Philips Stadion

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Philips Stadion
Philips Stadium
Full name	Philips Stadium
Former name(s)	Philips Sportpark
Owners	PSV Eindhoven
Location	Eindhoven, Netherlands
Opened	12 December 1910
Tenants	Eindhoven (1916–present) Jong PSV (2013–2014)
Capacity	35,000
Surface	Grass
Highest attendance	35,292 PSV vs Manchester United, 15 September 2015

The Philips Stadion is a football stadium in Eindhoven, Netherlands, and it is the home of PSV (Philips Sport Vereniging), also known as PSV Eindhoven. With a capacity of 35,000, 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 Eindhoven. Since 1913, PSV has used the original ground as its home base.

The stadium has gone through several extensions in its history: after a wooden stand in 1916, seating and standing places slowly enclosed the field throughout the first decades. Two extensive renovations in the 1970s and 1990s first created a covered stadium, and then a two-tiered ground with extensive commercial spaces. The completion of the four corners in 2002 eventually led to its current capacity.

The Philips Stadion currently holds a four-star rating by UEFA. It has hosted a range of Netherlands national team fixtures since 1971. In 2013, PSV's reserve team Jong PSV also played their league matches at the stadium. They now play their games at the training complex De Herdgang. Furthermore, the Philips stadion was the location for three UEFA Euro 2000 group stage matches, as well as the 2006 UEFA Cup Final. Aside from football-related purposes, the ground is incidentally used for music concerts.

External links

• Philips Stadion website
• Stadium pictures