| 11 March 200728 | Excelsior | 0–0 | PSV | Rotterdam |
| Stadium:Stadion Woudestein |
| 18 March 200729 | PSV | 1–5 | Ajax | Eindhoven |
| Stadium:Philips Stadion |
| 31 March 200730 | NAC Breda | 1–1 | PSV | Breda |
| Stadium:Rat Verlegh Stadion |
| 7 April 200731 | NEC | 2–1 | PSV | Nijmegen |
| Stadium:Goffertstadion |
| 14 April 200732 | PSV | 2–0 | Twente | Eindhoven |
| Stadium:Philips Stadion |
| 22 April 200733 | Utrecht | 1–1 | PSV | Utrecht |
| Stadium:Stadion Galgenwaard |
| 29 April 200734 | PSV | 5–1 | Vitesse | Eindhoven |
| Stadium:Philips Stadion |
