Negeri Sembilan Football Club (), commonly referred to as Negeri Sembilan FC or simply NSFC, is a Malaysian professional football club based in Seremban, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia.
From 2000 to 2009, Negeri Sembilan played in the Premier 1, Premier 2, Super League and the Premier League. During that period, the team has won the FA Cup in 2003, the Super League in 2006, and the Malaysia Cup in 2009. In addition, the team has also been runners-up in the Malaysia Cup in 2000 and 2006, the Charity Cup in 2004, the Super League in 2008, and the Premier League in 2005.
This article displays Negeri Sembilan's squads, competitions, transfers, statistics, and achievements for the period 2000–2009.
Events (2000–2009)
On May 31, 2003, Negeri Sembilan met Perlis in the FA Cup final. Played at Perak Stadium, the club was surprised by the opponent's early goal in the 11th minute. The club managed to close the gap in the 56th minute thanks to a goal by Effendi Malek. The game remained 1-1 until the 90th minute, and in extra time, victory was decided on a golden goal. In the 95th minute, the club managed to get the golden goal as a result of Everson Martinelli's goal, and the club was crowned FA Cup champion in 2003.
In 2004, the capacity of Negeri Sembilan's Tuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium was upgraded to 45,000 people for the hosting of the 2004 Sukma Games. This benefitted Negeri Sembilan fans as the numbers of maximum spectators increased and was best used for the big match such as a derby or a final match.
Negeri Sembilan made its first appearance in the AFC Cup competition in the 2004 season. The club made its debut in the first match against Island FC with a big 6-0 win on February 10, 2004. However, the club had to settle for being 3rd in the group after losing all the group stage matches against Geylang United, East Bengal, and Island FC. All teams played at home and away for a total of six games.
In March 2004, Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan was appointed as the president of the Negeri Sembilan Football Association (PBNS). It's because he successfully held the position as the 10th Menteri Besar of Negeri Sembilan and replaced Isa Samad, who held that position the previous year. Mohamad Hasan was the first Menteri Besar who had ever been a local football player and then became the president of PBNS. He never represented the first team of Negeri Sembilan but played a lot with clubs in Kuala Lumpur and Selangor. He was banned from football for life after receiving a red card when NS Malays played against NS Indians in 1977. He was active in football in the 1970s.
In the 2006 season, the team won the Malaysia Super League by finishing first out of eight clubs that competed. The newly promoted team from the Malaysian Premier League in the 2005 season managed to become the league champion in their first appearance since the Super League was introduced in 2004.
On November 7, 2009, the team ended their 61-year drought in the Malaysia Cup after posting a 3–1 victory over Kelantan in the final at the National Stadium, Bukit Jalil. The team also won all the matches in the Malaysia Cup tournament, starting from the group stage until the final.
The repeat final of 2009 between the club and Kelantan happened again on October 30, 2010. However, this time, the club lost 1–2 to Kelantan despite having taken an early lead through a penalty by Shahurain Abu Samah.
2000 Negeri Sembilan FA season
Squad Coach: Mohd Zaki Sheikh Ahmad
Goalkeeper
21. Hamsani Ahmad (24 y/o) 22. Mohd Yazid Yassin (25 y/o) Suffian Rahman (22 y/o)
Defender
5. Khairul Anuar Baharom (26 y/o) (Captain) 6. Salim Khamis 9. Ching Hong Aik (27 y/o) 11. Syaiful Sabtu (19 y/o) 12. Leong Hong Seng (25 y/o) 13. Khairun Haled Masrom (23 y/o) 16. Chow Chee Weng (23 y/o) Murugayah Elangoo (23 y/o)
Midfielder
7. Rajan Koran (19 y/o) 15. Fairuz Saleh 18. Mohd Nor Sheikh Ismail 23. Wong Sai Kong (22 y/o) 25. Shukor Adan (21 y/o) Shahrizam Mohamed (21 y/o) Zami Mohd Noor (28 y/o)
Forward
10. Azmi Mohamed (29 y/o) 19. Azman Adnan (29 y/o) 20. Efendi Abdul Malek (22 y/o)
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Competitions
Premier 1
Malaysia Cup Table group D:
1.Negri Sembilan 6 6 0 0 20- 4 18
2.Perak 6 3 1 2 7- 8 10
3.Johor 6 1 1 4 7-12 4
4.Kedah 6 0 2 4 2-12 2
Quarter Final
First Legs
Negri Sembilan 4-1 Kelantan
Second Legs
Kelantan 0-3 Negri Sembilan
Semifinals
First Legs
Selangor 2-1 Perak
Sarawak 1-2 Negri Sembilan
Second Legs [Oct 7]
Perak 3-0 Selangor
Negri Sembilan 2-1 Sarawak
Final [Oct 15, Shah Alam Stadium]
Perak 2-0 Negri Sembilan
FA Cup Round 1
Negeri Sembilan bye
Round 2
JKR Kelantan 2-1 Negeri Sembilan
[Hashim Mustafa 78, Rosli Ismail 83; Azman Adnan 54]
Negeri Sembilan 5-1 JKR Kelantan
[Md Shukor Adan 50, 78, Azman Adnan 58, Noor Isham Ismail 62, Effendi Malik 66; Cik Hissamudin Hassan 29]
Statistic Note:
Pld = Played, W = Won, D = Drawn, L = Lost, F = Goals for, A = Goals against, Pts= Points, Pos = Position
SeasonLeagueCupAsiaDivisionCharityMalaysiaFAChallengeCompetitionResult2000Liga Perdana 12210393226336th—Runner-upQuarter-finals———
Achievement Malaysia Cup = Runner-up
Top Scorer =
2001 Negeri Sembilan FA season
Squad Coach: Mohd Zaki Sheikh Ahmad
Goalkeeper
21. Hamsani Ahmad (25 y/o) 22. Yazid Yassin (26 y/o) Suffian Rahman (23 y/o)
Defender
5. Khairul Anuar Baharom (27 y/o) 12. Leong Hong Seng (26 y/o) 16. Chow Chee Weng (24 y/o) Murugan Elangoo (24 y/o) Norhafiz Zamani Misbah (20 y/o) Ching Hong Aik (28 y/o)
Midfielder
7. Rajan Koran (20 y/o) 11. Syaiful Sabtu (20 y/o) 20. Efendi Abdul Malek (23 y/o) 23. Wong Sai Kong (23 y/o) 25. Shukor Adan (22 y/o) Shahrizam Mohamed (22 y/o) Nazzab Hidzan (26 y/o)
Forward
19. Azman Adnan (30 y/o) Zami Mohd Noor (29 y/o)
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Competition
Premier 1
Malaysia Cup Group Stage
Group A TeamsPMSKJBPointNegeri Sembilan650122815Selangor6141887Johor FC621310137Kuala Lumpur60063200 Knockout Stage
FA Cup Round 1
N Sembilan 1-0 Kelantan TNB
[Azrine Effendy 59]
Kelantan TNB 2-2 N Sembilan
[Azman Adnan 39, Zami Md Nor 80; Nordin Shukri 84, Shahruddin Mohamed 88]
Round 2
Perak Lintau 0-3 N Sembilan
[Yusafizan Johar 3, 44, Azman Adnan 72]
N Sembilan 1-0 Perak Lintau
[Khairul Anuar Baharom 90]
Quarter-final
Kelantan JKR 2-1 N Sembilan
[Rosairol Asrol Md.Noor 23, Adnan Md.Zin 53; K Rajan 6]
N Sembilan 1-1 Kelantan JKR
[Zool Ihsan Yunus 16; Md Shukor Adan 24]
Source:
Statistic Note:
Pld = Played, W = Won, D = Drawn, L = Lost, F = Goals for, A = Goals against, Pts= Points, Pos = Position
SeasonLeagueCupAsiaDivisionCharityMalaysiaFAChallengeCompetitionResult2001Liga Perdana 1227693239678th—3rd roundQuarter-finals———
Achievement Top Scorer :
2002 Negeri Sembilan FA season
Squad Coach: Mohd Zaki Sheikh Ahmad
Goalkeeper
Suffian Rahman (23 y/o) Mohd Hamsani Ahmad (26 y/o)
Defender
5. Khairul Anuar Baharom (28 y/o) 12. Leong Hong Seng (27 y/o) Norhafiz Zamani Misbah (21 y/o) Mohd Rahman Zabul (20 y/o)
Midfielder
7. Rajan Koran (21 y/o) 11. Syaiful Sabtu (21 y/o) 20. Efendi Abdul Malek (24 y/o) Khairil Zainal (28 y/o) Shahrizam Mohamed (23 y/o)
Forward
Azmi Mohamed (31 y/o) Zami Mohd Noor (30 y/o) Azrine Effendy Sa'duddin (21 y/o)
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Competition
Premier 1
FA Cup Round 1
Negeri Sembilan 1-0 Armed Forces
[Azrine Efendy 57]
Armed Forces 1-0 Negeri Sembilan [agg 1-1; aet; Negeri Sembilan 6-5 pens]
[Ahmad Nizam Ariffin 85pen]
Round 2
Pahang 3-2 Negeri Sembilan
[Azmani Kadir 5, Shahruddin Rosdi 32, Jalaluddin Jaafar 71; Effendi Malek 9, 63]
Negeri Sembilan 3-1 Pahang [agg 5–4; aet]
[Azmi Mohamed 59, Norhafiz Zamani Misbah 75, Zami Mohd Noor 92 - Juzaili Samion 22]
Quarter-final
Negeri Sembilan 0-3 Penang
[Norhafiz Zamani Misbah 48(OG), Chee Wan Hoe 61, Anuar Abu Bakar 84]
Penang 3-0 Negeri Sembilan [agg 6-0]
[Gustavo Romero 6, Zool Ihsan Yunus 15, S.Sutesh 90]
Source:
Statistic Note:
Pld = Played, W = Won, D = Drawn, L = Lost, F = Goals for, A = Goals against, Pts= Points, Pos = Position
SeasonLeagueCupAsiaDivisionCharityMalaysiaFAChallengeCompetitionResult2002Liga Perdana 126441825611614th——2nd round———
Achievement League top Scorer : K. Rajan (8 goals)
All top Scorer : K. Rajan (8 goals)
2003 Negeri Sembilan FA season
Squad Coach: K. Devan
Goalkeeper
1. Azlisham Ibrahim (30 y/o) 22. Suffian Rahman (24 y/o)
Defender
5. Khairul Anuar Baharom (29 y/o) 7. B. Rajinikandh (29 y/o) 12. Lim Chan Yew (25 y/o) 13. Anuar Jusoh (31 y/o) 24. Norhafiz Zamani Misbah (21 y/o) Yosri Derma Raju (21 y/o) Redzuan Mohd Radzy (22 y/o) Mohd Rahman Zabul (21 y/o) Ching Hong Aik (30 y/o)
Midfielder
10. Luciano Osmar (25 y/o) 11. Syaiful Sabtu (22 y/o) 17. Shahrizam Mohamed (24 y/o) 25. Rajan Koran (22 y/o) Mohd Aiman Wong Suharmin Yusuf
Forward
2. Everson Martinelli (25 y/o) 19. Azman Adnan (31 y/o) 20. Efendi Abdul Malek (25 y/o) Azrul Amri Burhan (28 y/o) Azrine Effendy Sa'duddin (22 y/o)
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Competition
Premier 2
League Table:
1.Public Bank - 53 PTS (2003 Liga Perdana 2 Champions)
2.Negeri Sembilan - 42 PTS (Promotion Play-Off) (Stay in the league)
3.Johor - 40 PTS (Promotion Play-Off) (Stay in the league)
4.MPPJ FC - 39 PTS (Promotion Play-Off) (Stay in the league)
5.Brunei - 39 PTS
6.Kuala Lumpur - 31 PTS
7.Kelantan SKMK - 31 PTS
8.PDRM - 28 PTS
9.Kelantan TNB - 24 PTS
10.ATM - 19 PTS
11.Kelantan JPS - 18 PTS
12.Perak TKN - 5 PTS
Malaysia Cup Group Stage
Standings P W D L F A Pts
1.Perlis 6 4 2 0 14 6 14 Qualified
2.Sarawak 6 2 3 1 12 8 9 Qualified
3.Melaka Telekom 6 1 2 3 6 8 5
4.Negeri Sembilan 6 1 1 4 5 15 4
FA Cup Round 2
First Legs [Mar 12]
Negeri Sembilan 1-1 Pahang
[Azrine Efendy Sa'duddin 86 - Azizol Kamaluddin 36]
Second Legs [Mar 19]
Pahang 1-3 Negeri Sembilan [agg: 2-4]
[Hairuddin Omar 80 - Efendi Malik 15, Luciano Osmar 55, Azman Adnan 65]
Quarter-final
First Legs [Apr 12]
Negeri Sembilan 2-0 Perak
[Everson Martinelli 14, Luciano Osmar 63]
Second Legs [Apr 19]
Perak 1-0 Negeri Sembilan [agg: 1-2]
[Chan Wing Hoong 84]
Semi-final
First Legs [May 10]
Negeri Sembilan 1-0 Sabah
[Efendi Malek 35]
Second Legs [May 17]
Sabah awd Negeri Sembilan [awarded 0–3, agg: 0-4]
[Luciano Gonzalez 74]
[match abandoned at 0-1 after 82 minutes as crowds invaded the pitch]
Final [May 31, Stadium Perak, Ipoh]
Negeri Sembilan 2-1 Perlis [aet; on golden goal]
[Efendi Malik 56, Everson Martinelli 95 - Phillimon Chipeta 11]
Source:
Statistic Note:
Pld = Played, W = Won, D = Drawn, L = Lost, F = Goals for, A = Goals against, Pts= Points, Pos = Position
SeasonLeagueCupAsiaDivisionCharityMalaysiaFAChallengeCompetitionResult2003Liga Perdana 22212645928422nd—Group stageChampions———
Achievement Premier 2 : Runner-up
FA Cup : Winner
League top scorer : Azman Adnan (9 goals)
All top scorer : Azman Adnan (16 goals)
2004 Negeri Sembilan FA season
Squad Coach: K. Devan
Goalkeeper
21. Azizon Abdul Kadir (24 y/o) 1. Cajetan Ndubuisi Oparaugo Suffian Rahman (25 y/o)
Defender
5. Khairul Anuar Baharom (30 y/o) 7. B. Rajinikandh (30 y/o) 15. Ching Hong Aik (31 y/o) Yosri Derma Raju (22 y/o) 24. Norhafiz Zamani Misbah (22 y/o) 2. Mohd Rahman Zabul (22 y/o) 23. K. Sathian (22 y/o) 16. P. Sivanathan
Midfielder
11. Syaiful Sabtu (23 y/o) 13. Anuar Jusoh (32 y/o) 10. Rajan Koran (22 y/o) 17. Shahrizam Mohamed (25 y/o) Syamsol Sabtu (19 y/o) 20. Efendi Abdul Malek (26 y/o) 12. Shahrin Abdul Majid (35 y/o) 9. Suharmin Yusuf
Forward
19. Alfred Effiong (20 y/o) Christian Bekamenga (18 y/o) 18. Abdulrazak Ekpoki (22 y/o) Mohd Farid Ideris (22 y/o) Azrul Amri Burhan (29 y/o) Mohd Fairuz Ezwan