Editing PSV Eindhoven (section)

===Foundation and first decades (1913–1962)===
[[File:PSV Kampioenselftal 1929.jpg|thumb|PSV's first league-winning team in 1929]]

To serve the need for activities with [[Philips]] employees, the company founded its own football team in 1910: the Philips Elftal. Its ground was the [[Philips Stadion|Philips Sportpark]], located on the same location as the present day stadium. Financial turmoil and worker strikes led to a quick demise of the team and in 1913, its successor emerged, Philips Sport Vereniging, founded on 31 August.<ref name="philipselftal">{{cite web |title=Het Philips Elftal |url=http://www.psvzuipsite.nl/index.php?menu_id=61&multitext_id=140 |publisher=PSV Zuipsite |access-date=19 June 2013 |language=nl |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130624232722/http://www.psvzuipsite.nl/index.php?menu_id=61&multitext_id=140 |archive-date=24 June 2013 }}</ref> It was the day that Philips organized celebrations and sports competitions in light of the centennial defeat of the French in the [[Napoleonic Wars]]. It was not until 1916, however, that the football department switched its name from Philips Elftal to PSV.<ref name="founding">{{cite web |title=De oprichting van de Philips Sport Vereniging |url=http://www.psvzuipsite.nl/index.php?menu_id=61&multitext_id=139 |publisher=PSV Zuipsite |access-date=19 June 2013 |language=nl |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070425225412/http://www.psvzuipsite.nl/index.php?menu_id=61 |archive-date=25 April 2007 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Because of [[World War I]], the first possibility to enter a league was in the 1915–16 season. The club's first ever match was a 3–2 defeat against [[Willem II (football club)|Willem II Reserves]] on 19 September 1915. The team did achieve promotion that season to a newly created Third Division of the Brabantian FA. Under the guidance of coach Wout Buitenweg, PSV were promoted in 1918 and 1921 as well, eventually reaching the [[1921–22 Netherlands Football League Championship|Eerste Klasse]]. The team was relegated in [[1924–25 Netherlands Football League Championship|1925]], but its stint in the Second Division only lasted one year when PSV were promoted again. Since 1926, PSV has always played in the highest possible domestic league.<ref name="firsttitle">{{cite web |title=De beginjaren en het eerste kampioenschap |url=http://www.psvzuipsite.nl/index.php?menu_id=61&multitext_id=138 |publisher=PSV Zuipsite |access-date=19 June 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070425225412/http://www.psvzuipsite.nl/index.php?menu_id=61 |archive-date=25 April 2007 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="history">{{cite web |title=History |url=http://www.psv.nl/History.htm |publisher=PSV.nl |access-date=19 June 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130728034252/http://www.psv.nl/History.htm |archive-date=28 July 2013 }}</ref><ref name="trainers">{{cite web |title=Trainers |url=http://www.psv.nl/History/Trainers.htm |publisher=PSV.nl |access-date=19 June 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100918021011/http://www.psv.nl/History/Trainers.htm |archive-date=18 September 2010 }}</ref>

That year, defender [[Sjef van Run]] was brought in and a year later Jan van den Broek joined PSV, two players that would shape the squad in the coming years.<ref name="second">{{cite web |title=De 2e landstitel |url=http://www.stichting1913.nl/de-2e-landstitel-1935 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130624232644/http://www.stichting1913.nl/de-2e-landstitel-1935 |url-status=usurped |archive-date=24 June 2013 |publisher=Stichting 1913 |access-date=19 June 2013 |language=nl }}</ref> Behind the scenes, Frans Otten became chairman of the entire PSV sports union. He was responsible for bringing the club to a new level with new accommodations and stadium expansions. After winning the district league in 1929, PSV entered the [[1928–29 Netherlands Football League Championship|championship play-offs]]. In that competition, it won six out of eight matches. A 5–1 win against Velocitas from the city of [[Groningen]] meant that PSV was crowned league champions for the first time.<ref name="first">{{cite web |title=De 1e landstitel |url=http://www.stichting1913.nl/de-1e-landstitel-1929 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130624232734/http://www.stichting1913.nl/de-1e-landstitel-1929 |url-status=usurped |archive-date=24 June 2013 |publisher=Stichting 1913 |access-date=19 June 2013 |language=nl }}</ref> In the following three years, PSV won the district league every year, but it could not win the play-offs until 1935. [[1934–35 Netherlands Football League Championship|In that year]], the team secured the second championship ever in a 2–1 victory against [[AFC DWS|DWS]].<ref name="second"/>

Due to [[World War II]], attendances decreased significantly and in 1940, PSV player Johan Brusselers died in combat.<ref name="wwii">{{cite web |title=De Tweede Wereld Oorlog |url=http://www.psvzuipsite.nl/index.php?menu_id=61&multitext_id=137 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130624232650/http://www.psvzuipsite.nl/index.php?menu_id=61&multitext_id=137 |url-status=dead |archive-date=24 June 2013 |publisher=PSV Zuipsite |access-date=19 June 2013 |language=nl }}</ref> After the war, PSV signed two new strikers: Piet Fransen in 1948 and [[Coen Dillen]] in 1949.<ref name="fransen">{{cite web |title=Bijzondere speler uitgelicht: Piet Fransen |url=http://www.psv.nl/PSV-100-jaar/Nieuwspagina-1/Bijzondere-speler-uitgelicht-Piet-Fransen.htm |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130624232734/http://www.psv.nl/PSV-100-jaar/Nieuwspagina-1/Bijzondere-speler-uitgelicht-Piet-Fransen.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=24 June 2013 |publisher=PSV.nl |access-date=19 June 2013 |language=nl }}</ref> In 1950, PSV got its first post-war success when the team defeated [[HFC Haarlem]] in the [[KNVB Cup]] final; the match ended in 4–3 after extra-time.<ref name="firstcup">{{cite web |title=De eerste KNVB Beker |url=http://www.psvzuipsite.nl/index.php?menu_id=61&multitext_id=136 |publisher=PSV Zuipsite |access-date=19 June 2013 |language=nl |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070425225412/http://www.psvzuipsite.nl/index.php?menu_id=61 |archive-date=25 April 2007 |url-status=dead }}</ref> A year later, PSV won the district title after [[FC Eindhoven|EVV]] failed to win their final match. Even though coach [[Sam Wadsworth]] resigned during the [[1950–51 Netherlands Football League Championship|championship play-offs]], the title was won after a 2–1 win over Willem II. The 1950–51 season was Dillen's breakthrough, scoring 21 times and earning the nickname "The Canon".<ref name="third">{{cite web |title=De 3e landstitel |url=http://www.stichting1913.nl/de-3e-landstitel-1951 |publisher=Stichting 1913 |access-date=19 June 2013 |language=nl |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714224227/http://www.stichting1913.nl/de-3e-landstitel-1951 |archive-date=14 July 2014 |url-status=usurped }}</ref> Besides Dillen and Fransen, a memorable player of the early 1950s success was goalkeeper [[Lieuwe Steiger]], who ended up playing 383 matches for PSV.<ref name="steiger">{{cite web |title=Bijzondere speler uitgelicht: Lieuwe Steiger |url=http://www.psv.nl/PSV-100-jaar/Nieuwspagina-1/Bijzondere-speler-uitgelicht-Lieuwe-Steiger.htm |publisher=PSV.nl |access-date=19 June 2013 |language=nl |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130621050621/http://www.psv.nl/PSV-100-jaar/Nieuwspagina-1/Bijzondere-speler-uitgelicht-Lieuwe-Steiger.htm |archive-date=21 June 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

In 1955, PSV became the first Dutch club to enter the [[UEFA Champions League|European Champion Clubs' Cup]]. The two matches against [[SK Rapid Wien|Rapid Wien]] ended in 1–6 and 1–0.<ref name="fransen"/> Other success in the 1950s remained absent but in the [[1956–57 Eredivisie|1956–57 season]], Dillen scored 43 times, a Dutch record that still stands today.<ref name="zwiers">{{cite web |title=PSV |url=http://www.ronaldzwiers.0catch.com/PSV/PSV.htm |publisher=Ronald Zwiers |access-date=18 June 2013 |language=nl |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130609120927/http://www.ronaldzwiers.0catch.com/PSV/PSV.htm |archive-date=9 June 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The approaching 1960s marked a shift in player's heritage: the team went from mostly [[North Brabant|Brabantian]] men to players nationwide. Representative for this policy were defender [[Roel Wiersma]], who arrived in 1954 and captained the team for a decade, and [[Piet van der Kuil]], who came from Ajax for the equivalent of [[Euro|€]]59,000 (PSV's then-highest transfer fee).<ref name="fourth">{{cite web |title=De 4e landstitel |url=http://www.stichting1913.nl/de-4e-landstitel-1963 |publisher=Stichting 1913 |access-date=19 June 2013 |language=nl |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130624232739/http://www.stichting1913.nl/de-4e-landstitel-1963 |archive-date=24 June 2013 }}</ref><ref name="kuil">{{cite web |title=Bijzondere speler uitgelicht: Piet van der Kuil |url=http://www.psv.nl/PSV-100-jaar/Nieuwspagina-1/Bijzondere-speler-uitgelicht-Piet-van-der-Kuil.htm |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130624232721/http://www.psv.nl/PSV-100-jaar/Nieuwspagina-1/Bijzondere-speler-uitgelicht-Piet-van-der-Kuil.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=24 June 2013 |publisher=PSV.nl |access-date=19 June 2013 |language=nl }}</ref> Dillen left the club in 1961 after being club top scorer every year from 1953 to 1961. In 1962, Otten also decided to quit as chairman of the sports union. By then, board member Ben van Gelder had gradually started to mold the club in his way. Throughout the next two decades, he became responsible for turning PSV into a full-fledged professional organization.<ref name="gelder">{{cite web |title=PSV-pionier Van Gelder (85) overleden |url=http://www.vi.nl/nieuws/51694/PSV-pionier-Van-Gelder-85-overleden.htm |publisher=Voetbal International |access-date=19 June 2013 |language=nl |archive-date=2 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221002085319/https://www.vi.nl/cookies/;jsessionid=CD8B2642204B7F049512235133472439 |url-status=live }}</ref>