2017 Negeri Sembilan FA season

Negeri Sembilan
2017 season
President	Dato' Seri Utama Haji Mohamad bin Hasan
Head Coach	Mohd Asri Ninggal
Stadium	Tuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium
Malaysia Premier League	5th (promoted)
Malaysia FA Cup	Semi-final
Malaysia Cup	Group stage
	← 2016 2018 →

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.

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
Goalkeepers
1	Ezad Ariff Jamaludin	20
12	Kaharuddin Rahman	24
25	Saiful Amar Sudar	34
30	Mohd Yatim Abdullah	23
Defenders
4	Fauzan Fauzi	21
5	Annas Rahmat	21
6	Mohd Nasriq Baharom	29
13	Noor Hazrul Mustafa	27
15	Ashmawi Yakin	22
18	Shazlan Alias	26
18	Aroon Kumar	22
19	Khairul Anwar Shahrudin	25
20	Hariri Safii	27
26	Nemanja Vidić	26
28	Arman Fareez Ali	26
29	Curran Ferns	22
Midfielders
2	Lee Tuck	26
8	Shahrul Igwan	22
9	Mohd Faizal Abu Bakar	25
16	Norhafizzuan Jailani	26
22	Farderin Kadir	29
9	Syahid Zaidon	27
27	Izzudin Zainudin	22
Forwards
7	Bruno Suzuki	26
10	Marko Šimić	28
11	Rahizi Mohd Rasib	21
14	Ahmad Hazeri Hamid	22
17	Izuan Salahuddin	24
23	Muhd Nizam Ruslan	22
34	Sean Selvaraj	20

Competitions

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^[a]	Relegation to FAM League
12	Perlis	22	4	3	15	22	55	−33	12^[b]	Relegation to FAM League

Source: FAM, FMLLP
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.
Notes:

^ 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.
^ 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

Teams

6 teams from FAM League entered in the First Round. DYS and Sungai Ara withdraw from the competition.
27 teams (12 teams from Super League, 12 teams from Premier League and three teams from FAM League) entered in the Second Round.

Second Round

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

Quarter-final

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Pahang (1)	4–3	Johor Darul Ta'zim (1)	3–1	1–2
Sabah (2)	0–1	Negeri Sembilan (2)	0–1	0–0
Kedah (1)	6–2	PKNP (2)	6–1	0–1
Terengganu (2)	2–2 (4–1 p)	Sarawak (1)	1–1	1–1

First leg

1 April 2017 (2017-04-01)	Sabah (2)	0–1	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)	0–0 (1–0 agg.)	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)	3–1	Negeri Sembilan (2)	1–0	2–1
Kedah (1)	4–0	Terengganu (2)	1–0	3–0

First leg

30 April 2017 (2017-04-30)	Pahang (1)	1–0	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)	1–2 (1–3 agg.)	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

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 Darul Ta'zim Pahang Kedah Perak	Selangor Felda United Kelantan T-Team	PKNS Melaka United Sarawak Negeri Sembilan	Terengganu PKNP Kuala Lumpur UiTM

Group stage

Group A

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	PKNP	PHG	NSL	TTM
1	PKNP	6	3	2	1	9	9	0	11	Advance to knockout phase	—	1–1	2–0	4–1
2	Pahang	6	2	3	1	14	8	+6	9	Advance to knockout phase	6–0	—	2–2	3–2
3	Negeri Sembilan	6	1	3	2	8	12	−4	6		0–0	2–1	—	3–3
4	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
No.	Name	Age	Natl	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	Ezad Ariff Jamaludin	20
12	Kaharuddin Rahman	24
25	Saiful Amar Sudar	34
30	Mohd Yatim Abdullah	23
4	Fauzan Fauzi	21
5	Annas Rahmat	21
6	Mohd Nasriq Baharom	29
13	Noor Hazrul Mustafa	27
15	Ashmawi Yakin	22
18	Shazlan Alias	26
18	Aroon Kumar	22
19	Khairul Anwar Shahrudin	25
20	Hariri Safii	27
26	Nemanja Vidić	26
28	Arman Fareez Ali	26
29	Curran Ferns	22
2	Lee Tuck	26
8	Shahrul Igwan	22
9	Mohd Faizal Abu Bakar	25
16	Norhafizzuan Jailani	26
22	Farderin Kadir	29
9	Syahid Zaidon	27
27	Izzudin Zainudin	22
7	Bruno Suzuki	26
10	Marko Šimić	28
11	Rahizi Mohd Rasib	21
14	Ahmad Hazeri Hamid	22
17	Izuan Salahuddin	24
23	Muhd Nizam Ruslan	22
34	Sean Selvaraj	20

References

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

[table_hth_ATM0.23082344989796-7] 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.

[table_hth_PER0.23082344989796-8] 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.

[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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