1987–88 PSV Eindhoven season

During the 1987–88 Dutch football season, PSV Eindhoven competed in the Eredivisie.

PSV Eindhoven

1987–88 season
PSV Eindhoven players celebrating winning the 1988 European Cup Final
Manager	Guus Hiddink
Stadium	Philips Stadion
Eredivisie	1st
KNVB Cup	Winners
European Cup	Winners
Top goalscorer	Wim Kieft (29)
Home colours Away colours

Season summary

Eric Gerets, Edward Linskens and Ronald Koeman celebrating the equalizer in the semi-final against Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium

Hans van Breukelen (center) and Willy van de Kerkhof (left) celebrating with the European Cup after the match in Stuttgart

Hans van Breukelen and Guus Hiddink holding the European Cup on arrival at Eindhoven Airport

PSV completed the European Treble by winning the Eredivisie, the KNVB Cup and the European Cup.

Squad

Squad at end of season

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

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	GK	NED	Patrick Lodewijks
—	GK	NED	Hans van Breukelen
—	DF	NED	Ronald Koeman
—	DF	NED	Adick Koot
—	DF	NED	Berry van Aerle
—	DF	BEL	Eric Gerets (captain)
—	DF	DEN	Jan Heintze
—	DF	DEN	Ivan Nielsen
—	DF	NED	John Veldman
—	MF	NED	Edward Linskens

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	NED	Willy van de Kerkhof
—	MF	NED	Gerald Vanenburg
—	MF	DEN	Frank Arnesen
—	MF	DEN	Søren Lerby
—	MF	NOR	Hallvar Thoresen
—	FW	NED	Anton Janssen
—	FW	NED	Hans Gillhaus
—	FW	NED	Wim Kieft
—	FW	NED	Eric Viscaal

Transfers

In

• Søren Lerby – AS Monaco
• Anton Janssen – Fortuna Sittard

Out

• Ruud Gullit – A.C. Milan, ƒ18 million (£6 million)
• René van der Gijp – Neuchâtel Xamax
• Jurrie Koolhof – FC Groningen
• Michel Valke – Lyon

Competitions

Eredivisie

Main article: 1987–88 Eredivisie

KNVB Cup

Main article: 1987–88 KNVB Cup

Final

PSV v Roda JC

12 May 1988	PSV	3–2 (a.e.t.)	Roda JC	Willem II Stadion, Tilburg
	Gerets 52', 85' Lerby 92'		H. Smeets 22' R. Smeets 64'	Attendance: 8,500 Referee: Cor Verhoef

European Cup

Main article: 1987–88 European Cup

First round

PSV v Galatasaray

16 September 1987 First leg	PSV	3–0	Galatasaray	Eindhoven, Netherlands
19:30 CET	Gillhaus 52' Koeman 76' Koot 88'	Report		Stadium: Philips Stadion

Galatasaray v PSV

30 September 1987 Second leg	Galatasaray	2–0 (2–3 agg.)	PSV	Istanbul, Turkey
14:00 CET	Çolak 6' Nielsen 42' (o.g.)	Report		Stadium: Ali Sami Yen Stadium Referee: Lajos Nemeth (Hungary)

Second round

Rapid Vienna v PSV

21 October 1987 First leg	Rapid Vienna	1–2	PSV	Vienna, Austria
19:30 CET	Kranjčar 47' (pen.)	Report	Van Aerle 71' Gillhaus 77'	Stadium: Gerhard Hanappi Stadium

PSV v Rapid Vienna

4 November 1987 Second leg	PSV	2–0 (1–4 agg.)	Rapid Vienna	Eindhoven, Netherlands
19:30 CET	Lerby 15' Gillhaus 84'	Report		Stadium: Philips Stadion Referee: Siegfried Kirschen (West Germany)

Quarter-final

Bordeaux v PSV

2 March 1988 First leg	Bordeaux	1–1	PSV	Bordeaux, France
20:30 CET	Touré 21'	Report	Kieft 40'	Stadium: Stade Chaban-Delmas

PSV v Bordeaux

16 March 1988 Second leg	PSV	0–0 (1–1a agg.)	Bordeaux	Eindhoven, Netherlands
19:30 CET		Report		Stadium: Philips Stadion

Semi-final

Real Madrid v PSV

6 April 1988 First leg	Real Madrid	1–1	PSV	Madrid, Spain
21:00 CET	Sánchez 6'	Report	Linskens 19'	Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu Stadium

PSV v Real Madrid

20 April 1988 Second leg	PSV	0–0 (1–1a agg.)	Real Madrid	Eindhoven, Netherlands
19:30 CET		Report		Stadium: Philips Stadion

Final

PSV Eindhoven v Benfica

25 May 1988 Final	PSV Eindhoven	0–0 (a.e.t.) (6–5 p)	Benfica	Stuttgart, Germany
20:15 CET		Report		Stadium: Neckarstadion Attendance: 70,000 Referee: Luigi Agnolin (Italy)
	Penalties
	Koeman Kieft Nielsen Vanenburg Lerby Janssen		Elzo Dito Hajry Pacheco Mozer Veloso

Statistics

Top scorers

European Cup

• Hans Gillhaus 3