# 2018 Negeri Sembilan FA season

The 2018 season was Negeri Sembilan's 95th season in club history and 9th season in Malaysia Super League since it was first introduced in 2004. Also it was the first season in the Malaysia Super League since promoted of the Malaysia Premier League in 2017 season.

## Club
### Coaching staff

| Position | Name |
| Head coach | Mario Lemos |
| Assistant head coach | Mohd Asri Ninggal |
| Assistant coach | Mohd Shafiq Jonny Abdullah |
| Goalkeeping coach | Ismadi Ismail |
| Fitness coach | Ahmad Osman |
| Fitness Coach | Joseph Ronald D'Angelus |
| Doctor | Dr. Kanaganthren Loganathan |
| Physiotherapist | Ahmad Faisal Miswan |
| Massuer | Mohd Zaidi Abdul Latib |
| Security Officer | Anuar Abd Rahman |
| Media Officer | Syed Muhammad Khairi Syed Khaidzir |
| Kitman | Shahrizal Mat Sah |

### Kit manufacturers and financial sponsor

| Nation | Corporation |
| Main sponsors ||
| | Matrix Concept Group |
| Shirt sponsors ||

## Player information
### Full squad

| No. | Name | Position | Since | Signed From | Date of birth (Age) | Notes |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||
| 1 | Saiful Amar Sudar | GK | 2017 | Perlis | (1982-06-10)10 June 1982 (aged 36) | |
| 12 | Kaharuddin Rahman | GK | 2012 | Youth system | (1991-08-07)7 August 1991 (aged 27) | |
| 27 | Ilham Amirullah Razali | GK | 2018 | Felda United | (1994-02-26)26 February 1994 (aged 24) | |
| Defenders ||||||||
| 3 | Alex Moraes | CB | 2018 | Pahang FA | (1988-03-25)25 March 1988 (aged 30) | Import |
| 4 | Fauzan Fauzi | RB / DM | 2017 | Youth system | (1995-01-07)7 January 1995 (aged 23) | |
| 5 | Rizal Fahmi Rosid | CB | 2018 | Selangor | (1986-05-01)1 May 1986 (aged 32) | |
| 6 | Nasriq Baharom | CB | 2016 | Felda United | (1987-02-08)8 February 1987 (aged 31) | |
| 11 | Aizulridzwan Razali | LB | 2018 | Felda United | (1986-11-19)19 November 1986 (aged 32) | |
| 13 | Hazrul Mustafa (vice-captain) | RB / LB / LW | 2017 | Kelantan | (1988-10-11)11 October 1988 (aged 30) | |
| 16 | Kalaiharasan Letchumanan | CB / RB / LB | 2018 | Youth system | (1996-03-17)17 March 1996 (aged 22) | |
| 55 | Osman Yusoff | CB | 2018 | Kedah | (1994-03-17)17 March 1994 (aged 24) | |
| Midfielders ||||||||
| 2 | Aroon Kumar Ramaloo | DM / CM / RB | 2016 | Youth system | (1994-03-18)18 March 1994 (aged 24) | |
| 7 | Flávio Beck Júnior | AM | 2018 | Pusamania Borneo | (1987-03-14)14 March 1987 (aged 31) | Import |
| 8 | Asraf Roslan | RW / LW | 2018 | Youth system | (1996-04-03)3 April 1996 (aged 22) | |
| 9 | Syahid Zaidon | DM / CM | 2018 | Felda United | (1990-08-12)12 August 1990 (aged 28) | |
| 15 | Fauzan Dzulkifli (vice-captain) | DM / CM | 2018 | PKNS | (1987-10-13)13 October 1987 (aged 31) | |
| 17 | Izuan Salahuddin | RW / LW | 2017 | DRB-Hicom | (1991-10-31)31 October 1991 (aged 27) | |
| 19 | Khairul Anwar Shahrudin | LW / LB | 2016 | Sime Darby | (1990-10-09)9 October 1990 (aged 28) | |
| 20 | Faizal Abu Bakar | DM / CM | 2017 | Kelantan | (1990-09-20)20 September 1990 (aged 28) | |
| 23 | Nizam Ruslan | RW / LW | 2016 | Youth system | (1994-04-06)6 April 1994 (aged 24) | |
| 24 | Aiman Khalidi | RW / LW | 2018 | Youth system | (1996-02-08)8 February 1996 (aged 22) | |
| 25 | Thanabalan Nadarajah | RW / LW | 2014 | Youth system | (1995-02-25)25 February 1995 (aged 23) | |
| 26 | David Rowley | DM / CM | 2018 | PDRM | (1990-02-16)16 February 1990 (aged 28) | |
| 29 | Kim Do-heon (captain) | CM / AM | 2018 | Seongnam | (1982-07-14)14 July 1982 (aged 36) | Import |
| Forwards ||||||||
| 10 | Nicolás Vélez | ST / AM | 2018 | Suphanburi | (1990-07-04)4 July 1990 (aged 28) | Import |
| 14 | Ferris Danial | ST | 2018 | Terengganu | (1992-08-21)21 August 1992 (aged 26) | |
| 18 | Khairul Izuan Rosli | ST / RW / LW | 2018 | Kelantan | (1991-03-09)9 March 1991 (aged 27) | |
| 21 | Fauzi Abdul Latif | ST | 2018 | Youth system | (1996-07-10)10 July 1996 (aged 22) | |
| 30 | Fakhrul Aiman Sidid | RW / LW / AM / ST | 2018 | Felda United | (1989-08-12)12 August 1989 (aged 29) | |
| 58 | Ángel Guirado | ST / RW / LW | 2018 | Davao Aguilas | (1984-12-09)9 December 1984 (aged 34) | Import |

## Transfers
### 1st leg
#### In

| Pos. | Name | From | Notes |
| GK | Syihan Hazmi Mohamed | Kelantan | |
| GK | Ilham Amirullah Razali | Felda United | |
| GK | Ezad Ariff Jamaludin | MISC-MIFA | Loan Return |
| DF | Rizal Fahmi Rosid | Selangor | |
| DF | Aizulridzwan Razali | Felda United | |
| DF | Kalaiharasan Letchumanan | Youth system | Promoted |
| DF | Renārs Rode | FK RFS | Import |
| MF | Flávio Beck Júnior | Pusamania Borneo | Import |
| MF | Asraf Roslan | Youth system | Promoted |
| MF | Syahid Zaidon | Felda United | |
| MF | Fauzan Dzulkifli | PKNS | |
| MF | Aiman Khalidi | Youth system | Promoted |
| MF | Thanabalan Nadarajah | Felcra | Loan Return |
| MF | Kim Do-heon | Seongnam | Import |
| FW | Nicolás Vélez | Suphanburi | Import |
| FW | Ferris Danial | Terengganu | |
| FW | Khairul Izuan Rosli | Kelantan | |
| FW | Fauzi Abdul Latif | Youth system | Promoted |
| FW | Prak Mony Udom | PKR Svay Rieng | Import |
| FW | Fakhrul Aiman Sidid | Felda United | |
| FW | Rahizi Rasib | Felcra | Loan Return |

#### Out

| Pos. | Name | To | Notes |
| GK | Ezad Ariff Jamaludin | MOF | |
| GK | Yatim Abdullah | Felcra | |
| DF | Ashmawi Yakin | Selangor | |
| DF | Annas Rahmat | PKNS | |
| DF | Hariri Safii | Terengganu City | |
| DF | Radzuan Abdullah | Released | |
| DF | Shazlan Alias | Melaka United | |
| DF | Arman Fareez Ali | Penang | |
| DF | Nik Shahrul Azim | Kelantan | Loan End |
| DF | Sabre Abu | PKNS | Loan End |
| MF | Shahrul Igwan | Selangor | |
| MF | Hazeri Hamid | Released | |
| MF | Norhafizzuan Jailani | Terengganu City | |
| MF | Nemanja Vidić | Released | Import |
| MF | Izzudin Zainudin | Released | |
| FW | Lee Tuck | Terengganu | Import |
| FW | Bruno Castanheira | Terengganu II | Import |
| FW | Rahizi Rasib | Terengganu City | |
| FW | Farderin Kadir | PKNS | Loan End |
| FW | Sean Selvaraj | Selangor | |
| FW | Jonathan Béhé | Warriors | Import |

### 2nd leg
#### In

| Pos. | Name | From | Notes |
| DF | Alex Moraes | Pahang | Import |
| DF | Osman Yusoff | Kedah | |
| MF | David Rowley | PDRM | |
| FW | Ángel Guirado | Davao Aguilas | Import |

#### Out

| Pos. | Name | To | Notes |
| GK | Syihan Hazmi Mohamed | Released | |
| DF | Renārs Rode | Waterford F.C. | Import |
| FW | Prak Mony Udom | PKR Svay Rieng | Import |

## Competitions
### Malaysia Super League
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 8 | Selangor | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 35 | 39 | −4 | 27 | |
| 9 | PKNP | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 25 | 31 | −6 | 25 | |
| 10 | Kuala Lumpur | 22 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 39 | 51 | −12 | 24 | |
| 11 | Kelantan (R) | 22 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 20 | 43 | −23 | 18 | Relegation to the Premier League |
| 12 | Negeri Sembilan (R) | 22 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 27 | 47 | −20 | 15 | Relegation to the Premier League |

#### Results by matchday

| Matchday | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
| Ground | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H |
| Result | L | W | L | L | L | D | L | D | L | L | L | W | W | D | L | L | L | L | L | W | L | L |
| Position | 11 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 |

#### Matches
### Malaysia Challenge Cup
#### Group stage

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | TER | UKM | NSE | SAR |
| 1 | Terengganu II | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 12 | Advance to Semi-finals | — | 3–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 |
| 2 | UKM | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 10 | +4 | 10 | Advance to Semi-finals | 1–3 | — | 2–1 | 5–1 |
| 3 | Negeri Sembilan | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 10 | | 0–1 | 2–1 | — | 3–1 |
| 4 | Sarawak | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 14 | −11 | 1 | | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | — |

## Statistics
### Squad appearances

    As of 17 September 2018
| No. | Pos. | Name | League | League | FA Cup | FA Cup | Challenge Cup | Challenge Cup | Total |
| No. | Pos. | Name | Apps | Subs | Apps | Subs | Apps | Subs | Total |
| 1 | GK | Saiful Amar Sudar | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 2 | MF | Aroon Kumar | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 3 | DF | Alex Moraes | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 15 |
| 4 | DF | Fauzan Fauzi | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 18 |
| 5 | DF | Rizal Fahmi Rosid | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
| 6 | DF | Nasriq Baharom | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 20 |
| 7 | MF | Flávio Beck Júnior | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 29 |
| 8 | MF | Asraf Roslan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | MF | Syahid Zaidon | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 10 | FW | Nicolás Vélez | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 19 |
| 11 | DF | Aizulridzwan Razali | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 27 |
| 12 | GK | Kaharuddin Rahman | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| 13 | DF | Hazrul Mustafa | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 |
| 14 | FW | Ferris Danial | 8 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 21 |
| 15 | MF | Fauzan Dzulkifli | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 21 |
| 16 | DF | Kalaiharasan Letchumanan | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 17 | MF | Izuan Salahuddin | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| 18 | FW | Khairul Izuan Rosli | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| 19 | MF | Khairul Anwar Shahrudin | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| 20 | MF | Faizal Abu Bakar | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 16 |
| 21 | FW | Fauzi Latif | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 23 | MF | Nizam Ruslan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | Aiman Khalidi | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15 |
| 25 | MF | Thanabalan Nadarajah | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| 26 | MF | David Rowley | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 27 | GK | Ilham Amirullah | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 |
| 29 | MF | Kim Do-heon | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 23 |
| 30 | FW | Fakrul Aiman Sidid | 12 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 23 |
| 55 | DF | Osman Yusoff | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 14 |
| 58 | FW | Ángel Guirado | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 18 |
| Left club during season ||||||||||
| 22 | GK | Syihan Hazmi Mohamed | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 26 | FW | Prak Mony Udom | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 28 | DF | Renārs Rode | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 |

### Top scorers

    As of 17 September 2018
| Rnk | Pos. | No. | Player | League | FA Cup | Challenge Cup | Total |
| 1 | FW | 7 | Flávio Beck Júnior | 8 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| 2 | FW | 10 | Nicolás Vélez | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 3 | MF | 25 | Thanabalan Nadarajah | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | FW | 30 | Fakrul Aiman Sidid | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | DF | 3 | Alex Moraes | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | MF | 20 | Mohd Faizal Abu Bakar | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 5 | FW | 58 | Ángel Guirado | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | MF | 14 | Ferris Danial | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | MF | 15 | Fauzan Dzulkifli | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | MF | 6 | Mohd Nasriq Baharom | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | MF | 19 | Khairul Anwar | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 27 | 0 | 9 | 36 |

### Top assists

| Rnk | Pos. | No. | Player | League | FA Cup | Challenge Cup | Total |
| 1 | MF | 29 | Kim Do-heon | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | FW | 18 | Khairul Izuan Rosli | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | FW | 58 | Ángel Guirado | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | FW | 30 | Fakrul Aiman Sidid | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | DF | 13 | Hazrul Mustafa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | FW | 7 | Flávio Beck Júnior | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 11 | 0 | 0 | 11 |

### Clean sheets

    As of 17 September 2018
| Rnk | No, | Player | League | FA Cup | Challenge Cup | Total |
| 1 | 1 | Saiful Amar Sudar | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1 | 27 | Ilham Amirullah Razali | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |

### Disciplinary record

| Rnk | Pos | No. | Player | Super League | Super League | Super League | FA Cup | FA Cup | FA Cup | Challenge Cup | Challenge Cup | Challenge Cup | Total | Total | Total |
| 1 | DF | 6 | Nasriq Baharom | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | MF | 7 | Flávio Beck Júnior | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | DF | 11 | Aizulridzwan Razali | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | 4 | Fauzan Fauzi | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | 3 | Alex Moraes | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | MF | 20 | Faizal Abu Bakar | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | 13 | Hazrul Mustafa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | MF | 17 | Izuan Salahuddin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | FW | 14 | Ferris Danial | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | MF | 29 | Kim Do-heon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | MF | 24 | Aiman Khalidi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | 24 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 |
= Number of bookings; = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card; = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.