2013/2014: The Stats
Season Recap:It was a very successful debut season for 34-year-old PSV boss Arnold de Wit. Fans were spectical ahead of this season, as PSV sold numerous star players, including Kevin Strootman (AS Roma), Dries Mertens (Napoli) and Jeremain Lens (Dynamo Kiev). PSV replaced these players with very young players, for example Karim Rekik, Jeffrey Bruma, Adam Maher, Borja, Markus Henriksen and more.
PSV quickly proved everyone wrong, not with great football, but with results. The only dissapointment that can be thought of, is the premature exit from Europe, PSV ended 4th in their Champions League group, in dramatic fashion.
In the league and in the domestic cup however, PSV were masters. With great ease, they were crowned champions a couple of weeks before the season ended. And in the cup final, they beat RKC with 6-1. Next year, as De Wit said, they also want to challenge in the Champions League, and with a few signings, that should be doable for PSV.
Player Performances:
This list has been sorted on average rating. Number one of this list is PSV Player of the Season 2013/2014. Our congratulations to Luciano Narsingh!
League Position Development:
In this graphic, you can see what position PSV had over the course of the season:
As you can see, PSV had a rough seat, but they recovered and didn't let go of the first place in the whole 2nd half of the season.
General Stats of the Eredivisie:
A lot of stats of this seasons Eredivisie:
The Promoted and Relegated Teams in Holland:
Jupiler League:
1st: Sparta. The 2nd team from Rotterdam in the Eredivisie, they join Feyenoord.
Play-Off: De Graafschap. They beat Volendam in the Play-Off final, in dramatic fashion. They won after extra time.
Play-Off: VVV-Venlo. The Limburg outfit had to beat Willem II, and they did.
Eredivisie:
18th: PEC. Zwolle's only Eredivisie team go straight down to the Jupiler League after 2 seasons in the Eredivise.
17th: NAC. The outfit from Breda had to try and stay up via the Play-Offs. But they didn't manage to survive, so they'll be playing in the Jupiler League next year.
16th: RKC. One week you're playing in the cup final, the other you've got to try not to go down. The interesting story of RKC this season, to make it even more interesting: RKC got defeated by De Graafschap in the 2nd round of the Play-Offs. This means that there will be Europa League football in Waalwijk, but also Jupiler League football.
Dutch Teams that play International Football Next Year:
Champions League: PSV go straight into the group stage, but Ajax will have to survive 2 qualifying rounds.
Europa League: FC Utrecht and FC Twente qualify for the 3rd qualifying round, because they finished 3rd and 4th. By winning the Europa League Play-Off, AZ will accompany FC Utrecht and FC Twente in the Europa League, albeit a qualifying round earlier.
Young Player of the Season:
PSV's Memphis Depay got crowned young player of the year. Guus Hupperts (Roda JC) finished 2nd, and Viktor Fischer (Ajax) got the 3rd spot.
Manager of the Season:
Arnold de Wit has earned this award by winning the Eredivisie and the KNVB Beker in his debut year with PSV.
Champions League:
Borussia Dortmund have beaten Real Madrid after penaltys. After 90 minutes, the score was 0-0, after 120 minutes, the deadlock wasn't broken either.