# 2014 Negeri Sembilan FA season

The 2014 season was the Negeri Sembilan's 91st season in club history and 3rd season in Malaysia Premier League since it was first introduced in 2004. Also it was the first season in the Malaysia Premier League after relegated from Malaysia Super League in 2013 season.

## Review
### Pre-season

Negeri Sembilan do a massive reshuffle after the club knocked out from 2014 Malaysia Super League. The first step that has been taken by PBNS is to induct V. Sundramoorthy as a Head Coach.

## Club
### Coaching Staff

| Position | Staff |
| Chairman | Dato' Seri Utama Mohammad Hassan |
| Honorable Secretary | Dato' Haji Abd. Halim bin Haji Abd. Latif |
| General Manager | Dato' Seri Utama Mohammad Hassan |
| Assistant Manager | Dato' Haji Abdul Halim bin Haji Abdul Latif |
| Assistant Manager | Dato' Haslah Mohamad Amin |
| Assistant Manager | Dato' Abdul Ghani Haji Hassan |
| Assistant Manager | Dato' Haji Mohammed Najeeb Abdullah |
| Head Team Coach | V. Sundramoorthy |
| Assistant Coach | Ridzuan Abu Shah |
| Assistant Coach | Ahmad Osman |
| Goalkeeping Coach | Yazid Yassin |
| Fitness Coach | K. Balagumaran |
| Physiotherapist | Dr. Rozaiman Ebrahim Zulkefli Abu Samah |
Last updated: January Source:

### Kit Manufacturers & Financial Sponsor

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

## Players
### Full Squad

| No. | Name | Age | Position(s) | Join | Signed From | Date of Birth | Notes |
| Goalkeepers |||||||||
| 1 | Mohd Yatim Abdullah | 22 | GK | 2014 | Negeri Sembilan FA U21 | 12 Dis. 1992 | |
| 21 | Kaharuddin Rahman | 23 | GK | 2012 | Negeri Sembilan FA U21 | 7 Aug. 1991 | |
| 22 | Badrulzaman Abdul Halim | 36 | GK | 2012 | PKNS F.C. | 2 Apr. 1978 | |
| Defenders |||||||||
| 2 | Mohd Fauzi Nan | 34 | RB / CB | 2013 | Kedah FA | 20 Jan. 1980 | Vice-captain |
| 3 | Tengku Qayyum Ubaidillah Tengku Ahmad | 28 | LB | 2007 | Negeri Sembilan FA U21 | 5 Mar. 1986 | |
| 4 | Jean Alexandre | 28 | CB | 2014 | Orlando City | 24 Aug. 1986 | Import |
| 5 | Norhafiz Zamani Misbah | 33 | CB / DM | 2011 | PLUS F.C. | 15 July 1981 | Captain |
| 6 | Mohd Radzuan Abdullah | 23 | CB | 2013 | Negeri Sembilan FA U21 | 18 Aug. 1991 | |
| 13 | K. Nanthakumar | 37 | CB / DM / CM | 2014 | Kelantan FA | 13 Oct. 1977 | |
| 17 | Mohd Alif Shamsudin | 28 | RB / DM | 2009 | Negeri Sembilan FA U21 | 1 Feb. 1986 | |
| 18 | Muszaki Abu Bakar | 25 | RB / DM | 2014 | Free Agent | 15 Mar. 1989 | |
| 20 | Dzaiddin Zainudin | 22 | LB / DM | 2014 | DRB-Hicom F.C. | 4 Aug. 1992 | |
| 23 | Mohd Nizam Abu Bakar | 30 | RB | 2014 | Felda United F.C. | 16 Sep. 1984 | |
| 24 | Sumardi Hajalan | 29 | LB | 2014 | Sabah FA | 12/1/85 | |
| 26 | Mohd Zulfaizham Kamis | 24 | LB | 2012 | Kedah FA | 17 Aug. 1990 | |
| 31 | Segar Arumugam | 21 | LB / LW | 2014 | Negeri Sembilan FA U21 | 3 Jan. 1993 | |
| Midfielders |||||||||
| 8 | Abdul Halim Zainal | 26 | DM / CM / AM | 2008 | Negeri Sembilan FA U21 | 29 July 1988 | |
| 9 | Eddy Helmi Abdul Manan | 35 | RW / LW | 2013 | Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C. | 8 Dis. 1979 | |
| 11 | Mohd Shoufiq Khusaini | 25 | RW / LW | 2014 | Johor Darul Ta'zim II F.C. | 9 July 1989 | |
| 12 | G. Puaneswaran | 31 | RW / LW | 2014 | Terengganu FA | 27 May 1983 | |
| 14 | V. Kavi Chelvan | 25 | RW / LW | 2014 | Selangor FA | 2 July 1989 | |
| 15 | Kim Jin-yong | 32 | DM / CM / AM / CB | 2014 | Gangwon FC | 9 Oct. 1982 | Import |
| 16 | S. Sivanesan | 24 | DM / CM / AM / RW | 2013 | Felda United F.C. | 28 Dis. 1990 | |
| 19 | M. Sivakumar | 30 | DM / CM | 2014 | Perak FA | 6 Mar. 1984 | |
| 33 | Thanabalan Nadarajah | 19 | RW / LW | 2014 | Negeri Sembilan FA U21 | 25 Feb. 1995 | |
| Forwards |||||||||
| 7 | Mohd Firdaus Azizul | 26 | ST / RW / LW | 2008 | Negeri Sembilan FA U21 | 3 Jan. 1988 | |
| 27 | Ivan Babić | 30 | ST | 2014 | Free Agent | 29 Apr. 1984 | Import |
| 30 | Philani Kubheka | 35 | ST | 2014 | Becamex Bình Dương F.C. | 18 May 1979 | Import |

## Transfers
### Disember
#### In

| No. | Pos. | Name | Age | From | Notes |
| 1 | GK | Mohd Yatim Abdullah | 22 | Negeri Sembilan U21 | Promoted |
| 4 | DF | Jean Alexandre | 28 | Orlando City | Import |
| 10 | FW | Jean-Emmanuel Effa Owona | 31 | Terengganu FA | Import |
| 11 | MF | Mohd Shoufiq Khusaini | 25 | Johor Darul Ta'zim II F.C. | |
| 12 | MF | G. Puaneswaran | 31 | Terengganu FA | |
| 13 | DF | K. Nanthakumar | 37 | Kelantan FA | |
| 14 | MF | V. Kavi Chelvan | 25 | Selangor FA | |
| 15 | MF | Kim Jin-Ryong | 32 | Gangwon FC | Import |
| 18 | DF | Muszaki Abu Bakar | 25 | Free Agent | |
| 19 | MF | M. Sivakumar | 30 | Perak FA | |
| 20 | DF | Dzaiddin Zainuddin | 22 | DRB-Hicom F.C. | |
| 23 | DF | Mohd Nizam Abu Bakar | 30 | Felda United F.C. | |
| 24 | DF | Sumardi Hajalan | 29 | Sabah FA | |
| 25 | FW | Jozef Kapláň | 28 | Geylang International FC | Import |
| 31 | DF | Segar Arumugam | 21 | Negeri Sembilan U21 | Promoted |
| 33 | MF | Thanabalan Nadarajah | 19 | Negeri Sembilan U21 | Promoted |

#### Out

| No. | Pos. | Name | Age | To | Notes |
| 4 | FW | Mohd Amirul Omar | 28 | Melaka United F.C. | |
| 6 | DF | William Modibo | 35 | Osotspa Saraburi F.C. | Import |
| 7 | MF | Idris Abdul Karim | 38 | Retired | |
| 8 | MF | Norismaidham Ismail | 30 | Perlis FA | |
| 9 | MF | Shahurain Abu Samah | 28 | Felda United F.C. | |
| 13 | DF | Abdul Ghani Rahman | 29 | PKNS F.C. | |
| 14 | FW | Mohd Alafi Mahmud | 29 | PDRM FA | |
| 15 | MF | Rashid Mahmud | 36 | Melaka United F.C. | |
| 18 | DF | Mohd Fadhil Mohd Hashim | 31 | PDRM FA | |
| 20 | FW | Fábio Leandro Barbosa | 36 | Retired | Import |
| 21 | GK | Mohd Hamsani Ahmad | 38 | Selangor FA | |
| 23 | MF | Nazrin Nawi | 26 | Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C. | |
| 25 | FW | Ahmad Shakir Mohd Ali | 25 | Kelantan FA | |
| 26 | FW | Mohd Rahizi Mohd Rasib | 20 | Negeri Sembilan FA U21 | Demoted |
| 29 | MF | Muhamad Bukhairi Idris | 22 | Melaka United F.C. | |
| 30 | DF | Fiqri Azwan Ghazali | 22 | Putrajaya SPA F.C. | |

### April
#### In

| No. | Pos. | Name | Age | From | Notes |
| 27 | FW | Ivan Babić | 30 | Free Agent | Import |
| 30 | FW | Philani Kubheka | 35 | Becamex Bình Dương F.C. | Import |

#### Out

| No. | Pos. | Name | Age | To | Notes |
| 10 | FW | Jean-Emmanuel Effa Owona | 31 | Free Agent | Import |
| 25 | FW | Jozef Kapláň | 28 | Tampines Rovers FC | Import |

## Non-competitive
### Pre-season

Win  Draw  Loss

### Friendly

Win  Draw  Loss

## Competitions

Win  Draw  Loss

### Malaysia Premier League
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 4 | Kedah | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 43 | 25 | +18 | 38 |
| 5 | Johor Darul Ta'zim II | 22 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 30 | 26 | +4 | 35 |
| 6 | Negeri Sembilan | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 26 | 28 | −2 | 30 |
| 7 | DRB-Hicom | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 32 | 34 | −2 | 23 |
| 8 | Sabah | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 21 | 30 | −9 | 23 |

#### Matches

Win  Draw  Loss

### Malaysia FA Cup
#### Knockout stage

Win  Draw  Loss

### Malaysia Cup
#### Play-off

Win  Draw  Loss

## Season statistics
### Top scorers

| Rnk | Pos | No. | Player | Premier League | FA Cup | Malaysia Cup | Total |
| 1 | MF | 15 | Kim Jin-yong | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 2 | FW | 10 | Jean-Emmanuel Effa Owona | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 | FW | 25 | Jozef Kapláň | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 | MF | 16 | S. Sivanesan | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | FW | 27 | Ivan Babić | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | DF | 4 | Jean-Marc Alexandre | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | DF | 23 | Mohd Nizam Abu Bakar | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | 26 | 0 | 0 | 26 |

### Disciplinary record

| J | Pos | Player | Premier League | Premier League | FA Cup | Total | Total |
| 8 | MF | Abdul Halim Zainal | 5 | 1 | | 5 | 1 |
| 15 | MF | Kim Jin-yong | 4 | | | 4 | |
| 4 | DF | Jean-Marc Alexandre | 4 | | | 4 | |
| 22 | GK | Badrulzaman Abdul Halim | 3 | | | 3 | |
| 2 | DF | Mohd Fauzi Nan | 3 | | | 3 | |
| 13 | DF | K. Nanthakumar | 3 | | | 3 | |
| 9 | MF | Eddy Helmi Abdul Manan | 3 | | | 3 | |
| 27 | FW | Ivan Babić | 3 | | | 3 | |
| 11 | MF | Shoufiq Khusaini | 2 | | | 2 | |
| 25 | FW | Jozef Kapláň | 1 | | 1 | 2 | |
| 19 | MF | M. Sivakumar | 2 | | | 2 | |
| 23 | DF | Mohd Nizam Abu Bakar | 2 | | | 2 | |
| 3 | DF | Tengku Qayyum Ubaidillah | 2 | | | 2 | |
| 10 | FW | Jean-Emmanuel Effa Owona | 1 | | | 1 | |
| 18 | DF | Muszaki Abu Bakar | 1 | | | 1 | |
| 31 | DF | Segar Arumugam | 1 | | | 1 | |
= Number of bookings; = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card; = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.