April 7 – There was little chance of much work being done in a sun-soaked Eindhoven today as the city came out in force in a riot of red and white to celebrate PSV’s third successive Eredivisie title.
A special trophy presentation was being made at the Phillips Stadium, followed by an open top bus tour and then a civic reception at the City Hall with thousands of supporters already lining the streets from early morning and packing the Market Square to enjoy a beer.
Since PSV clinched the Eredivisie championship on Sunday night, tributes have been paid across the Dutch media to Peter Bosz’s remarkable side. It was PSV’s 27th title – earned with five games still to play, after Feyenoord were held to a 0-0 draw away in Volendam.
That left PSV 17 points clear – an unassailable margin that underlines just how quickly the Eredivisie race was settled this season. Even a brief wobble – successive defeats before the weekend – did little to derail the outcome, with PSV edging a 4-3 win over FC Utrecht on Saturday to all but seal it. A third consecutive league title was their first hat-trick of championships since 2008 and reasserts their position at the top of Dutch football after Feyenoord’s title in 2023.
Historically, the club from Brabant still trails Ajax in overall titles – the Amsterdam outfit have 36. However, PSV are clawing back the deficit and this century PSV have taken four more national championships titles than Ajax, 13 to 9. Ajax last won the championship in the 2021/22 season and again were no real threat to PSV this time around – a gap that now feels structural rather than temporary.
For Bosz, his third successive national title puts him sixth on the list of most successful managers in the Netherlands.
This season, the groundwork for PSV’s title win had been laid much earlier. PSV dropped just four points before the winter break, effectively putting distance between themselves and the rest before the run-in had properly begun.
There is also a financial layer to PSV’s success that goes beyond the silverware. Securing direct entry into the UEFA Champions League guarantees a significant uplift – not just in prize money, but in broadcast revenue, sponsorship exposure and matchday income.
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