The 2026–27 season is Negeri Sembilan's 103rd year in their history and the 14th season in the Malaysia Super League. It is also their fifth season in the Malaysia Super League since being promoted from the Malaysia Premier League in the 2021. The club also competed in the Malaysia Cup and Malaysia FA Cup.
Events For the first time, Negeri Sembilan held the NSFC Player Awards (APNSFC) for 2025–26 season to recognise and honour the club's top-performing players and individuals for their achievements throughout the season. The awards comprised Best Player, Best Young Player, Best Goal, Best Assist, Unsung Hero and Fans' Award.
On 26 June 2026, Negeri Sembilan announced the appointment of Daniel Giménez Alcañiz as the club's new head coach for the 2026–27 season, replacing interim head coach Rajan Koran.
On 31 July 2026, Aminuddin Harun resigned as chairman of Negeri Sembilan FC after serving in the position since June 2025. His resignation was accepted by the club, with Tunku Syed Razman Tunku Syed Idrus Al-Qadri appointed as acting chairman.
On 14 August 2026, YAB Dato' Haji Ismail Lasim was appointed as the new chairman of Negeri Sembilan FC, succeeding YAB Dato' Seri Utama Haji Aminuddin Harun.
Players
First-team squad
Reserve team and Youth Academy
Out on loan
Management and technical staff Management
PositionStaffChairman YAB Dato' Haji Ismail Lasim Advisory board YB Dato' Mohd Zafir Ibrahim YB Dato’ Hj Mohd Khidir Bin Majid YB Dato' Hj Mustapha Nagoor YBhg Dato' Masri Haji RazaliDirector Abd Razak Mohd IdrusChief executive officer Faliq FirdausChief operating officer Firdaus BhariTechnical director Efendi Abdul MalekTeam admin & special project Muhammad Zulkhairi ShamsudinFinance & HR Rizal JaafarMedia Ahmad Maaroff BaharuddinTeam manager Abd Razak Mohd IdrusAssistant manager Hamdan Othman Source:
Technical staff
PositionStaffHead coach Daniel GiménezAssistant head coach Rajan Koran Khairul IsmailAssistant coach Irfan Fadzil Idrus Goalkeeper coach Megat Amir FaisalFitness coach Khairal Afiq Jamal Abd HaziqTeam analyst Aiman Danial Mat ArisTeam doctor Dr. Rozaiman EbrahimPhysiotherapist Syaiful Sabtu Ahmad Faisal MiswanTeam coordinator Azri RaffiSecurity officer Sohaimi Hasim Masseur Mahmoud El Hajj Zahari MazlanKitman Jefri Jaafar Sharizal Mat Sah Source:
Transfers
In +DatePos.NameFromFee1 June 2026MF Wan Kuzri UM-DamansaraLoan returnFW Zaim Iqbal Kelantan Red WarriorDF Hariz Kamarudin Bunga RayaDF S. Vimal NairMF T. HarishMF Noor Adha Zailani Armed ForcesDF Noor Aidil Zailani1 July 2026FW Mio Tsuneyasu Gainare TottoriFree5 July 2026MF Alif Mutalib Johor Darul Ta'zim IIFree6 July 2026FW Rahman Daud Selangor IIFree7 July 2026MF Umar Hakeem Johor Darul Ta'zim IIFree8 July 2026DF Hairiey Hakim TerengganuFreeDF Raimi Shamsul SelangorFreeDF Ryaan Sanizal Hougang UnitedFree14 July 2026MF Akram Mahinan TerengganuFreeDF Park Yi-young Phnom Penh CrownFree16 August 2026FW Yusuke Minagawa Nagaworld FCFreeTransferred in mid-season
Out +DatePos.NameToFee31 May 2026DF Amirul Adli Tampines RoversLoan return1 July 2026DF Luis Enrique NsueUnattachedReleasedMF An Sang-suUnattachedDF Azrin AfiqUnattachedFW Zaim IqbalUnattachedMF Zahril Azri Melaka FCDF Noor Aidil Zailani Armed ForcesMF Noor Adha ZailaniMF S. Vimal Nair Manjung CityMF T. Harish Bunga RayaDF Hariz Kamarudin Immigration IIMF Oday Kharoub Al-Baqa'aFW Joseph Esso Ghaz Al-ShamalDF Harith Samsuri Star CityDF Anwar IbrahimFW Hadin Azman Kelantan CityMF A. Selvan Selangor3 September 2026FW Hakimi Abdullah Kelantan CityFreeTransferred out mid-season
Loan in +DateNameFromFee17 July 2026FW Akhyar Rashid TerengganuFree loanLoaned in mid-season
Loan out +DateNameToUntil——TBDTBD— Loaned out mid-season
New contracts +Notes: All contracts were announced on NSFC's official social media.NoNamesDateUntilContract extensions5DF Kei Oshiro1 July 202630 June 20287MF Takumi Sasaki2 July 202630 June 202824MF Yūichi Hirano2 July 202630 June 20279FW Jovan Motika3 July 202630 June 20288MF Wai Linn Aung4 July 202630 June 202728DF Ariff Ar-Rasyid15 July 202630 June 2028New signings16FW Rahman Daud6 July 202630 June 202926DF Hairiey Hakim8 July 202630 June 2028
Competitions Overview
Malaysia Super League
League table
Results by round
Results table
Malaysia FA Cup
Malaysia Cup
Squad statistics Appearances and goals
NameLeagueMalaysia FA CupMalaysia CupTotalDisciplineAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals1GK Syahmi Adib Haikal00000000002DF Raimi Shamsul00000000003DF Ryaan Sanizal00000000004DF Park Yi-young00000000005DF Kei Oshiro00000000006MF Wan Kuzri00000000007MF Takumi Sasaki00000000008MF Wai Linn Aung00000000009FW Jovan Motika000000000010FW Luqman Hakim000000000012MF Afiq Fitri000000000013FW Yusuke Minagawa000000000014MF Akram Mahinan000000000016FW Rahman Daud000000000017MF Alif Mutalib000000000018DF Khuzaimi Piee000000000019FW N. Javabilaarivin000000000020MF Mio Tsuneyasu000000000021MF Haiqal Haqeemi000000000022GK Aqil Razak000000000023DF Filip Andersen000000000024MF Yuichi Hirano000000000026DF Hairiey Hakim000000000027DF Zainal Abidin Jamil000000000028DF Ariff Ar-Rasyid000000000030GK Azri Ghani000000000032FW Akhyar Rashid000000000033MF Umar Hakeem0000000000Players transferred out during the season
Goalscorers
RankNameLeagueMalaysia FA CupMalaysia CupTotal132FWAkhyar Rashid2103213FWYusuke Minagawa110234DFPark Yi-young0101Totals3306
Assists
RankNameLeagueMalaysia FA CupMalaysia CupTotal120MFMio Tsuneyasu100116FWRahman Daud100124MFYūichi Hirano100126DFHairiey Hakim01019FWJovan Motika0101Totals3205
Clean sheets
RankNameLeagueMalaysia FA CupMalaysia CupTotal1––TBD0000Totals0000
Foreign players Since the 2025–26 Malaysia Super League season, the Malaysian Football League (MFL) introduced a revised foreign player quota. Each team is allowed to register up to 15 foreign players, but only six can be used in a matchday squad. This includes four world (open) category players, one from an AFC (Asia) member country, and one from an ASEAN (Southeast Asia) country, with an additional three foreign player allowed on the bench.
List of foreign players List of NSFC foreign players for 2026–27 season; +YearNameAgePositionFromFeeQuota2025–presentJovan Motika27LW/RW/SSKuala Lumpur CityFreeWorld2026–presentAnuar Ceesay23LM/RM/AMUM-DamansaraFree2024–presentTakumi Sasaki28AM/CM/LWEhime FCFreeAsia2025–presentMio Tsuneyasu24RW/LW/AMGainare TottoriFree2025–presentFilip Andersen23CB/LBLoyolaFree2026–presentKei Oshiro25CB/DMGainare TottoriFree2026–presentYuichi Hirano30CM/DMCerezo OsakaFree2026–presentYusuke Minagawa34FWNagaworldFree2026–presentPark Yi-young32CB/RB/DMPhnom Penh CrownFree2025–presentWai Linn Aung26DM/CMYangon UnitedFreeASEAN2026–presentRyaan Sanizal24CB/RB/LBHougang UnitedFree
Development squads and transfers
NSFC II squad
NSFC II transfers In +DatePos.NameFromFeeJuly 2026FWAnuar CeesayNegeri SembilanMovedDFHaiqal DanishDFSyed Zaris IrfanGKFareez SafwanNSFC U-20PromotedGKAfiq HazimDFAdam BaqishahDFAfif ImranDFDenish NaufalDFFahrien HaiqalDFZuryhakim ZafranMFAqil FarisMFAsyraaf Anwar JufrizalMFV. KartikeyanMFAdam Haris HamizonFWAiriel ZafranFWMuhaimin Nor AzriFWDanish KhalishahDFAndreas HeimerlÉtoile Carouge FC IIFreeMFIrfan ZakwanSelangor U-20FreeMFAdam Haikal AzizolMFIzrin IbrahimDFHadif SidryJohor Darul Ta'zim IVFreeMFHakim HafieFWAfiq IzzudinGKDaris IrfanKL City U-20FreeFWJ. KishenMelaka FA U-20Free
NSFC III squad Currently plays in the President Cup tournament for 2025–26.
+NoNamesAge62DFMuhammad Darwish Iqram Bin Abdul Rahim06.10.20071963DFMuhammad Khamil Bin Adenan16.10.20081864FWMuhammad Bilal Benyamin Bin Mat Sakri06.10.20081865MFAhmad Aqil Rayyan Bin Ahmad Faizal01.05.20081866DFMuhammad Danial Zulkarnain Bin Mohamad Shahrulnizam06.11.20081867MFAswan Bin Adi13.12.20071968DFAfiq Zimam Bin Shahril Izzuddin01.07.20081869MFMuhammad Afiq Haikal Bin Mohd Al Hafiz25.09.20071970DFMuhammad Iman Thaqif Bin Mohd Nazri11.09.20071971GKMuhammad Danial Haikal Bin Khairul Anuar23.01.20081872MFAdhwa' Irsyad Bin Mohamed Som14.05.20081873DFMuhammad Azri Hanif Bin Noor19.11.20071974DFMuhammad Aidil Afdhal Bin Abd Latif12.01.20081875FWAhmad Akil Danial Bin Ahmad Johari10.08.20081876DFMuhammad Izzat Nadzir Bin Mohd Nazri28.05.20081877FWMuhammad Amirul Hazmi Bin Muhammad Ikram29.01.20081878DFMohamad Aiman Asyraf Bin Sharul Azhar30.12.20081879FWFarish Haiqal Bin Rosman26.03.20071980FWMuhammad Wassem Rifqi Bin Zulkiflee15.09.20081881GKMuhammad Adam Mikhail B Mhd Saffiyan25.03.20081882MFMohammad Khairul Akhmal Bin Khairul Sharizal27.07.20081883DFMuhammad Zuryharith Bin Mohd Zafran04.12.20081884DFMohamad Faris Ikmal Bin Mohamad Rahmat19.02.20081885DFMuhamad Ammar Yusuf Bin Mohd Faizul10.05.20081886DFAidil Haziq Bin Ahmad Marzuki13.01.20081887DFNazmi Idham Bin Nasir10.03.20081888MFMuhammad Mikail Darwis Bin Nor Azuan18.03.20081889MFMuhammad Yusof Rayyan Bin Mohd Salleh03.07.20081890FWAfif Ikhwan Bin Nor Affendy16.03.20081891GKZikry Faris Bin Zulkifli03.12.20081892DFMuhammad Faiz Bin Marzuki11.01.200818
NSFC III transfers
In +DatePos.NameFromFeeJanuary 2026DFDarwish IqramNSFC U18PromotedMFAswan AdiMFAfiq Haikal Al HafizDFIman ThaqifDFAzri HanifFWFarish HaiqalFWAhmad Akil DanialSMK Za'baPromotedDFIzzat NadzirFWAmirul HazmiDFAiman Asyraf Sharul AzharFWWassem RifqiGKAdam MikhailMFKhairul AkhmalFWBilal BenyaminAMD U17FreeMFAqil Rayyan FaizalGKDanial HaikalMFAdhwa' IrsyadDFDanial ZulkarnainAMD FutureFreeDFAfiq ZimamSSTMIFreeDFNazmi IdhamSMK Putrajaya Presint 14(1)FreeMFMikail DarwisMFYusof RayyanGKZikry FarisFWAfif IkhwanSMK Gunung RapatFreeDFKhamil AdenanVictoria InstitutionFreeDFAidil HaziqDFAidil AfdhalSMK Datuk Haji Abdul SamadFreeDFZuryharith ZafranSMK Tunku Ampuan DurahFreeDFFaiz MarzukiSMK Pasir BesarFreeDFAmmar YusufSMK Desa ChempakaFreeGKFaris Ikmal RahmatSMK Saujana UtamaFree
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