2017 Negeri Sembilan FA season

Negeri Sembilan 2017 football season

Negeri Sembilan2017 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

Home colours

Away colours

Third colours

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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

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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

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No.  | Name  | Age  | Nationality  | Notes

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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

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### Malaysia Premier League

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Main article: 2017 Malaysia Premier League

#### League table

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Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation

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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]

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

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Main article: 2017 Malaysia FA Cup

#### Teams

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* 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

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Selangor (1)  v  Negeri Sembilan (2) 14 February 2017 (2017-02-14) | Selangor (1) | 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(3–4 p)|  Negeri Sembilan (2) | Selayang, Selangor

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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

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Team 1  | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2  | 1st leg  | 2nd leg

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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

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Sabah (2)  v  Negeri Sembilan (2) 1 April 2017 (2017-04-01) | Sabah (2) | 0–1|  Negeri Sembilan (2)| Kota Kinabalu, Sabah

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20:15 UTC+8 |  | Report |  26' Simic | Stadium: Likas Stadium
Attendance: 4,100
Referee: Muhammad Zamzaidi Katimin

##### Second leg

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Negeri Sembilan (2)  v  Sabah (2) 21 April 2017 (2017-04-21) |  Negeri Sembilan (2)  | 0–0
(1–0 agg.)|  Sabah (2)| Paroi, Negeri Sembilan

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21:00 UTC+8 |  | Report |  | Stadium: Tuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium
Attendance: 20,736
Referee: Mohd Amirul Izwan Bin Yaacob

#### Semi-final

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Team 1  | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2  | 1st leg  | 2nd leg

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Pahang (1)  | 3–1  |  Negeri Sembilan (2) | 1–0 | 2–1
Kedah (1)  | 4–0  |  Terengganu (2) | 1–0 | 3–0

##### First leg

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Pahang (1)  v  Negeri Sembilan (2) 30 April 2017 (2017-04-30) | Pahang (1) | 1–0|  Negeri Sembilan (2)| Kuantan, Pahang

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21:00 UTC+8 | Annas 80' (og.) | Report |  | Stadium: Darul Makmur Stadium
Attendance: 30,149
Referee: Razlan Jofri Ali

##### Second leg

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Negeri Sembilan (2)  v  Pahang (1) 13 May 2017 (2017-05-13) | Negeri Sembilan (2) | 1–2
(1–3 agg.)|  Pahang (1) | Paroi, Negeri Sembilan

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21:00 UTC+8 |  68' Bruno | Report |  6' Jae-won
90+2' Jayaseelan | Stadium: Tuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium
Attendance: 38,380

### Malaysia Cup

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Main article: 2017 Malaysia Cup

#### Format

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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

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Pot 1  | Pot 2  | Pot 3  | Pot 4

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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

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Main article: 2017 Malaysia Cup group stage

##### Group A

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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  |  | 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

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No.  | Name  | Age  | Natl  | Total  | League  | FA Cup  | Malaysia Cup

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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

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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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