PSV's turbulent season finishes with happy ending

By Theo Ruizenaar

ROTTERDAM (Reuters) - PSV Eindhoven were crowned champions on Sunday although their 21st Dutch title came without the glamour of previous triumphs after a turbulent season.

They clinched their fourth successive title with a 1-0 win at Vitesse Arnhem after a campaign with three coaches in which they were only convincing in the first six weeks of this year.

Serbian Danko Lazovic struck two minutes after the break to leave PSV top with 72 points, three above Ajax Amsterdam.

They started the season with Ronald Koeman as coach but the former Netherlands defender left in October to join Valencia and his assistant Jan Wouters took over temporarily.

The management wanted a strong successor but the three main candidates -- Martin Jol, Fred Rutten and Huub Stevens -- did not step into the breach so Sef Vergoossen was appointed in January to steer the team to the end of the campaign.

Next season former PSV defender Huub Stevens, who has worked in Germany with Schalke 04, Hertha Berlin, Cologne and Hamburg SV, will be in charge and hoping for a more settled season.

PSV consolidated their lead at the top in the first few weeks of this year with six victories and a draw, including convincing wins at Feyenoord and their main rivals Ajax.