The Philips Stadion (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈfilɪpˌstaːdijɔn]) is a football stadium in Eindhoven, Netherlands.

Urban planner Gerrit Jan de Jongh envisaged a village green in the center, creating a space for leisure and sports.

The decision was made to create an oval shape with a running track between field and stands, enabling the possibility for athletic, cycling and ice skating matches.

During World War II, the ground was claimed by German occupants and used for military purposes.

The final days of World War II witnessed great destruction in the city of Eindhoven and also to the stadium itself.

[12][13] Four 40-meter high floodlights were installed by Philips in the stadium in the same year, making evening matches possible.

PSV chairman Jacques Ruts decided to rebuild the stand, and simultaneously provide more space for business relations and sponsors.

Ruts got inspired by the way American stadiums had built luxury boxes and used them for business opportunities.

After the renovation (which costed 40 million guilders), the new south stand was two-tiered, with 830 VIP-seats behind glass in the middle.

[12] Until then, the fanatic part of the PSV support would be located on the so-called L-side on standing terraces.

[13] Along with creating more seats, the new corners had window blind-type constructions, which allowed air to flow through in order to let the grass breath.

During the match, fans were provoked by Kaiserslautern players, resulting in spectators attempting to break through a fence separating the stands and the field.

After the gate was cracked, PSV coach Eric Gerets and several players had to personally stop the fans from entering the field.

[20] After this incident, problems with fan violence faded and in the summer of 2005, the PSV board decided to remove the tall fences around the pitch.

Unauthorized persons who do invade the pitch will receive a €15,000 penalty and a ten-year ban from visiting the Philips Stadion.

[21] Plans to further expand the ground to 45,000 seats have been examined, but turned down after the Netherlands lost the 2018 FIFA World Cup bid.

[22] In 2011, the ground under the stadium (and the training facilities) were sold for €48.4 million to the Eindhoven municipality in a leasehold estate construction.

[23] In recent years, the stadium has gone through several minor modernization programs: the fourth floor was renovated in 2008, LED-powered advertisement boarding was installed by Philips in 2009.

His shows were sometimes combined with live coverage of a Netherlands football team match in case of a planned fixture.

The station is mainly meant for travelling away fans: the bridge leads to the away-section in the stands.