PSV captured their 22nd Dutch soccer championship in history and their first since 2008 by beating sc Heerenveen 4-1 Saturday in Eindhoven.

Coach Phillip Cocu's side had a perfect start with a goal by Luuk de Jong in the third minute and Eredivisie top scorer Memphis Depay added his 20th goal of the season with a free-kick in the 23rd minute. Joey van den Berg Heerenveen came back, but De Jong scored again on the stroke of half-time and Luciano Narsingh sealed the victory and the title in the final minutes.

Since the second match round in August last year, PSV led the Eredivisie and now the Eindhoven-based giants are on 79 points from 31 matches. x No. 2 Ajax are on 66 points from 30 matches and cannot pass PSV anymore. The reigning champions play NAC Breda at home on Sunday.

PSV grabbed their first national title in 1929 and in total they became champions of the Netherlands three times before the introduction of professional Dutch football in 1954. In the professional era they had a total of 19 titles.

Ajax are all-time leaders with a total of 33 championship titles. PSV are second with 22 and Feyenoord are third with 14 national championships. Endi

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