History of Negeri Sembilan FC

The club was established in 1923, according to a passage in the football history books of Malaysia based on an interview with Austin Senevirathe, who was 93 years old when interviewed. He stated that the Malaya Cup match between Negeri Sembilan and Singapore took place in that particular year.[16]

In 1926 the Football Associations of Negeri Sembilan, Perak, Selangor, Malacca and the Singapore Amateur Football Association, came together to form the Malayan Football Association (MFA), to field a Malayan team against an Australia side that visited Singapore that year.[17]

In 1927 PBNS started organising league matches. Among the trophies that were up for grabs at that time were the Annex Shield, the British Resident's Cup, and the Hose Cup. The earliest football clubs that existed and competed in the league were Negri Sembilan Chinese "A," Negri Sembilan Club, Port Dickson Recreation Club, Sungei Ujong Club, Negri Sembilan Chinese "B," and St. Paul's Old Boys Association.[18]

In 1942–1947 all football competitions in Malaya were suspended due to World War II and the Japanese occupation of Malaya. This also caused the Negeri Sembilan team to stop participating in league and cup competitions until 1948, when the team was able to compete again.[19]

In 1948 they won the first HMS Malaya Cup,[20] led by skipper Kwan Soon Teck .[21]

In 1953 Negeri Sembilan finished as runners-up in the Kings Gold Cup after being defeated by Kedah in the final with a 4–1 score.[22]

In 1982 Tan Sri Dato' Seri Utama Mohd Isa bin Dato' Haji Abdul Samad was appointed president of the Negeri Sembilan Football Association (PBNS) as well as the Menteri Besar of Negeri Sembilan. Also in 1982, the Perbandaran Seremban Field was upgraded, and throughout that period, the team used the Kuala Pilah Stadium (a contemporary stadium) as their home ground where they had previously used the Perbandaran Seremban Field. Later, the field was renamed the Perbandaran Seremban Stadium and began to be used until 1991.[23]

Negeri Sembilan played in the Liga Malaysia (English: Malaysia League) throughout the years 1982–1988, Liga Malaysia was an amateur football league run by the Football Association of Malaysia (FAM). Since 1982, Negeri Sembilan has only been a middle-tier team and is not very prominent when compared to Selangor, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Pahang, and Penang.[24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31]

In 1989 Liga Malaysia changed its status from amateur to semi-pro. The Semi-Pro League was introduced and divided into two tiers, the Division 1 League for the first tier and the Division 2 League for the second tier. Negeri Sembilan was placed in Division 2 according to their current performance. The team is only in an average position in Division 2 despite having used the services of Singapore international player R. Suriamurthy and Thailand import player Likit Sanatong.[32]

1991 was the year of the revival of the Negeri Sembilan team, which in previous years had been an underdog. That was also the last year the Negeri Sembilan team used the Majlis Perbandaran Seremban Stadium before the Tuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium in Paroi was used as their home ground until now. On 18 August 1991, the team met Sarawak in the final match of the Division 2 League at the Majlis Perbandaran Seremban Stadium. Negeri Sembilan, who was in first place at the time, only needed a draw while Sarawak, who was in second place, needed a win to get the top spot in the league table. The match of that day went to Negeri Sembilan with a result of 2–2, and they managed to collect one point. It was the last year that led to the success of winning the Semi-Pro League Division 2, then qualifying for Division 1 in 1992. Among the star players at that time were the import trio, the Bozik Brothers (Miroslav and Robert), and the powerful striker Marian Vazquez. Local players include Richard Scully, Mansor Sulaiman, and Nazari Hussein.[33]

In 1992 the construction of Tuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium was completed and inaugurated to be used as a multipurpose stadium. The stadium initially held a capacity of 20,000 people, and since then, the Negeri Sembilan team has officially made the stadium their home ground for the Liga Semi-Pro Divisyen 1 tournament in that year.[34]

On 12 April 1992 the Negeri Sembilan team won the 1992 Kings' Gold Cup after beating Terengganu FA, 2–1, at Tuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium, Paroi. The coaches and players shared a cash reward of RM20,000 from the Negeri Sembilan Malay Football Association. Negeri Sembilan's coach at that time was Haji Mohd Zaki Shaikh Ahmad. Earlier, the last time Negeri Sembilan FA participated in the final of the trophy was in 1953, when they lost 1–2 to Pulau Pinang.[35]

In the 1996 season Negeri Sembilan became one of the contenders for the league title. Even though it was not given much attention at first, the team starring two former import players from Argentina, Pahang FA's Gus Cerro and Jose Iriarte, surprised many when they gave great competition to other selected teams such as Selangor, Sabah, Sarawak, Kedah, Pahang, and Brunei. Othman Katmon, Faizal Zainal, Khairil Zainal, Rosli Omar, B. Rajinikandh (now converted to Islam), A. Ganeson, V. Arumugham, Idris Kadir, Azmi Mohamed, and Ching Hong Aik (only a few mentions) have put up a good fight, giving great hope to their loyal supporters. However, this squad failed to maintain the momentum when it was finally overtaken by Sabah FA, who emerged as the Premier League champion, as well as Kedah FA, who became the runner-up.[36]

On 31 May 2003 Negeri Sembilan met Perlis in the FA Cup final. Played at Perak Stadium, the club was surprised by the opponent's early goal in the 11th minute. The club managed to close the gap in the 56th minute thanks to a goal by Effendi Malek. The game remained 1–1 until the 90th minute, and in extra time, victory was decided on a golden goal. In the 95th minute, the club managed to get the golden goal as a result of Everson Martinelli's goal, and the club was crowned FA Cup champion in 2003.[37]

In 2004 the capacity of Negeri Sembilan's Tuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium was upgraded to 45,000 people for the hosting of the 2004 Sukma Games. This benefitted Negeri Sembilan fans as the numbers of maximum spectators increased and was best used for the big match such as a derby or a final match.[38]

Negeri Sembilan made its first appearance in the AFC Cup competition in the 2004 season. The club made its debut in the first match against Island FC with a big 6–0 win on 10 February 2004. However, the club had to settle for being 3rd in the group after losing all the group stage matches against Geylang United, East Bengal, and Island FC. All teams played at home and away for a total of six games.[39]

In March 2004 Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan was appointed as the president of the Negeri Sembilan Football Association (PBNS). It's because he successfully held the position as the 10th Menteri Besar of Negeri Sembilan and replaced Isa Samad, who held that position the previous year. Mohamad Hasan was the first Menteri Besar who had ever been a local football player and then became the president of PBNS. He never represented the first team of Negeri Sembilan but played a lot with clubs in Kuala Lumpur and Selangor.[40] He was banned from football for life after receiving a red card when NS Malays played against NS Indians in 1977. He was active in football in the 1970s.[41]

In the 2006 season the team won the Malaysia Super League by finishing first out of eight clubs that competed. The newly promoted team from the Malaysian Premier League in the 2005 season managed to become the league champion in their first appearance since the Super League was introduced in 2004.[42]

On 7 November 2009 the team ended their 61-year drought in the Malaysia Cup after posting a convincing 3–1 victory over Kelantan in the final at the National Stadium, Bukit Jalil. The team also won all the matches in the Malaysia Cup tournament, starting from the group stage until the final. That final match was a fantastic night.[43]

The repeat final of 2009 between the club and Kelantan happened again on 30 October 2010. However, this time, the club lost 1–2 to Kelantan despite having taken an early lead through a penalty by Shahurain Abu Samah.[44]

On 10 April 2010 Negeri Sembilan needed the luck of the penalty shootout to win the FA Cup championship again by beating Kedah 5–4 in the final of the 21st edition at the National Stadium, Bukit Jalil. This continues to confirm them as the new powerhouse of national football after winning the Malaysia Cup last season. Both teams were tied at 1–1 after the end of the 90 minutes of the actual game, even after the referee, R. Krishnan, dragged it into extra time in front of about 70,000 spectators, the majority of whom were "Hijau Kuning" supporters.[45]

In 2011 the club again qualified for the Malaysia Cup Final for the third time in a row, this time with their new coach, Mohd Azraai Khor Abdullah. They won the trophy after defeating Terengganu FA with an epic comeback. The first goal was scored by Mohd Ashaari Shamsuddin for Terengganu in the 59th minute. Negeri Sembilan used the last 10 minutes of the game to make a comeback. S. Kunanlan equalised the score in the 81st minute before Hairuddin Omar, the veteran striker, hit the winning goal for Negeri Sembilan with a beautiful volley in the 85th minute.[46]

In the early part of the 2011 season one of the team's all-time best coaches, Wan Jamak Wan Hassan, resigned from the club. He sees no excuses for the team's disappointing run in the Malaysia Super League and Malaysia FA Cup competitions for that season.[47]

On 2012 Negeri Sembilan signed nine new faces, including two import players, to cover the "Hoben Jang Hoben" squad challenged in the Super League 2012 season. Two import players, a striker from Cameroon named Jean-Emmanuel Effa Owona and a defender from Brazil named Gonçalves Ferreira Marquen, were offered a one-year contract as the latest additions to the backup squad to help the Jangs form a strong team.

On 7 January 2021 Negeri Sembilan lifted the 2012 Malaysian season's opening Charity Shield when they beat Kelantan 2–1 in the match that was played at the National Stadium in Bukit Jalil. Cameroonian striker Jean-Emmanuel Effa Owona emerged as the hero for Negeri with a brace of goals in the 31st and 63rd minutes to erase Kelantan's earlier goal off Norshahrul Idlan in the 22nd minute.[48]

On 6 December 2014 the president of the Negeri Sembilan Football Association announced that the Negeri Sembilan team would be known as the Negeri Sembilan Matrix from the 2015 season. This has become the beginning of the process of privatising the Negeri Sembilan.[49]

In 2015, overall Negeri Sembilan did not play as expected. The club has invested heavily in the team, but they are only 6th in the league and knocked out early in the FA Cup. even more disappointing when they failed to qualify for the Malaysia Cup. On 26 August 2015, the Negeri Sembilan Football Association disbanded the Premier League team NS Matrix, shortly after the team failed to qualify for the Malaysia Cup 2015. Also eliminated is the head coach, K. Devan.[50]

On 25 December 2015 Negeri Sembilan successfully defeated Perlis in the Kings Gold Cup match with a 2–1 win at Tuanku Syed Putra Stadium. This success ended Negeri Sembilan's 23-year drought since 1992 and brought home the round trophy and RM40,000 in cash, while the runner-up received RM20,000 in cash.[51]

In December 2016 the club signed several new players. Among them were Lee Tuck,[52] Bruno Suzuki, and Nemanja Vidic. Played in the 2017 Malaysia Premier League, the club has a mission to climb up for the Malaysia Super League. On 4 March 2017, Negeri Sembilan continued to be on top of the Premier League when they defeated Kuala Lumpur 2–1 at the Tuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium, Paroi.[53] Negeri Sembilan was successfully promoted to the Super League for 2018 despite only being in 5th place. The club managed to qualify for the semi-finals of the FA Cup, and 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 by a score of 1–0 in the first match at Darul Makmur Stadium.[54]

On 7 June 2018 the Negeri Sembilan Football Association (PBNS) lost an experienced figure when Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan resigned as president of the association. Also followed Mohamad's footsteps were two vice presidents, Datuk Mohamad Haslah Mohd Amin, who was also the PBNS Chief Finance Officer and manager of the Negeri Sembilan Super League team, and lastly, Datuk Abd Ghani Hasan.[55]

On 10 September 2018 Tunku Besar of Tampin, Tunku Syed Razman Tunku Syed Idrus Al-Qadri, was elected as the new President of the Negeri Sembilan Football Association (PBNS) for the period of 2018–2021 after winning unopposed at the 86th PBNS Congress, held at Klana Resort.[56]

Until 2020, the team competes within the capacity of the Football Association (FA). However, the team has finally succeeded in being privatised in the football club privatisation campaign by the Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) in September 2020 and has been performing as a "Football Club" (FC) since the 2021 season.[57]

Season 2021 was the club's third year playing in the Premier League since being relegated in 2019. On 26 December 2020, the club signed several new players. Among them were Raja Imran Shah, Raja Amin, Barathkumar Ramaloo, Aroon Kumar, Damien Lim, Saiful Ridzuwan Selamat, Annas Rahmat, and Ferris Danial. The club also signed Tasnim Fitri and Osman Yusoff. Having started the season well with an unbeaten record after six games, the club has been top of the table for several weeks. The great competitor for the team at that time was Sarawak United. That event was almost similar in 1991 when Negeri Sembilan and Sarawak competed for the top spot in League Division 2.[58] However, Negeri Sembilan has shown dominance by winning the Premier League in the 2021 season, while Sarawak United FC placed second.[59][60]

• 1923–2005: Negeri Sembilan

In tournaments the Negeri Sembilan Football Association only used Negeri Sembilan or Negri Sembilan as the team name. Negeri Sembilan is the name of one of the states in Malaysia, and the Negeri Sembilan Football Association is the governing body of football, founded to represent the state. The team used it from 1923 through 2004 before it was rebranded in 2005.

• 2005–2008: Negeri Sembilan Naza

Negeri Sembilan was rebranded in 2005. The team, sponsored by a motor company from Malaysia named Naza, started in 2005. This has caused Negeri Sembilan to be given a new name: Negeri Sembilan Naza, or simply NS Naza, to represent the name of the sponsoring company.

• 2009–2014: Negeri Sembilan

In 2009, Naza withdrew from sponsoring the Negeri Sembilan football team. The team later cancelled the name Negeri Sembilan Naza and changed it back to Negeri Sembilan for the 2009 league season. They have used it until season 2014.

• 2015: Negeri Sembilan Matrix

On 6 December 2014 the president of the Negeri Sembilan Football Association (PBNS) announced the team's new branding by changing it to Negeri Sembilan Matrix, or simply NS Matrix. With a larger amount of sponsorship from Matrix Concepts Holdings Berhad and a bigger investment for the team, they had a greater vision and mission to carry out. Unfortunately, on 25 August 2015, NS Matrix was disbanded for not meeting the expectations set by PBNS.[61]

• 2016–2020: Negeri Sembilan

Due to the disbandment of NS Matrix in the previous year, the team used the Negeri Sembilan name again starting in 2016. The team used it for 5 years until 2020, when they started using the new name because they had registered as a private football club.[62]

• 2020–present: Negeri Sembilan F.C.

To achieve the targeted standards and the campaign implemented by the Football Association of Malaysia (FAM), the Negeri Sembilan team has privatised their team to become a football club. Previously operating as a football association, the team has started a new chapter with the privatisation of their football team.[63]

Tuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium – the current home of Negeri Sembilan FC

• 1940s–1982: Seremban Municipal Council Field

Around the 1940s, Negeri Sembilan started playing at Seremban Municipal Council Field (Malay: Padang Majlis Perbandaran Seremban) since it was built by the British Resident of Negeri Sembilan, John Vincent Cowgill, in the early 1940. Seremban Municipal Council Field, or better known as Padang Stesyen (English: Station Field) because it was located next to the Seremban railway station, has a sweet history for Negeri Sembilan since it was the first venue where the HMS Malaya Cup was lifted by the team. In the beginning, this field did not have seating facilities, and spectators only sat on the sides of the field. In 1960, after Independence Day, this field was upgraded by building 500 seats that can accommodate about 5,000 people.

In 1973, Padang Stesyen was upgraded to allow the field to be used for the Field Hockey World Cup in 1975, when Malaysia was chosen as the host country and Padang Stesyen became one of the competition venues. At this time the seats were increased to 5,000 uncovered seats, which made Padang Stesyen famous at the time due to the good pitch conditions for a world-class tournament.

• 1982: Kuala Pilah Stadium

Kuala Pilah Mini Stadium, or Kuala Pilah Stadium, was used as the temporary home ground of the Negeri Sembilan team in 1982. The stadium located in Kuala Pilah was used because Padang Stesyen was being upgraded at that time.

• 1982–1992: Seremban Municipal Council Stadium

In 1982, Padang Stesyen was upgraded by the Negeri Sembilan government due to Seremban being upgraded as a city. This also caused the name of the field to be changed to Seremban Municipal Council Stadium (Malay: Stadium Majlis Perbandaran Seremban). The Negeri Sembilan team reused this field as their home ground until 1992, when that was the last year the team used the stadium, and it became the starting point for the revival of the Negeri Sembilan team. This iconic stadium was later demolished to make way for the development of Seremban and construction of a shopping centre in 1993.

• 1992: Tuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium

The Tuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium (STAR) (Malay: Stadium Tuanku Abdul Rahman), also known by its informal name Stadium Paroi and nickname "The STAR of Paroi," is a multi-purpose stadium in Paroi, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia. Inaugurated in 1992, the stadium initially held a capacity of 20,000 people. Negeri Sembilan has been using the STAR as their home ground since 1992, and this stadium has been the place where various glorious histories of the Negeri Sembilan team were created. The stadium is named in honour of Tuanku Abdul Rahman ibni Almarhum Tuanku Muhammad, the eighth Yamtuan Besar of Seri Menanti, the second Yamtuan Besar of modern-day Negeri Sembilan, and the first Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia. In 2004, the capacity of the stadium had been upgraded to 45,000 people for the hosting of the 2004 Sukma Games.

List of Negeri Sembilan Football Association (PBNS) presidents.

Dates	Name	Notes
1969–1978	Wan Salaidin Wan Ismail
1978–1982	Tan Sri Dato' Seri Utama Dr. Rais bin Yatim
1982–2004	Tan Sri Mohd Isa Bin Abdul Samad
2004–2018	Datuk Seri Mohamad Haji Hassan
2018–present	Tunku Syed Razman ibni al-Marhum Tunku Syed 'Idrus al-Qadri

List of Negeri Sembilan FC (NSFC) coaches.

Dates	Coach	Achievement
1981–1982	Tony Chia
1983–1984	Zainuddin Hussein
1985–1986	Tony Chia
1987	Manilton Santos
July 1987	Tony Chia
1988–1989	Zainuddin Hussein
September 1989	M. Kuppan
1990–1991	Ruslan Yaakob	1991 Division 2 League
1992–1993	Josef Herel
1994–1998	M. Karathu
1998–1999	Irfan Bakti Abu Salim
2000–2002	Mohd Zaki Sheikh Ahmad
2003–2006	K. Devan	FA Cup Malaysia 2003 2005–06 Super League
2006–2007	Hatem Souissi
2007–2011	Wan Jamak Wan Hassan	Malaysia Cup 2009 FA Cup Malaysia 2010
2011–2012	Mohd Azraai Khor Abdullah	Malaysia Cup 2011 Malaysia Charity Shield 2012
2013	Divaldo Alves
May 2013	Ridzuan Abu Shah	Caretaker
2014	V. Sundramoorthy
2015	K. Devan
2016	Gary Michael Phillips
2017	Asri Ninggal
2018	Jorg Steinebrunner
2018	Azraai Khor
2018	Mario Lemos
2019	Mat Zan Mat Aris
2019	Sazali Saidon
2020	Sazali Saidon
2021–2023	K. Devan	2021 Malaysia Premier League

List of Negeri Sembilan FC (NSFC) captains and vice-captains.

Dates	Captains	Vice-captains
1992	Mohd Noor Yaakob
1993	Miroslav Bozik
1994
1995
1996	Zami Mohd Noor	Rosli Omar
1997
1998	Khairil Zainal	B. Rajinikandh
1999	Khairul Anuar Baharom
2000
2001
2002
2003		B. Rajinikandh
2004
2005		Anuar Jusoh
2006
2007
2008	Rezal Zambery Yahya
2009		Shukor Adan
2010
2011	Shukor Adan	Aidil Zafuan
2012		Norhafiz Zamani Misbah
2013	Norhafiz Zamani Misbah	Rashid Mahmud
2014		Mohd Fauzi Nan
2015	Rezal Zambery Yahya
2016	Taylor Regan	Mohd Nasriq Baharom
2017	Mohd Nasriq Baharom	Annas Rahmat
2018	Kim Do-heon	Fauzan Dzulkifli
2019	Norhafiz Zamani Misbah	Osman Yusoff
2020		Kaharuddin Rahman
2021	Zaquan Adha	Annas Rahmat
2022		Nasrullah Haniff
2023

This list displays a line of current and former players who contributed a lot to the team and are considered prominent players. List of players who became the main pillar of success in the team, players who started to shine while with the team, players who were national players while with the team, players who got appearances for the national team while with the team, players who were loved by the fans and the team, players who contributed a lot of appearances, assists, and goals, players who have served for a long time to become legendary figures for the team, and players who are the primary reason for the team's revival.

Years	Names	Nationality	Achievement
1940s	Kwan Soon Teck		HMS Malaya Cup(1948)
1950s	Mok Wai Hong
1970s	Burhanuddin Joned
1978–1986, 1988–1989	B. Sathianathan
1991–1993	Miroslav Bozik		Divisyen 2(1991), Kings Gold Cup(1992)
1991–1994	Robert Bozik		Divisyen 2(1991), Kings Gold Cup(1992)
1991, 1994	Marian Valach		Divisyen 2(1991)
1992	Lim Teong Kim		Kings Gold Cup(1992)
1992–1999	Faizal Zainal		Kings Gold Cup(1992)
1992–1999, 2002	Khairil Zainal		Kings Gold Cup(1992)
1990s	Yeo Swee Hock		Kings Gold Cup(1992)
1993–2001, 2003–2010	Ching Hong Aik		Malaysia Cup(2009), Super League(2006), FA Cup(2003,2010)
1994–1999, 2003–2006	B. Rajinikandh[68][69][70]		FA Cup(2003), Super League(2006)
1994, 1998–2001, 2012–2013	Mohd Hamsani Ahmad		Charity Cup(2012)
1995–1997	Azmi Mohamed
1996	Jose Iriarte
1996–1998	Othman Katmon
1996–1998	Gus Cerro
1996–2002	Zami Mohd Noor
1996–2001, 2007–2008	Yazid Yassin
1990s	Rosli Omar
1998	Scott Ollerenshaw
1998–1999	Ahmad Shahrul Azhar
1998–2004, 2007–2009	Efendi Abdul Malek		Malaysia Cup(2009), FA Cup(2003)
1999–2006	Khairul Anuar Baharom		Super League(2006), FA Cup (2003), ABK Best Defender(2006)
2000–2001, 2003	Azman Adnan		FA Cup(2003)
2000–2004, 2011–2014, 2019–2020	Norhafiz Zamani Misbah		Malaysia Cup(2011), Charity Cup(2012), FA Cup(2003), ABK Best Defender(2011)
2000–2001, 2009–2012	Shukor Adan		Malaysia Cup(2009,2011), FA Cup(2010), Charity Cup(2012)
2001–2004	K. Rajan		FA Cup(2003)
2002–2010	Mohd Rahman Zabul		Malaysia Cup(2009), FA Cup(2003,2010), Super League(2006)
2003	Everson Martinelli		FA Cup(2003)
2003–2007	Anuar Jusoh		Super League(2006), FA Cup(2003)
2004–2006	Christian Bekamenga Bekamengo		Super League(2006), Best Foreign Player(2006)
2004–2007	Azizon Abdul Kadir		Super League(2006)
2005–2010	K. Thanaraj		Malaysia Cup(2009), FA Cup(2010), Super League(2006)
2005–2011	Aidil Zafuan		Malaysia Cup(2009,2011), FA Cup(2010), Super League(2006), ABK Best Defender(2009,2010)
2005–2013	Idris Abdul Karim		Malaysia Cup(2009,2011), FA Cup(2010), Super League(2006), Charity Cup(2012)
2005–2010, 2015	Rezal Zambery Yahya		Malaysia Cup(2009), FA Cup(2010), Super League(2006)
2005–2011, 2021–2023	Zaquan Adha		Malaysia Cup(2009,2011), FA Cup(2010), Super League(2006), Premier League(2021), Federal Territory Minister Cup(2022), Best Young Player(2007)
2006–2007	Liew Kit Kong		Super League(2006)
2006–2012	S. Kunanlan		Malaysia Cup(2009,2011), Super League(2006), FA Cup(2010), Charity Cup(2012)
2006–2013, 2020	Shahurain Abu Samah		Malaysia Cup(2009,2011), FA Cup(2010), Super League(2006), Charity Cup(2012)
2007–2011	Farizal Harun		Malaysia Cup(2009,2011), FA Cup(2010)
2007–2014	Tengku Qayyum		Malaysia Cup(2009,2011), FA Cup(2010), Charity Cup(2012)
2008–2014, 2019–2021	Abdul Halim Zainal		Malaysia Cup(2009,2011), FA Cup(2010), Charity Cup(2012), Premier League(2021)
2009, 2011	Hairuddin Omar		Malaysia Cup(2009,2011)
2009–2014	Alif Samsudin		Malaysia Cup(2009,2011), FA Cup(2010), Charity Cup(2012)
2010–2022	Kaharuddin Rahman		Malaysia Cup(2011), FA Cup(2010), Charity Cup(2012), Premier League(2021), Federal Territory Minister Cup(2022), Kings Gold Cup(2015)
2011–2012	Farizal Marlias		Malaysia Cup(2011), Charity Cup(2012)
2012, 2014	Jean-Emmanuel Effa Owona		Charity Cup(2012), MSL Golden Boot(2012)
2015	Francis Doe		Kings Gold Cup(2015), MPL Golden Boot(2015)
2018–2019, 2022	Syihan Hazmi		ABK best goalkeeper(2022)

List of overseas players who currently or previously played for the club on a permanent transfer or on loan.

Nat	Flag	Year	Pos	Name	Age	Ref
Angola		2007	FW	Freddy	28
Argentina		1996–1997	FW	Jose Iriarte	30
		1997	FW	Julio Hector Ceballos
		2003	MF	Luciano Osmar	25
		2007	MF	Raul Daniel Cojan
		2013	FW	Emanuel de Porras	32
		2015	FW	Bruno Martelotto	33
		2018	FW	Nicolás Vélez	28
Australia		1994	MF	Pedro Ricoy	28
		1996–1998	MF	Gustavo Cerro	27
		1997	FW	Tristam Morgan
		1998	FW	Scott Ollerenshaw	30
		2006–2008	DF	Jason Williams	25
		2016	FW	Andrew Nabbout	24
		2016	FW	Joel Chianese	26
		2018	DF	Taylor Regan	28
Brazil		1997	MF	Airton Andrioli	32
		1998	DF	Pedro Paulo Oliveira	31
		2003	FW	Everson Martinelli	25
		2013	FW	Fábio Leandro Barbosa	35
		2016	FW	Henrique	31
		2018	DF	Alex Moraes	30
		2018	MF	Flávio Beck Júnior	31
		2019–2020	DF	Matheus Vila	27
		2019–2020	FW	Almir	34
		2019–2020	FW	Igor Luiz	30
		2021	DF	Arthur Cunha	31
		2021	MF	Diogo Campos	31
		2021	FW	Rafinha	31
		2022	FW	Matheus Alves	29
		2022	FW	Gustavo	26
		2023	MF	Vinicius Leonel	26
		2023–	FW	Casagrande	33
Cameroon		2004–2006	FW	Christian Bekamenga	18
		2005	FW	Anicet Eyenga	19
		2012, 2014	FW	Jean-Emmanuel Effa Owona	29
		2013	DF	William Modibo	34
		2021	FW	Alain Akono	25
Croatia		2014	FW	Ivan Babić	30
		2017	FW	Marko Šimić	29
Czech Republic		1992	FW	Milan Hanko	27
		2007	FW	Vítězslav Mooc	29
England		2017	MF	Lee Tuck	29
France		2016–2017	FW	Goran Jerković	30
		2017	FW	Jonathan Béhé	28
		2022–	DF	Hérold Goulon	34
Gabon		2023	MF	Lévy Madinda[lower-alpha 2]	31
Ghana		2022	MF	David Mawutor	30
Haiti		2014–2015	MF	Jean Alexandre	28
Japan		2017	FW	Bruno Suzuki	27
		2019–2020	MF	Shunsuke Nakatake	29
Kenya		2007	FW	Eric Muranda	25
Laos		2018	FW	Prak Mony Udom	24
Latvia		2018	DF	Renārs Rode	29
Liberia		2006	FW	Buston Nagbe Browne	21
		2015	FW	Francis Forkey Doe	30
Myanmar		2023–	FW	Hein Htet Aung[lower-alpha 3]	21
Netherland		2007	MF	Pascal Heije	28
Nigeria		2004	GK	Cajetan Ndubuisi Oparaugo
		2004	FW	Abdulrazak Ekpoki	22
		2004	FW	Alfred Effiong	20
		2005	MF	Lateef Seriki	26
		2007	MF	Julius Ejueyitsi	23
		2008	FW	Udo Fortune	20
Palestine		2022	MF	Yashir Pinto	31
Philippines		2018–2019	FW	Ángel Guirado	34
		2022	MF	Omid Nazari	31
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines		2005–2006	FW	Shandel Samuel	23
Serbia		2017	DF	Nemanja Vidić	26
Sierra Leone		2008	MF	Lamin Conteh	32
		2019	FW	Thomas Koroma	26
Singapore		1989	FW	R. Suriamurthy	31
		2018	DF	Madhu Mohana	27
		2023	MF	Safuwan Baharudin	32
Slovakia		1991–1993	FW	Miroslav Bôžik	32
		1991–1994	MF	Robert Bôžik	27
		1991, 1994	FW	Marian Valach	27
		2007–2008	DF	Marián Juhás	28
		2012	DF	Marian Farbák	29
		2014	FW	Jozef Kapláň	28
South Africa		2014–2015	FW	Philani Kubheka	35
South Korea		2014–2015	MF	Kim Jin-yong	32
		2018	MF	Kim Do-heon	36
		2021	MF	Bae Beom-geun	28
Spain		1990	FW	Juan Manu Olsson
		2023–	FW	Youssef Ezzejjari	30
Switzerland		2016	DF	Kevin Günter[lower-alpha 4]	22
Thailand		1989	MF	Likit Sanatong
		1989	FW	Chatchaval Kenjanahoot
Togo		2021	FW	Francis Koné	31
		2022	FW	Kossi Adetu	27
United States		2016	MF	Alex Smith	31
Yugoslavia		1990	FW	Srdjan Delibasic
		1993	FW	Esad Sejdic
Zambia		2006	MF	Noel Rodwell Mwandila	24

Updated on 21 July 2023.

Note:

• Pld = Played, W = Won, D = Drawn, L = Lost, F = Goals for, A = Goals against, Pts= Points, Pos = Position

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Negeri Sembilan's head-to-head record with other Malaysian clubs.