2019 Negeri Sembilan FA season

Negeri Sembilan
2019 season
PresidentTunku Syed Razman Tunku Syed Idrus Al-Qadri
Head coachMat Zan Mat Aris
StadiumTuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium
Malaysia Premier League6th
Malaysia FA CupSecond round
Malaysia CupGroup stage
Top goalscorerLeague:
Almir (8)
All:
Igor Luiz (12)
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The 2019 season was Negeri Sembilan's 96th year in their history and 7th season in Malaysia Premier League since it was first introduced in 2004. Also it was the first season in the Malaysia Premier League following relegation 2018 season. Along with the league, the club also participated in the Malaysia FA Cup and the Malaysia Cup.

Events

Negeri Sembilan has got a new head coach, Mat Zan Mat Aris[1] to face the Malaysia Premier League in 2019. Negeri Sembilan has also signed several new players such as Norhafiz Zamani Misbah[2] and Shunsuke Nakatake.[3]

On January 22, 2019, the Negeri Sembilan Football Association (PBNS) has announced that Rhino SEA will sponsor the new kit for the Negeri Sembilan team. The club became the first team in Malaysia and Southeast Asia to collaborate with the brand.[4]

On 15 February 2019, the club was defeated by UiTM FC at home with a heavy defeat of 4–1 in league match.[5]

In April 2019, Negeri Sembilan FC signed new player from Brazil which is Almir on the mid-season.[6]

On 3 August 2019, Negeri Sembilan lost to the Kedah team in the first match of the Malaysia Cup group A stage. The club lost 3–1 at Tuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium.

On 23 August 2019, the club win over Terengganu in the 2019 Malaysia Cup. The result was 3–2.[7]

Players

No. Name Age Nationality Notes
Goalkeepers
22 Fadzley Rahim 32 Malaysia
12 Kaharuddin Rahman 26 Malaysia
1 Hamka Daud 23 Malaysia
Defenders
3 Adam Othman Arfah 25 Malaysia
16 D. Ganesan 20 Malaysia
18 Osman Yusoff 24 Malaysia
5 Norhafiz Zamani Misbah 36 Malaysia Captain
6 L. Kalaiharasan 22 Malaysia
30 Matheus Vila 26 Brazil
13 Noor Hazrul Mustafa 29 Malaysia
28 Azrul Nizam 23 Malaysia
2 Aroon Kumar 24 Malaysia
4 Fauzan Fauzi 23 Malaysia
15 Danish Haziq 20 Malaysia
Midfielders
8 Abdul Halim Zainal 26 Malaysia
11 Dzulfahmi Abdul Hadi 23 Malaysia
7 Shunsuke Nakatake 28 Japan
Muhamad Asraf Roslan 22 Malaysia
24 Aiman Khalidi 22 Malaysia
20 Mohd Faizal Abu Bakar 27 Malaysia
Forwards
17 Izuan Salahuddin 26 Malaysia
9 Almir 31 Brazil
10 Thomas Koroma 25 Sierra Leone
21 Fauzi Latif 21 Malaysia
25 Ferris Danial 25 Malaysia
58 Ángel Guirado 33 Philippines

Competitions

Malaysia Premier League

Main article: 2019 Malaysia Premier League

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Sabah (C, P) 20 13 4 3 33 17 +16 43 Promotion to Super League and Qualification for the Malaysia Cup group stage
2 Johor Darul Ta'zim II[a] 20 9 6 5 31 19 +12 33
3 PDRM (P) 20 9 3 8 30 27 +3 30 Promotion to Super League and Qualification for the Malaysia Cup group stage
4 Terengganu II[a] 20 8 6 6 21 24 −3 30
5 UiTM[b] (P) 20 8 5 7 33 25 +8 29 Promotion to Super League and Qualification for the Malaysia Cup group stage
6 Negeri Sembilan 20 8 5 7 29 25 +4 29 Qualification for the Malaysia Cup group stage
7 Penang 20 8 6 6 32 27 +5 24[c]
8 UKM 20 6 4 10 28 32 −4 22
9 Selangor United 20 6 3 11 24 37 −13 21
10 Kelantan 20 4 8 8 23 32 −9 17[d]
11 Sarawak (R) 20 4 4 12 25 44 −19 16 Qualification to relegation play-off
12 Perlis[e] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Disqualified
Source: MFL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Johor Darul Ta'zim II and Terengganu II cannot be promoted from Premier League and play for Malaysia Cup as Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C. and Terengganu F.C. (their parent clubs) remain in Super League and play for Malaysia Cup. Should Johor Darul Ta'zim and Terengganu be relegated to Premier League or will not play for Malaysia Cup, Johor Darul Ta'zim II and Terengganu II will have to drop to M3 League or will play for Malaysia Cup.
  2. ^ UiTM F.C. is promoted to replaced PKNS F.C. relegated after withdrawing license to complete for the 2020 Malaysia Premier League season as they become feeder club to Selangor FA.
  3. ^ Penang have been docked six points following the club’s failure to comply with FIFA’s decision over claims made by former Brazilian import defender, Reinaldo Lobo.
  4. ^ Kelantan have been docked three points following the club’s failure to comply with FIFA’s decision over claims made by former technical director Alfredo Carlos Gonzalez.
  5. ^ Perlis were disqualified on 20 February 2019.

Malaysia FA Cup

Main article: 2019 Malaysia FA Cup

Qualified teams

The following teams are qualified for the competition. Reserve teams are excluded.

Liga Superthe 12 teams of the 2019 season Liga Premierthe 9 non-reserve teams of the 2019 season Liga M3the 14 teams of the 2019 season Liga M4the 24 teams of the social leagues around Malaysia
  • Ampang United
  • Blastier Galicia
  • FC Pemanis
  • ISMA F.C.
  • Jerantut
  • Kampung Raja Uda
  • Kingstown-Klang
  • Klasiko F.C.
  • KSR Sains
  • Kuatagh F.C.
  • Markless
  • MD Besut
  • MOFAH F.C.
  • MPKJ
  • MPPD
  • Newbies F.C.
  • Persada Integriti Bersatu
  • Raja Permin
  • Rawang City
  • Real Chukai
  • SA United
  • Shah Alam Antlers
  • Klang Southern F.C.
  • XBBSB

Second round

The draw for the second round was held on 4 March 2019 at 15:00 involving 12 teams from Liga Super, 9 teams from Liga Premier and 10 teams that progressed from first round. Fourteen matches took place from 2 to 3 April 2019. Postponed match between PDRM and Sarawak will be held on 9 April 2019. Johor Darul Ta'zim received bye into the Third Round.

3 April 2019 Perak (1) 2–1 Negeri Sembilan (2) Ipoh, Perak
21:00 UTC+8 Stadium: Perak Stadium

Malaysia Cup

Main article: 2019 Malaysia Cup

Format

In the competition, the top eleven teams from the 2019 Malaysia Super League were joined by the top five teams from the 2019 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'zimPahangSelangorKedah PerakMelaka UnitedTerengganuPJ City PKNSFelda UnitedPKNPSabah PDRMUiTMNegeri SembilanPulau Pinang

Group stage

Main article: 2019 Malaysia Cup group stage
Group A

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification KED TER NSE PKNS
1 Kedah 6 4 1 1 14 10 +4 13 Advance to knockout stage — 0–2 4–2 3–2
2 Terengganu 6 4 0 2 14 8 +6 12 2–3 — 3–1 3–1
3 Negeri Sembilan 6 2 0 4 11 15 −4 6 1–3 3–2 — 1–2
4 PKNS 6 1 1 4 7 13 −6 4 1–1 0–2 1–3 —
Source: FAM MFL
3 August 2019 1 Negeri Sembilan 1–3 Kedah
7 August 2019 2 Negeri Sembilan 1–2 PKNS
17 August 2019 3 Terengganu 3–1 Negeri Sembilan
23 August 2019 4 Negeri Sembilan 3–2 Terengganu
13 September 2019 5 PKNS 1–3 Negeri Sembilan
17 September 2019 6 Kedah 4–2 Negeri Sembilan

Statistics

Appearances and goals

As of match played 20 July 2019
No. Pos Nat Player Total League FA Cup Malaysia Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Malaysia MAS Hamka Daud 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 0
2 DF Malaysia MAS Aroon Kumar 22 0 16 0 1 0 5 0
3 DF Malaysia MAS Adam Othman Arfah 4 0 2+1 0 0 0 0+1 0
4 MF Malaysia MAS Abdul Halim Zainal 19 0 12+2 0 1 0 4 0
5 DF Malaysia MAS Norhafiz Zamani Misbah 16 0 9+2 0 0 0 3+2 0
6 DF Malaysia MAS Kalaiharasan Letchumanan 13 0 10+2 0 0+1 0 0 0
7 MF Japan JPN Shunsuke Nakatake 27 4 20 4 1 0 6 0
8 MF Malaysia MAS Asraf Roslan 6 0 1+5 0 0 0 0 0
9 FW Brazil BRA Almir 26 10 19 8 1 1 6 1
11 MF Malaysia MAS Dzulfahmi Abdul Hadi 18 1 11+3 1 0+1 0 1+2 0
12 GK Malaysia MAS Kaharuddin Rahman 18 0 13 0 1 0 4 0
13 MF Malaysia MAS Ridzuan Abdunloh 18 2 9+5 2 1 0 0+3 0
14 DF Malaysia MAS Danial Hadri 14 0 5+3 0 0 0 6 0
15 DF Malaysia MAS Danish Haziq 6 0 2 0 0 0 2+2 0
16 DF Malaysia MAS Durrkeswaran Ganasan 8 0 3+4 0 0 0 0+1 0
17 FW Malaysia MAS Izuan Salahuddin 16 0 6+5 0 1 0 2+2 0
18 DF Malaysia MAS Osman Yusoff 16 0 11+1 0 1 0 3 0
19 MF Malaysia MAS Aiman Khalidi 19 0 6+7 0 0+1 0 4+1 0
21 FW Malaysia MAS Fauzi Latif 6 0 2+4 0 0 0 0 0
22 GK Malaysia MAS Fadzley Rahim 8 0 5+2 0 0 0 1 0
23 DF Malaysia MAS Izaaq Izhan 4 0 0+3 0 0 0 0+1 0
25 FW Malaysia MAS Ferris Danial 22 9 15 4 1 0 6 5
28 DF Malaysia MAS Azrul Nizam 9 0 6+2 0 1 0 0 0
30 DF Brazil BRA Matheus Vila 27 2 20 2 1 0 6 0
32 MF Malaysia MAS Farouq Adam Khan 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
60 FW Brazil BRA Igor Luiz 16 12 10 7 0 0 6 5
Player(s) who left the club but featured in 2019 season
10 FW Sierra Leone SLE Thomas Koroma 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0

References

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