1995–96 PSV Eindhoven season

PSV finished the season in second, one better than last season, with ten more points (once adjusting for the switch to three-points-for-a-win). The club also made its deepest run in Europe since winning the European Cup at the turn of the decade, with a 7-1 thrashing off Finnish team MyPa and a 5-3 victory at Leeds among the highlights as PSV reached the quarter-finals. A 2-2 draw at Spanish giants Barcelona gave the Dutch club a foundation for a second-leg triumph, but a late Barcelona goal gave the Catalans the victory on the night and a semi-final berth.

Squad at end of season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player GK Stanley Menzo[notes 1] GK Ronald Waterreus DF Wilfred Bouma DF Ernest Faber DF Ferry Maas DF Arthur Numan (captain) DF Jaap Stam DF Stan Valckx DF Chris van der Weerden DF Geoffrey Prommayon MF Phillip Cocu MF Wim Jonk

No. Position Player MF René Klomp MF Edward Linskens MF Björn van der Doelen MF Tommie van der Leegte MF Marciano Vink[notes 2] MF Jan Wouters MF Boudewijn Zenden FW René Eijkelkamp FW Boudewijn Pahlplatz FW Luc Nilis FW Eiður Guðjohnsen FW Ronaldo

Left club during season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player MF Peter Hoekstra (to Ajax)