2017 Negeri Sembilan FA season

The 2017 season was Negeri Sembilan's 94th year in their history and 6th season in Malaysia Premier League since it was first introduced in 2004. Also it was the fourth season in the Malaysia Premier League following relegation on 2013 season. Along with the league, the club also participated in the Malaysia FA Cup and the Malaysia Cup.

Negeri Sembilan
2017 season
PresidentDato' Seri Utama Haji Mohamad bin Hasan
Head CoachMohd Asri Ninggal
StadiumTuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium
Malaysia Premier League5th (promoted) Increase
Malaysia FA CupSemi-final
Malaysia CupGroup stage

Events

In December 2016, the club signed several new players. Among them were Lee Tuck,[1] Bruno Suzuki and Nemanja Vidić .

The Negeri Sembilan squad extended their winning record at home when they managed to beat newcomers, PKNP FC, 3-1, in the Premier League competition, at Tuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium on 3 February 2017.[2]

On 4 March 2017, Negeri Sembilan continued to be on top of the Premier League when it defeated Kuala Lumpur 2-1 at Tuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium, Paroi.[3]

On 13 May 2017, Negeri Sembilan met Pahang in the second leg of the Malaysia FA Cup. Previously, they were defeated by a score of 1-0 at Darul Makmur Stadium. Negeri Sembilan started off hard when Pahang managed to get a goal as early as the 6th minute. Negeri Sembilan managed to equalize in the 68th minute but were surprised by a late goal in the match on (90+2'). Negeri Sembilan lost 3-1 on aggregate.[4]

On 21 April 2017, Negeri Sembilan managed to defeat Sabah with an aggregate of 1-0 in the FA Cup competition.[5]

On 13 May 2017, the FA Cup semi-final second leg against Pahang ended with a 2-1 victory over Pahang with an aggregate of 3-1. Negeri Sembilan was previously defeated with a result of 1-0 in the first match at Darul Makmur Stadium.[6]

Players
No. Name Age Nationality Notes
Goalkeepers
1 Ezad Ariff Jamaludin 20 Malaysia
12 Kaharuddin Rahman 24 Malaysia
25 Saiful Amar Sudar 34 Malaysia
30 Mohd Yatim Abdullah 23 Malaysia
Defenders
4 Fauzan Fauzi 21 Malaysia
5 Annas Rahmat 21 Malaysia
6 Mohd Nasriq Baharom 29 Malaysia
13 Noor Hazrul Mustafa 27 Malaysia
15 Ashmawi Yakin 22 Malaysia
18 Shazlan Alias 26 Malaysia
18 Aroon Kumar 22 Malaysia
19 Khairul Anwar Shahrudin 25 Malaysia
20 Hariri Safii 27 Malaysia
26 Nemanja Vidić 26 Serbia
28 Arman Fareez Ali 26 Malaysia
29 Curran Ferns 22 Malaysia
Midfielders
2 Lee Tuck 26 England
8 Shahrul Igwan 22 Malaysia
9 Mohd Faizal Abu Bakar 25 Malaysia
16 Norhafizzuan Jailani 26 Malaysia
22 Farderin Kadir 29 Malaysia
9 Syahid Zaidon 27 Malaysia
27 Izzudin Zainudin 22 Malaysia
Forwards
7 Bruno Suzuki 26 Japan
10 Marko Šimić 28 Croatia
11 Rahizi Mohd Rasib 21 Malaysia
14 Ahmad Hazeri Hamid 22 Malaysia
17 Izuan Salahuddin 24 Malaysia
23 Muhd Nizam Ruslan 22 Malaysia
34 Sean Selvaraj 20 Malaysia

Competitions

Malaysia Premier League
Main article: 2017 Malaysia Premier League

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Kuala Lumpur 22 15 2 5 47 24 +23 47 Promotion to Super League
2 Terengganu 22 15 2 5 42 27 +15 47
3 PKNP 22 14 4 4 41 23 +18 46
4 Johor Darul Ta'zim II 22 11 8 3 47 27 +20 41
5 Negeri Sembilan 22 11 8 3 37 24 +13 41 Promotion to Super League
6 UiTM 22 9 6 7 44 30 +14 33
7 Sabah 22 9 3 10 33 38 −5 30
8 PDRM 22 7 4 11 36 41 −5 25
9 Kuantan 22 5 1 16 41 64 −23 16
10 MISC-MIFA 22 4 2 16 36 51 −15 14
11 ATM 22 4 5 13 28 50 −22 14[lower-alpha 1] Relegation to FAM League
12 Perlis 22 4 3 15 22 55 −33 12[lower-alpha 2]
Source: FAM, FMLLP
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. ATM and Perlis was sentenced to a six-point deduction immediately on offense failed to complete the registration process Malaysian League (M-League) 2017. Later, upon careful consideration of the aforementioned appeals, Football Malaysia have decided to only reduce the deduction of 6 points to 3 points for ATM.
  2. ATM and Perlis was sentenced to a six-point deduction immediately on offense failed to complete the registration process Malaysian League (M-League) 2017. Later, upon careful consideration of the aforementioned appeals, Football Malaysia have decided to lift the transfer ban and reduce the deduction of 6 points to 3 points for Perlis.

Malaysia FA Cup
Main article: 2017 Malaysia FA Cup

Teams

Second Round
14 February 2017 (2017-02-14) Selangor (1) Selangor0–0 (a.e.t.)
(3–4 p)		 Negeri Sembilan Negeri Sembilan (2) Selayang, Selangor
21:00 UTC+8 Report Stadium: Selayang Stadium
Attendance: 4704
Referee: S.Sittharanjanan Sabah
Penalties
Juliano soccer ball with check mark
Razman soccer ball with check mark
Doe soccer ball with check mark
Halim soccer ball with red X
Ugo soccer ball with red X		 soccer ball with red X Hazrul
soccer ball with check mark Lee Tuck
soccer ball with check mark Vidić
soccer ball with check mark Faizal
soccer ball with check mark Suzuki

Quarter-final
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Pahang (1) Pahang 4–3 Johor Johor Darul Ta'zim (1) 3–1 1–2
Sabah (2) Sabah 0–1 Negeri Sembilan Negeri Sembilan (2) 0–1 0–0
Kedah (1) Kedah 6–2 Perak PKNP (2) 6–1 0–1
Terengganu (2) Terengganu 2–2 (4–1 p) Sarawak Sarawak (1) 1–1 1–1
First leg
1 April 2017 (2017-04-01) Sabah (2) Sabah0–1Negeri Sembilan Negeri Sembilan (2)Kota Kinabalu, Sabah
20:15 UTC+8 Report 26' Simic Stadium: Likas Stadium
Attendance: 4,100
Referee: Muhammad Zamzaidi Katimin
Second leg
21 April 2017 (2017-04-21) Negeri Sembilan (2) Negeri Sembilan 0–0
(1–0 agg.)		Sabah Sabah (2)Paroi, Negeri Sembilan
21:00 UTC+8 Report Stadium: Tuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium
Attendance: 20,736
Referee: Mohd Amirul Izwan Bin Yaacob

Semi-final
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Pahang (1) Pahang 3–1 Negeri Sembilan Negeri Sembilan (2) 1–0 2–1
Kedah (1) Kedah 4–0 Terengganu Terengganu (2) 1–0 3–0
First leg
30 April 2017 (2017-04-30) Pahang (1) Pahang1–0Negeri Sembilan Negeri Sembilan (2)Kuantan, Pahang
21:00 UTC+8 Annas 80' (og.) Report Stadium: Darul Makmur Stadium
Attendance: 30,149
Referee: Razlan Jofri Ali
Second leg
13 May 2017 (2017-05-13) Negeri Sembilan (2) Negeri Sembilan1–2
(1–3 agg.)		 Pahang Pahang (1) Paroi, Negeri Sembilan
21:00 UTC+8 68' Bruno Report 6' Jae-won
90+2' Jayaseelan		 Stadium: Tuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium
Attendance: 38,380

Malaysia Cup
Main article: 2017 Malaysia Cup

Format

In the competition, the top eleven teams from the First Round of 2017 Malaysia Super League were joined by the top five teams from the First Round of 2017 Malaysia Premier League. The teams were drawn into four groups of four teams.

Seeding
Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4
Johor Johor Darul Ta'zim
Pahang Pahang
Kedah Kedah
Perak Perak		 Selangor Selangor
Pahang Felda United
Kelantan Kelantan
Terengganu T-Team		 Selangor PKNS
Malacca Melaka United
Sarawak Sarawak
Negeri Sembilan Negeri Sembilan		 Terengganu Terengganu
Perak PKNP
Kuala Lumpur Kuala Lumpur
Selangor UiTM

Group stage
Main article: 2017 Malaysia Cup group stage
Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification PKNP PHG NSL TTM
1 Perak PKNP 6 3 2 1 9 9 0 11 Advance to Quarter-finals — 1–1 2–0 4–1
2 Pahang Pahang 6 2 3 1 14 8 +6 9 6–0 — 2–2 3–2
3 Negeri Sembilan Negeri Sembilan 6 1 3 2 8 12 −4 6 0–0 2–1 — 3–3
4 Terengganu T–Team 6 1 2 3 12 14 −2 5 1–2 1–1 4–1 —
Updated to match(es) played on 9 September 2017. Source: FAM FMLLP

Statistics
No. Name Age Natl Total League FA Cup Malaysia Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 Ezad Ariff Jamaludin 20 Malaysia
12 Kaharuddin Rahman 24 Malaysia
25 Saiful Amar Sudar 34 Malaysia
30 Mohd Yatim Abdullah 23 Malaysia
4 Fauzan Fauzi 21 Malaysia
5 Annas Rahmat 21 Malaysia
6 Mohd Nasriq Baharom 29 Malaysia
13 Noor Hazrul Mustafa 27 Malaysia
15 Ashmawi Yakin 22 Malaysia
18 Shazlan Alias 26 Malaysia
18 Aroon Kumar 22 Malaysia
19 Khairul Anwar Shahrudin 25 Malaysia
20 Hariri Safii 27 Malaysia
26 Nemanja Vidić 26 Serbia
28 Arman Fareez Ali 26 Malaysia
29 Curran Ferns 22 Malaysia
2 Lee Tuck 26 England
8 Shahrul Igwan 22 Malaysia
9 Mohd Faizal Abu Bakar 25 Malaysia
16 Norhafizzuan Jailani 26 Malaysia
22 Farderin Kadir 29 Malaysia
9 Syahid Zaidon 27 Malaysia
27 Izzudin Zainudin 22 Malaysia
7 Bruno Suzuki 26 Japan
10 Marko Šimić 28 Croatia
11 Rahizi Mohd Rasib 21 Malaysia
14 Ahmad Hazeri Hamid 22 Malaysia
17 Izuan Salahuddin 24 Malaysia
23 Muhd Nizam Ruslan 22 Malaysia
34 Sean Selvaraj 20 Malaysia

References
  1. Reporter, Sports (2017-01-08). "Lee Tuck hopes to return one day". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2023-01-26.
  2. "Liga Perdana: NS bangkit benam PKNP FC". Bharian.com.my. Retrieved 28 Jan 2023.
  3. "NS terus gah di puncak Liga Perdana". Bharian.com.my. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
  4. "Pahang mara ke final Piala FA". Bharian.com.my. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
  5. "Piala FA: Negeri Sembilan ke separuh akhir". Bharian.com.my. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
  6. "Pahang mara ke final Piala FA". Bharian.com.my. Retrieved 28 Jan 2023.
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