2001–02 PSV Eindhoven season

PSV Eindhoven

2001–02 season
Head coach	Eric Gerets
Stadium	Philips Stadion
Eredivisie	2nd
KNVB Cup	Semi-finals
Johan Cruyff Shield	Winners
Champions League	Group stage
UEFA Cup	Quarter-finals
Home colours Away colours

During the 2001–02 Dutch football season, PSV Eindhoven competed in the Eredivisie.

Season summary

PSV failed to defend the Eredivisie title and finished second, five points behind champions Ajax. Manager Eric Gerets left in June that summer, to be replaced by Guus Hiddink.

Kit

PSV's kit was sponsored by Philips.

First-team squad

Squad at end of season^[1]

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 1 GK  YUG Ivica Kralj 2 DF  NED André Ooijer 4 DF  NED Ernest Faber 5 DF  DEN Jan Heintze 6 MF  NED Mark van Bommel 7 MF  MAR Adil Ramzi 8 FW  NED Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink 9 FW  YUG Mateja Kežman 10 FW  NED Arnold Bruggink 14 MF  SUI Johann Vogel 15 MF  NED John de Jong 16 DF  NED Theo Lucius 17 MF  GEO Giorgi Gakhokidze

No. Pos. Nation Player 18 DF  GHA Eric Addo 19 MF  DEN Dennis Rommedahl 20 GK  NED Patrick Lodewijks 21 DF  RUS Yuriy Nikiforov[2] 22 DF  NED Wilfred Bouma 23 GK  NED Ronald Waterreus 24 MF  BRA Marquinho 29 DF  NED Kevin Hofland 30 DF  DEN Kasper Bøgelund 33 DF  NED Léon Hese — GK  NED Gino Coutinho — FW  BRA Claudio

Results

Champions League

Third qualifying round

Group stage

Nantes v PSV Eindhoven

11 September 2001	Nantes	4–1	PSV Eindhoven	Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes
20:45	André 5' Quint 10' (pen.) Dalmat 44' Vahirua 75'	Report	De Jong 90+3'	Attendance: 23,481 Referee: Juan Fernández Marin (Spain)

PSV Eindhoven v Galatasaray

19 September 2001	PSV Eindhoven	3–1	Galatasaray	GelreDome, Arnhem
20:45	Bruggink 38' Faber 53' Kežman 90+4'	Report	Ümit Karan 68'	Attendance: 22,325 Referee: Manuel Mejuto González (Spain)

PSV Eindhoven v Lazio

26 September 2001	PSV Eindhoven	1–0	Lazio	Philips Stadion, Eindhoven
20:45	Hofland 40'	Report		Attendance: 27,000 Referee: Mike McCurry (Scotland)

Lazio v PSV Eindhoven

16 October 2001	Lazio	2–1	PSV Eindhoven	Stadio Olimpico, Rome
20:45	Fiore 39' López 55' (pen.)	Report	Kežman 56'	Attendance: 18,417 Referee: Antonio López Nieto (Spain)

PSV Eindhoven v Nantes

24 October 2001	PSV Eindhoven	0–0	Nantes	Philips Stadion, Eindhoven
20:45		Report		Attendance: 31,200 Referee: Wolfgang Stark (Germany)

Galatasaray v PSV Eindhoven

30 October 2001	Galatasaray	2–0	PSV Eindhoven	Ali Sami Yen Stadium, Istanbul
20:45	Yalçın 26' Erdem 50'	Report		Attendance: 22,100 Referee: Ľuboš Micheľ (Slovakia)

References

1. "FootballSquads - PSV Eindhoven - 2001/02".
2. Nikiforov was born in Odesa, Ukraine.