There was a time when Dutch football jointers discussing De Klassieker would have simply been citing the rivalry between Ajax and feyenoord, the illustrious clubs of the country's biggest cities, Amsterdam and Rotterdam. Since the start of the Eredivisie in 1956, the record books tell of 106 matches between the two parts, with 46 wins for PSV, 40 for Ajax, and 20 draws. While Ajax have celebrated heavy 5-0 victories on two occasions, during the 1957/58 and 1964/65 seasons, and also triumphed 5-1 at the pPhilips stadion in 2007, PSV have managed a pair of 6-2 successes, in 1975/76 and last term. Last season, Ajax swept apart their foes 4-1 at home before suffering that humbling 6-2 defeat away, meaning both will be eager for revenge in the current campaign. Belgian trainer Gerets explained that Ajax has always been a rival club. Gerets represented PSV as a player from 1985 to 1992 before taking over coaching duties between 1999 and 2002. In july 2007, during the protracted transfer of Danish forward Kenneth Perez from Ajax to PSV, the latters sporting director, Jan Reker, launched a memorable tirade after growing impatient with the fee demanded by the capital outfit. Instead, their arch-rivals have taken over as the team most succesful at defending Dutch colours in Europe, having reached the UEFA Champions League semi-finals in 2005.
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AJAX AMSTERDAM VS PSV EINDHOVEN HISTORY
There was a time when Dutch football jointers discussing De Klassieker would have simply been citing the rivalry between Ajax and feyenoord, the illustrious clubs of the country's biggest cities, Amsterdam and Rotterdam. Since the start of the Eredivisie in 1956, the record books tell of 106 matches between the two parts, with 46 wins for PSV, 40 for Ajax, and 20 draws. While Ajax have celebrated heavy 5-0 victories on two occasions, during the 1957/58 and 1964/65 seasons, and also triumphed 5-1 at the pPhilips stadion in 2007, PSV have managed a pair of 6-2 successes, in 1975/76 and last term. Last season, Ajax swept apart their foes 4-1 at home before suffering that humbling 6-2 defeat away, meaning both will be eager for revenge in the current campaign. Belgian trainer Gerets explained that Ajax has always been a rival club. Gerets represented PSV as a player from 1985 to 1992 before taking over coaching duties between 1999 and 2002. In july 2007, during the protracted transfer of Danish forward Kenneth Perez from Ajax to PSV, the latters sporting director, Jan Reker, launched a memorable tirade after growing impatient with the fee demanded by the capital outfit. Instead, their arch-rivals have taken over as the team most succesful at defending Dutch colours in Europe, having reached the UEFA Champions League semi-finals in 2005.