# 2013 Negeri Sembilan FA season

The 2013 season was Negeri Sembilan's 8th season in Malaysia Super League since it was first introduced in 2004, the top flight of Malaysian football. The club finished 12th in the table and were relegated to the Malaysia Premier League.

## Review
### Pre-season

Negeri Sembilan put eight new faces including two import players to cover Hoben Jang Hoben squad challenges in Super League 2013 season. Two import players are striker from Argentina, Emanuel De Porras and defender of Cameroon, William Paul Modibo offered a year contract as the latest backup squad Jangs in forming a strong team and the caliber of providing high quality performances for them to compete in the league . 8 new faces in squad of the 2013 season are Mohd Hamsani Ahmad, Abdul Ghani Rahman and S. Sivanesan (Felda United), Mohd Fauzi Nan (Kedah), Azmeer Yusof (Pos Malaysia), Eddy Helmi Abdul Manan (Johor FC), Mohd Alafi Mahmud (MP Muar) and Mohd Radzuan Abdullah promote from Negeri Sembilan President's. Players who remain with squad are Kaharuddin, Badrulzaman, Tengku Qayyum, Norhafiz Zamani, Mohd Zulfaizham Kamis, Rashid Mamud, Muszaki, Mohd Alif, Norismaidham, Shahurain, Idris Karim, Halim Zainal, Mohd Nazrin Mohd Nawi, Mohd Firdaus Azizul, Shakir Ali. While the 9 pillars of migratory jangs is Qhairul Anwar and Effa Owona choose not to renew the contract and join Terengganu, Farizal Marlias migrated to Perak, Shukor Adan to ATM, S. Kunanlan to Selangor, G. Mahathevan to T-Team Titans and PBNS release defender from Czechoslovakia, Marian Farbák, Vijayan Parameswaran and Mohd Shaffik Abdul Rahman. Source: BERNAMA

## Club
### Coaching Staff

| Position | Staff |
| General Manager | Dato' Haji Abdul Halim bin Haji Abdul Latif |
| Assistant manager | Hj. Zainordin A.Rahman |
| Head Team Coach | Divaldo Alves |
| Assistant Coach | Ridzuan Abu Shah |
| Goalkeeping coach | Yazid Yassin |
| Fitness coach | Mashiedee Sulaiman |
| Physiotherapist | Dr. Rozaiman Ebrahim Zulkefli Abu Samah |
Last updated: 11 January 2013 Source:

### Other information

| President | Dato' Seri Utama Mohammad Hassan |
| Secretary | Dato' Haji Abdul Halim bin Haji Abdul Latif |
| Ground (capacity and dimensions) | Tuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium (40,000 / 120x70 metres) |
Updated to match played 11 January 2013 Source:

### Kit Manufacturers & Financial Sponsor

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

## Players
### Full squad

| No. | Name | Age | Position | Join | Signed From | D.O.B | Notes |
| Goalkeepers |||||||||
| 1 | Kaharuddin Rahman | 22 | GK | 2012 | Negeri Sembilan FA U21 | 7 Aug. 1991 | |
| 21 | Mohd Hamsani Ahmad | 37 | GK | 2013 | Felda United F.C. | 25 Feb. 1976 | |
| 22 | Badrulzaman Abdul Halim | 35 | GK | 2012 | PKNS F.C. | 2 Apr. 1978 | |
| Defenders |||||||||
| 2 | Mohd Fauzi Nan | 33 | RB / CB | 2013 | Kedah FA | 20 Jan. 1980 | |
| 3 | Tengku Qayyum Ubaidillah Tengku Ahmad | 27 | LB | 2007 | Negeri Sembilan FA U21 | 5 Mar. 1986 | |
| 5 | Norhafiz Zamani Misbah | 32 | CB / DM | 2011 | PLUS F.C. | 15 July 1981 | Captain |
| 6 | William Modibo | 34 | CB | 2013 | C.D. Tondela | 18 May 1979 | Import |
| 12 | Mohd Radzuan Abdullah | 22 | CB | 2013 | Negeri Sembilan FA U21 | 18 Aug. 1991 | |
| 13 | Abdul Ghani Rahman | 28 | CB | 2013 | Felda United F.C. | 12 Dis. 1985 | |
| 17 | Mohd Alif Shamsudin | 27 | RB / DM | 2009 | Negeri Sembilan FA U21 | 1 Feb. 1986 | |
| 18 | Mohd Fadhil Mohd Hashim | 30 | LB / CB | 2013 | PKNS F.C. | 2 July 1983 | |
| 24 | Mohd Zulfaizham Kamis | 23 | LB | 2012 | Kedah FA | 17 Aug. 1990 | |
| 27 | Fiqri Azwan Ghazali | 21 | LB | 2010 | Negeri Sembilan FA U21 | 30 Mar. 1992 | |
| Midfielders |||||||||
| 7 | Idris Abdul Karim | 37 | DM / CM / AM | 2005 | Johor FC | 29 Nov. 1976 | |
| 8 | Muhammad Hafiz Husin | 19 | DM / CM / AM | 2012 | Negeri Sembilan FA U21 | 3 DECEMBER 1994 | |
| 9 | Shahurain Abu Samah | 27 | RW / LW / ST | 2006 | Negeri Sembilan FA U21 | 23 Dis. 1986 | |
| 10 | Abdul Halim Zainal | 25 | DM / CM / AM | 2008 | Negeri Sembilan FA U21 | 29 July 1988 | |
| 11 | Eddy Helmi Abdul Manan | 34 | RW / LW | 2013 | Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C. | 8 Dis. 1979 | |
| 15 | Rashid Mahmud | 35 | DM / CM / CB | 2012 | Felda United F.C. | 26 Apr. 1978 | Vice-captain |
| 16 | S. Sivanesan | 23 | DM / CM / AM / RW | 2013 | Felda United F.C. | 28 Dis. 1990 | |
| 23 | Nazrin Nawi | 25 | LW | 2012 | Kuala Lumpur FA | 7 Feb. 1988 | |
| 29 | Muhamad Bukhairi Idris | 21 | DM / CM | 2012 | Harimau Muda B | 2 Jan. 1992 | |
| Forwards |||||||||
| 4 | Mohd Amirul Omar | 27 | ST / AM | 2013 | Penang FA | 23 Feb. 1986 | |
| 14 | Mohd Alafi Mahmud | 28 | ST / RW / LW | 2013 | MP Muar | 29 Apr. 1985 | |
| 19 | Mohd Firdaus Azizul | 25 | ST / RW / LW | 2008 | Negeri Sembilan FA U21 | 3 Jan. 1988 | |
| 20 | Fábio Leandro Barbosa | 35 | ST | 2013 | Army United F.C. | 5 Dis. 1978 | Import |
| 25 | Ahmad Shakir Mohd Ali | 24 | ST | 2012 | Kedah FA | 5 Mar. 1989 | |
| 26 | Mohd Rahizi Mohd Rasib | 19 | ST | 2013 | Perak FA U21 | 30 Sep. 1994 | |

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

| No. | Pos. | Name | Age | From | Notes |
| 2 | DF | Mohd Fauzi Nan | 33 | Kedah FA | |
| 6 | DF | William Modibo | 34 | C.D. Tondela | Import |
| 11 | MF | Eddy Helmi Abdul Manan | 34 | Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C. | |
| 12 | DF | Mohd Radzuan Abdullah | 22 | Negeri Sembilan FA U21 | Promoted |
| 13 | DF | Abdul Ghani Rahman | 28 | Felda United F.C. | |
| 14 | FW | Mohd Alafi Mahmud | 28 | MP Muar | |
| 16 | MF | S. Sivanesan | 23 | Felda United F.C. | |
| 20 | FW | Emanuel De Porras | 32 | Tristán Suárez | Import |
| 21 | GK | Mohd Hamsani Ahmad | 37 | Felda United F.C. | |
| 23 | DF | Azmeer Yusof | 23 | Pos Malaysia FC | |
| 26 | FW | Mohd Rahizi Mohd Rasib | 19 | Perak FA U21 | |

#### Out

| No. | Pos. | Name | Age | To | Notes |
| 7 | MF | S. Kunanlan | 27 | Selangor FA | |
| 10 | FW | Jean-Emmanuel Effa Owona | 30 | Terengganu FA | Import |
| 11 | MF | Mohd Shaffik Abdul Rahman | 29 | Free Agent | |
| 12 | MF | Shukor Adan | 34 | ATM FA | |
| 13 | DF | Marian Farbák | 30 | TJ Jednota Brestovec | Import |
| 14 | DF | G. Mahathevan | 25 | T–Team F.C. | |
| 16 | DF | Qhairul Anwar Roslani | 26 | Terengganu FA | |
| 19 | MF | Parameswaran Vijayan | 26 | Free Agent | |
| 25 | GK | Mohd Farizal Marlias | 27 | Perak FA | |
| 26 | FW | Khairul Ridzwan Othman | 22 | Sime Darby Plantation F.C. | |
| 29 | MF | Abdul Rahman Abdul Ghani | 22 | Free Agent | |
| 33 | FW | Khairul Izuan Abdullah | 27 | PDRM FA | Loan End |
| 34 | DF | Azmeer Yusof | 23 | Pos Malaysia F.C. | Loan End |
| 35 | MF | K. Thanaraj | 27 | Sabah FA | Loan End |

### April
#### In

| No. | Pos. | Name | Age | From | Notes |
| 4 | FW | Mohd Amirul Omar | 27 | Penang FA | |
| 18 | DF | Mohd Fadhil Mohd Hashim | 30 | PKNS F.C. | |
| 20 | FW | Fábio Leandro Barbosa | 35 | Army United F.C. | Import |

#### Out

| No. | Pos. | Name | Age | To | Notes |
| 4 | DF | Azmeer Yusof | 23 | Free Agent | |
| 18 | DF | Muszaki Abu Bakar | 24 | Free Agent | |
| 20 | FW | Emanuel De Porras | 32 | Free Agent | Import |

## Non-competitive
### Pre-season

Win  Draw  Loss

### Friendly Match

Win  Draw  Loss

## Competitions
### Malaysia Super League

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 8 | PKNS | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 28 | |
| 9 | Terengganu | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 25 | 31 | −6 | 27 | |
| 10 | T-Team | 22 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 19 | 33 | −14 | 19 | |
| 11 | Felda United | 22 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 35 | −22 | 19 | Relegation to 2014 Liga Premier |
| 12 | Negeri Sembilan | 22 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 11 | 28 | −17 | 10 | Relegation to 2014 Liga Premier |

#### Matches

Win  Draw  Loss

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

Win  Draw  Loss

#### Quarter-finals

Win  Draw  Loss
Terengganu FA won 6–1 on aggregate and advanced to the Semi-finals.

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

Win  Draw  Loss

#### Group stage

| Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | KEL | PAH | NEG | TER |
| Kelantan FA (A) | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 6 | +7 | 11 | | 4–0 | 2–3 | 2–0 |
| Pahang FA (A) | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 8 | 1–1 | | 3–0 | 1–1 |
| Negeri Sembilan FA | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 13 | −2 | 8 | 1–1 | 3–5 | | 2–2 |
| Terengganu FA | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | −5 | 5 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 0–2 | |
Win  Draw  Loss

## Season statistics
### Top scorers

| Rnk | Pos | No. | Player | Super League | FA Cup | Malaysia Cup | Total |
| 1 | FW | 20 | Fábio Leandro Barbosa | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 |
| 2 | MF | 16 | S. Sivanesan | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 3 | MF | 23 | Mohd Nazrin Mohd Nawi | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | MF | 15 | Rashid Mahmud | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | MF | 9 | Shahurain Abu Samah | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | DF | 2 | Mohd Fauzi Nan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | FW | 20 | Emanuel De Porras | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | FW | 19 | Mohd Firdaus Azizul | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | MF | 11 | Eddy Helmi Abdul Manan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | FW | 26 | Mohd Rahizi Mohd Rasib | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | 11 | 5 | 11 | 27 |

### Disciplinary record

| J | Pos | Player | Super League | Super League | Super League | FA Cup | Malaysia Cup | Total | Total | Total |
| 10 | MF | Abdul Halim Zainal | 4 | | | 2 | 1 | 7 | | |
| 6 | DF | William Modibo | 4 | | | 1 | 2 | 7 | | |
| 2 | DF | Mohd Fauzi Nan | 5 | | | | 1 | 6 | | |
| 23 | MF | Mohd Nazrin Mohd Nawi | 5 | | | 1 | | 6 | | |
| 13 | DF | Abdul Ghani Rahman | 4 | | 1 | | 1 | 5 | | 1 |
| 15 | MF | Rashid Mahmud | 3 | | | | 2 | 5 | | |
| 17 | DF | Mohd Alif Shamsudin | 5 | | | | | 5 | | |
| 11 | MF | Eddy Helmi Abdul Manan | 3 | | | 1 | | 4 | | |
| 9 | MF | Shahurain Abu Samah | 3 | | | | | 3 | | |
| 8 | MF | Norismaidham Ismail | 3 | | | | | 3 | | |
| 16 | MF | S. Sivanesan | 1 | 1 | | | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
| 21 | GK | Mohd Hamsani Ahmad | 2 | | | | | 2 | | |
| 20 | FW | Fábio Leandro Barbosa | 1 | | | | 1 | 2 | | |
| 25 | FW | Ahmad Shakir Mohd Ali | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | MF | Mohd Amirul Omar | 2 | | | | | 2 | | |
| 20 | FW | Emanuel De Porras | 1 | | | | | 1 | | |
| 19 | FW | Mohd Firdaus Azizul | 1 | | | | | 1 | | |
| 22 | GK | Badrulzaman Abdul Halim | 1 | | | | | 1 | | |
| 18 | DF | Mohd Fadhil Mohd Hashim | 1 | | | | | 1 | | |
| 12 | DF | Mohd Radzuan Abdullah | | | | | 1 | 1 | | |
= Number of bookings; = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card; = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.