PSV qualified for the Johan Cruyff Shield as champions of the 2023–24 Eredivisie with 91 points, their most ever in a single Eredivisie season, finishing nine points clear of second-placed Feyenoord. Feyenoord qualified for the Johan Cruyff Shield as winners of the 2023–24 KNVB Cup, beating N.E.C. in the final and PSV in the round of 16. Since the Johan Cruyff Shield was played in the stadium of the Eredivisie champions, the Philips Stadion hosted the match for a second time, previously doing so in 2018.
The contest was the first match in charge of Feyenoord for new head coach Brian Priske. Peter Bosz managed PSV in the Johan Cruyff Shield for a second consecutive year. On 29 July 2024, Jeroen Manschot was appointed as referee for the Johan Cruyff Shield for the first time.[1]
Previous participations
It was the fifth meeting between PSV and Feyenoord in the Johan Cruyff Shield, after PSV won the editions against Feyenoord in 2008, 2016 and 2023 and Feyenoord beat PSV in 2018. The teams previously also faced each other in the Dutch Supercup, with Feyenoord winning in 1991 and PSV winning in 1992. Overall, PSV started the match as record winners of the Dutch Super Cup, having won fourteen editions, including the previous three, and lost seven editions. Feyenoord previously played in eleven editions of the Dutch Super Cup, winning four of them, most recently in 2018.
In the following table, participations in the Dutch Super Cup and the Johan Cruyff Shield are included.
