Negeri Sembilan 2023 football season
The 2023 season is Negeri Sembilan 's 100th year in their history and 11th season in Malaysia Super League since it was first introduced in 2004 . Also it was the 2nd season in the Malaysia Super League since promoted from Malaysia Premier League in 2021 . Along with the league, the club also compete in the Malaysia Cup and Malaysia FA Cup in 2023.
Events
On 7 January 2023, NSFC announced a new sponsor for 2023. The new sponsor is the clothing brand company Kelme . It has been informed that Kelme will sponsor NSFC for 2 years with a sponsorship value of RM1.7 million. Kelme will provide kits for the Super League , Under-23 League , President cup and Youth Cup teams starting this year.[ 1]
On 8 January, the club officially announced several new signing players. Among them were Shahrel Fikri ,[ 2] Tauffiq Ar Rasyid Johar ,[ 3] Tommy Mawat Bada , Farid Nezal ,[ 4] Mahalli Jasuli ,[ 5] Sikh Izhan Nazrel ,[ 6] Firdaus Irman , Hafiz Ramdan ,[ 7] Filemon Anyie . The club also signed brothers from Petaling Jaya City FC , Barathkumar Ramaloo and Aroon Kumar .[ 8] Hérold Goulon , and added four new import players to the squad: Casagrande , Vinicius Leonel , [ 9] Safuwan Baharudin , [ 10] Levy Madinda . [ 11]
On March 6, 2023, Negeri Sembilan lost to JDT 7-0 at home. This defeat was witnessed by tens of thousands of NSFC fans, and it was the worst defeat of the 2023 season . The last time the team lost badly to JDT was in the 2022 season with a 5-0 defeat at Sultan Ibrahim Stadium . [ 12]
On May 27, the club lost to Selangor in the FA Cup quarterfinals for 2023. The 3-1 defeat ended the club's journey in the FA Cup . The match took place at Tuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium in Paroi . [ 13]
Players
Current squad
As of 8 August 2023 [ 14] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Remarks:I A S U23 U20 U18
Out on loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Management Team
As of 1 July 2023
Position
Staff
Chief executive officer
Chief operating officer
Technical director
Ishak Kunju
Manager
Devan E. Kuppusamy
Head coach
Assistant head coach
Nantha Kumar Kalliappan
Assistant coach
Goalkeeper coach
Megat Amir Faisal
Fitness coach
Team doctor
Physiotherapist
Team admin
Media Officer
Team security
Team analyst
Masseur
Kitman
Source:[ 15]
Transfers
In
Out
Loan in
Loan out
Pre-season
Win Draw Loss
Friendly matches
Negeri Sembilan FC v Penang FC
Kelantan United v Negeri Sembilan FC
Negeri Sembilan FC v Terengganu FC
Manjung City F.C. v Negeri Sembilan FC
Negeri Sembilan FC v Perak FC
Penang FC v Negeri Sembilan FC
Kuala Lumpur City FC v Negeri Sembilan FC
Selangor FC v Negeri Sembilan FC
Competitions
Malaysia Super League
League table
Source:
MFL Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:
^ Joined FC Lahti after release
^ Negeri Sembilan U-23 player.
^ Negeri Sembilan U-23 player.
^ Negeri Sembilan U-23 player.
^ Negeri Sembilan U-23 player.
^ Negeri Sembilan U-23 player.
^ Since the winners of the 2023 Malaysia FA Cup (Johor Darul Ta'zim) qualified for Asian competition based on their league positions, the berths awarded to the 2nd-placed team in the league.
^ Qualified as the 2023 Malaysia Cup & 2023 Malaysia FA Cup runner-up.
^ MFL officially snubs Kelantan club licensing approval.
Results by round
Round 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 Ground H A H H H H A H A H A H A A H A A A A H A H A H A H Result D D L W W W L D D L W D D L D L D D L L L L L W W L Position 8 8 12 13 8 7 8 9 9 9 7 8 8 9 9 10 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9
Updated to match(es) played on 21 February 2024. Source:
2023 MSL A = Away;
H = Home;
W = Win;
D = Draw;
L = Loss
Matches
Match schedule source:[ 21]
Negeri Sembilan v Sri Pahang
Penang v Negeri Sembilan
Negeri Sembilan v Johor Darul Ta'zim
Negeri Sembilan v Terengganu
Negeri Sembilan v Kelantan
Selangor v Negeri Sembilan
Negeri Sembilan v Sabah
Perak v Negeri Sembilan
Negeri Sembilan v Kedah Darul Aman
Negeri Sembilan v Kuala Lumpur City
PDRM FC v Negeri Sembilan
Negeri Sembilan v Kelantan United
Kuching City v Negeri Sembilan
Sri Pahang v Negeri Sembilan
Negeri Sembilan v Penang FC
Johor Darul Ta'zim v Negeri Sembilan
Kuala Lumpur City v Negeri Sembilan
Terengganu v Negeri Sembilan
Kelantan v Negeri Sembilan
Negeri Sembilan v Selangor
Sabah v Negeri Sembilan
Negeri Sembilan v Perak
Kedah Darul Aman v Negeri Sembilan
Negeri Sembilan v PDRM FC
Kelantan United v Negeri Sembilan
Negeri Sembilan v Kuching City
Malaysia Cup
Round of 16
Kelantan United v Negeri Sembilan
Malaysia FA Cup
Second round
Key: (1) = Super League ; (3) = M3 League
Quarter-finals
Statistics
Appearances and goals
As of 21 February 2024
Clean sheets
As of match played 5 August 2023
Development Squads
U-23 Squad
Currently plays in the MFL Cup tournament. This reserve league dedicated to players under the age of 23. The MFL has also allowed a quota of 5 over-age players, including 3 foreign players in each team with only 2 players allowed to play for each match.[ 22]
As of 12 August 2023 [ 23] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Remarks:I A S U23 U20 U18
Out on loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
U-20 Squad
Currently plays in the President Cup tournament.
As of 16 March 2023 [ 24] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Notes
References
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League competitions
Cup competitions
AFC competitionsYouth competitions Other(s)
