The rivalry between Ajax and PSV , most commonly known as De Topper is one of the main football rivalries of the Netherlands. It is between Ajax, of Amsterdam and PSV, from Eindhoven and is highly contested. Although not as charged as De Klassieker, the rivalry between the two sides has increased in intensity over the past three decades. Statistics (since 1928) {| width=60% |- !colspan="10" bgcolor=#B8860B|Matches |- !colspan="2" bgcolor=#ffe5b4|Stage !bgcolor=#ffe5b4 align="center"|M !bgcolor=#ffe5b4 align="center"|AJX !bgcolor=#ffe5b4 align="center"|D !bgcolor=#ffe5b4 align="center"|PSV !bgcolor=#ffe5b4 align="center"|GAJX !bgcolor=#ffe5b4 align="center"|GPSV |- !bgcolor=#ffffff align="center"| |bgcolor=#f5f5dc|Dutch Championship Play-offs (top flight until 1955/1956) |bgcolor=#f5f5dc align="center"|8 |bgcolor=#f5f5dc align="center"|6 |bgcolor=#f5f5dc align="center"|0 |bgcolor=#f5f5dc align="center"|2 |bgcolor=#f5f5dc align="center"|27 |bgcolor=#f5f5dc align="center"|16 |- !bgcolor=#ff0000 align="center"| |bgcolor=#f5f5dc|Dutch Eredivisie (top flight starting 1956/57) |bgcolor=#f5f5dc align="center"|133 |bgcolor=#f5f5dc align="center"|52 |bgcolor=#f5f5dc align="center"|27 |bgcolor=#f5f5dc align="center"|54 |bgcolor=#f5f5dc align="center"|220 |bgcolor=#f5f5dc align="center"|218 |- !bgcolor=#ff0000 align="center"| |bgcolor=#f5f5dc|Dutch Premier League Play-offs |bgcolor=#f5f5dc align="center"|2 |bgcolor=#f5f5dc align="center"|0 |bgcolor=#f5f5dc align="center"|1 |bgcolor=#f5f5dc align="center"|1 |bgcolor=#f5f5dc align="center"|2 |bgcolor=#f5f5dc align="center"|4 |- !bgcolor=#ffffff align="center"| |bgcolor=#f5f5dc|Dutch Cup |bgcolor=#f5f5dc align="center"|17 |bgcolor=#f5f5dc align="center"|10 |bgcolor=#f5f5dc align="center"|3 |bgcolor=#f5f5dc align="center"|4 |bgcolor=#f5f5dc align="center"|28 |bgcolor=#f5f5dc align="center"|20 |- !bgcolor=#ffffff align="center"|TIE |bgcolor=#f5f5dc|Dutch Super Cup |bgcolor=#f5f5dc align="center"|10 |bgcolor=#f5f5dc align="center"|5 |bgcolor=#f5f5dc align="center"|0 |bgcolor=#f5f5dc align="center"|5 |bgcolor=#f5f5dc align="center"|16 |bgcolor=#f5f5dc align="center"|21 |- !bgcolor=#ffffff align="center"| |bgcolor=#f5f5dc|Friendly (as part of a tournament) |bgcolor=#f5f5dc align="center"|3 |bgcolor=#f5f5dc align="center"|2 |bgcolor=#f5f5dc align="center"|0 |bgcolor=#f5f5dc align="center"|1 |bgcolor=#f5f5dc align="center"|6 |bgcolor=#f5f5dc align="center"|6 |- !bgcolor=#ffffff align="center"| |bgcolor=#f5f5dc|Friendly |bgcolor=#f5f5dc align="center"|8 |bgcolor=#f5f5dc align="center"|6 |bgcolor=#f5f5dc align="center"|1 |bgcolor=#f5f5dc align="center"|1 |bgcolor=#f5f5dc align="center"|29 |bgcolor=#f5f5dc align="center"|13 |- !bgcolor=#ffffff align="center"| |bgcolor=#f5f5dc|TOTAL |bgcolor=#f5f5dc align="center"|181 |bgcolor=#f5f5dc align="center"|81 |bgcolor=#f5f5dc align="center"|32 |bgcolor=#f5f5dc align="center"|68 |bgcolor=#f5f5dc align="center"|328 |bgcolor=#f5f5dc align="center"|298 |- bgcolor=#ffe5b4 |colspan="10"|<small>M - matches; D - draws; AJX - victories Ajax; PSV - victories PSV; GAJX - goals Ajax; GPSV - goals PSV; </small> |- bgcolor=#ffe5b4 |colspan="10"|updated 3 February 2023 |} Results Transfers From Ajax to PSV Jan Hassink (1925, retired) Piet van der Kuil (1959, retired) Frits Soetekouw (1967, retired) Gerald Vanenburg (1986, retired) Ronald Koeman (1986, retired) Stanley Menzo (1994, retired) Kenneth Perez (2007, retired) Nick Viergever (2018) From PSV to Ajax(r=returning)'' Gert Bals (1965, retired) Peter Hoekstra (1996, retired) Kenneth Perez (r, January 2008, retired) Ismaïl Aissati (2008) André Ooijer (r, 2010, retired) Riechedly Bazoer (2012) (Former) PSVers with an Ajax-past Frank Arnesen (retired) Jason Čulina (retired) Ruud Geels (retired) Arie Haan (retired) Wim Jonk (retired) Florian Jozefzoon Wim Kieft (retired) Patrick Kluivert (retired) Søren Lerby (retired) Andy van der Meyde (retired) Luciano Narsingh Michael Reiziger (retired) Marciano Vink (retired) Jan Wouters (retired) Steven Bergwijn Jeremain Lens Siem de Jong Pablo Rosario Donyell Malen (Former) Ajacieden with a PSV-past Jürgen Colin (retired) Dennis Rommedahl