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 to face the Malaysia Premier League in 2019. Negeri Sembilan has also signed several new players such as Norhafiz Zamani Misbah and Shunsuke Nakatake.
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.
On 15 February 2019, the club was defeated by UiTM FC at home with a heavy defeat of 4–1 in league match.
In April 2019, Negeri Sembilan FC signed new player from Brazil which is Almir on the mid-season.
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.
Players No.NameAgeNationalityNotesGoalkeepers22Fadzley Rahim3212Kaharuddin Rahman261Hamka Daud23Defenders3Adam Othman Arfah2516D. Ganesan2018 Osman Yusoff245 Norhafiz Zamani Misbah36Captain6 L. Kalaiharasan2230 Matheus Vila2613 Noor Hazrul Mustafa2928 Azrul Nizam232 Aroon Kumar244 Fauzan Fauzi2315 Danish Haziq20Midfielders8Abdul Halim Zainal2611 Dzulfahmi Abdul Hadi237 Shunsuke Nakatake28 Muhamad Asraf Roslan2224 Aiman Khalidi2220 Mohd Faizal Abu Bakar27Forwards17Izuan Salahuddin269 Almir3110 Thomas Koroma2521 Fauzi Latif2125 Ferris Danial2558 Ángel Guirado33
Competitions
Malaysia Premier League
League table
Malaysia FA Cup
Qualified teams The following teams are qualified for the competition. Reserve teams are excluded. Liga Superthe 12 teams of the 2019 seasonLiga Premierthe 9 non-reserve teams of the 2019 seasonLiga M3the 14 teams of the 2019 seasonLiga M4the 24 teams of the social leagues around Malaysia Felda United Johor Darul Ta'zim Kedah Kuala Lumpur Melaka United Pahang Perak PJ City PKNP PKNS Selangor Terengganu Kelantan Negeri Sembilan PDRM Penang Sabah Sarawak Selangor United UiTM UKM Armed Forces Batu Dua Banggol Tokku DDM Glory United Johor Bahru Kelantan United Kuching Penjara Protap Puchong Fuerza SAMB Tun Razak Ultimate 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 2019Perak (1)2–1Negeri Sembilan (2)Ipoh, Perak21:00 UTC+8Stadium: Perak Stadium
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 1Pot 2Pot 3Pot 4Johor Darul Ta'zimPahangSelangorKedahPerakMelaka UnitedTerengganuPJ CityPKNSFelda UnitedPKNPSabahPDRMUiTMNegeri SembilanPulau Pinang
Group stage
Group A
Statistics
Appearances and goals
! colspan=14 ; text-align:center| Player(s) who left the club but featured in 2019 season
References