Editing Philips (section)

==Sponsorships==
[[File:PSV Stadion Eindhoven.JPG|thumb|right|PSV's Philips Stadium, August 2012]]
In 1913, in celebration of the 100th anniversary of the liberation of the Netherlands, Philips founded {{lang|nl|Philips Sports Vereniging}} (Philips Sports Club, now commonly known as PSV). The club is active in numerous sports but is now best known for its football team, [[PSV Eindhoven]], and swimming team. Philips owns the naming rights to [[Philips Stadion|Philips Stadium]] in [[Eindhoven]], which is the home ground of PSV Eindhoven.

Outside of the Netherlands, Philips sponsors and has sponsored numerous sports clubs, sports facilities and events. In November 2008, Philips renewed and extended its [[Formula One|F1]] partnership with [[Williams Grand Prix Engineering|AT&T Williams]]. Philips owns the [[naming rights]] to the ''Philips Championship'', the premier basketball league in Australia, traditionally known as the [[National Basketball League (Australia)|National Basketball League]]. From 1988 to 1993, Philips was the principal sponsor of the [[Australian Rugby League Commission|Australian rugby league]] team [[Balmain Tigers|The Balmain Tigers]] and Indonesian football club side [[Persiba Balikpapan]]. From 1998 to 2000, Philips sponsored the [[NASCAR Cup Series|Winston Cup]] No. 7 entry for [[Geoff Bodine Racing]], later [[Ultra Motorsports]], for drivers [[Geoff Bodine]] and [[Michael Waltrip]]. From 1999 to 2018, Philips held the naming rights to [[Philips Arena]] in [[Atlanta]], home of the [[Atlanta Hawks]] of the [[National Basketball Association]] and former home of the defunct [[Atlanta Thrashers]] of the [[National Hockey League]]. In 2024, Philips became a sponsor for [[La Liga]] team [[FC Barcelona]].

Outside of sports, Philips sponsored the international ''Philips [[Monsters of Rock]] festival''.