# 2017 Negeri Sembilan FA season

The 2017 season was Negeri Sembilan's 94th year in their history and 6th season in Malaysia Premier League since it was first introduced in 2004. Also it was the fourth season in the Malaysia Premier League following relegation on 2013 season. Along with the league, the club also participated in the Malaysia FA Cup and the Malaysia Cup.

## Events

In December 2016, the club signed several new players. Among them were Lee Tuck, Bruno Suzuki and Nemanja Vidić .
The Negeri Sembilan squad extended their winning record at home when they managed to beat newcomers, PKNP FC, 3–1, in the Premier League competition, at Tuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium on 3 February 2017.
On 4 March 2017, Negeri Sembilan continued to be on top of the Premier League when it defeated Kuala Lumpur 2–1 at Tuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium, Paroi.
On 13 May 2017, Negeri Sembilan met Pahang in the second leg of the Malaysia FA Cup. Previously, they were defeated by a score of 1–0 at Darul Makmur Stadium. Negeri Sembilan started off hard when Pahang managed to get a goal as early as the 6th minute. Negeri Sembilan managed to equalize in the 68th minute but were surprised by a late goal in the match on (90+2'). Negeri Sembilan lost 3–1 on aggregate.
On 21 April 2017, Negeri Sembilan managed to defeat Sabah with an aggregate of 1–0 in the FA Cup competition.
On 13 May 2017, the FA Cup semi-final second leg against Pahang ended with a 2–1 victory over Pahang with an aggregate of 3–1. Negeri Sembilan was previously defeated with a result of 1–0 in the first match at Darul Makmur Stadium.

## Players

| No. | Name | Age |
| Goalkeepers |||||
| 1 | Ezad Ariff Jamaludin | 20 |
| 12 | Kaharuddin Rahman | 24 |
| 25 | Saiful Amar Sudar | 34 |
| 30 | Mohd Yatim Abdullah | 23 |
| Defenders |||||
| 4 | Fauzan Fauzi | 21 |
| 5 | Annas Rahmat | 21 |
| 6 | Mohd Nasriq Baharom | 29 |
| 13 | Noor Hazrul Mustafa | 27 |
| 15 | Ashmawi Yakin | 22 |
| 18 | Shazlan Alias | 26 |
| 18 | Aroon Kumar | 22 |
| 19 | Khairul Anwar Shahrudin | 25 |
| 20 | Hariri Safii | 27 |
| 26 | Nemanja Vidić | 26 |
| 28 | Arman Fareez Ali | 26 |
| 29 | Curran Ferns | 22 |
| Midfielders |||||
| 2 | Lee Tuck | 26 |
| 8 | Shahrul Igwan | 22 |
| 9 | Mohd Faizal Abu Bakar | 25 |
| 16 | Norhafizzuan Jailani | 26 |
| 22 | Farderin Kadir | 29 |
| 9 | Syahid Zaidon | 27 |
| 27 | Izzudin Zainudin | 22 |
| Forwards |||||
| 7 | Bruno Suzuki | 26 |
| 10 | Marko Šimić | 28 |
| 11 | Rahizi Mohd Rasib | 21 |
| 14 | Ahmad Hazeri Hamid | 22 |
| 17 | Izuan Salahuddin | 24 |
| 23 | Muhd Nizam Ruslan | 22 |
| 34 | Sean Selvaraj | 20 |

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

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Kuala Lumpur | 22 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 47 | 24 | +23 | 47 | Promotion to Super League |
| 2 | Terengganu | 22 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 42 | 27 | +15 | 47 | Promotion to Super League |
| 3 | PKNP | 22 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 41 | 23 | +18 | 46 | Promotion to Super League |
| 4 | Johor Darul Ta'zim II | 22 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 47 | 27 | +20 | 41 | |
| 5 | Negeri Sembilan | 22 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 37 | 24 | +13 | 41 | Promotion to Super League |
| 6 | UiTM | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 44 | 30 | +14 | 33 | |
| 7 | Sabah | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 33 | 38 | −5 | 30 | |
| 8 | PDRM | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 36 | 41 | −5 | 25 | |
| 9 | Kuantan | 22 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 41 | 64 | −23 | 16 | |
| 10 | MISC-MIFA | 22 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 36 | 51 | −15 | 14 | |
| 11 | ATM | 22 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 28 | 50 | −22 | 14 | Relegation to FAM League |
| 12 | Perlis | 22 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 22 | 55 | −33 | 12 | Relegation to FAM League |
* ↑ ATM and Perlis was sentenced to a six-point deduction immediately on offense failed to complete the registration process Malaysian League (M-League) 2017. Later, upon careful consideration of the aforementioned appeals, Football Malaysia have decided to only reduce the deduction of 6 points to 3 points for ATM.
* ↑ ATM and Perlis was sentenced to a six-point deduction immediately on offense failed to complete the registration process Malaysian League (M-League) 2017. Later, upon careful consideration of the aforementioned appeals, Football Malaysia have decided to lift the transfer ban and reduce the deduction of 6 points to 3 points for Perlis.

### Malaysia FA Cup
#### Teams

* 6 teams from FAM League entered in the First Round. DYS and Sungai Ara withdraw from the competition.
* 27 teams (12 teams from Super League, 12 teams from Premier League and three teams from FAM League) entered in the Second Round.

#### Quarter-final

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Pahang (1) | 4–3 | Johor Darul Ta'zim (1) | 3–1 | 1–2 |
| Sabah (2) | 0–1 | Negeri Sembilan (2) | 0–1 | 0–0 |
| Kedah (1) | 6–2 | PKNP (2) | 6–1 | 0–1 |
| Terengganu (2) | 2–2 (4–1 p) | Sarawak (1) | 1–1 | 1–1 |

##### Second leg
#### Semi-final

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Pahang (1) | 3–1 | Negeri Sembilan (2) | 1–0 | 2–1 |
| Kedah (1) | 4–0 | Terengganu (2) | 1–0 | 3–0 |

##### Second leg
### Malaysia Cup
#### Format

In the competition, the top eleven teams from the First Round of 2017 Malaysia Super League were joined by the top five teams from the First Round of 2017 Malaysia Premier League. The teams were drawn into four groups of four teams.

#### Seeding

| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
| Johor Darul Ta'zim Pahang Kedah Perak | Selangor Felda United Kelantan T-Team | PKNS Melaka United Sarawak Negeri Sembilan | Terengganu PKNP Kuala Lumpur UiTM |

#### Group stage
##### Group A

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | PKNP | PHG | NSL | TTM |
| 1 | PKNP | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 11 | Advance to knockout phase | — | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–1 |
| 2 | Pahang | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 8 | +6 | 9 | Advance to knockout phase | 6–0 | — | 2–2 | 3–2 |
| 3 | Negeri Sembilan | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 12 | −4 | 6 | | 0–0 | 2–1 | — | 3–3 |
| 4 | T–Team | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 14 | −2 | 5 | | 1–2 | 1–1 | 4–1 | — |

## Statistics

| No. | Name | Age | Natl | Total | Total | League | League | FA Cup | FA Cup | Malaysia Cup | Malaysia Cup |
| No. | Name | Age | Natl | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | Ezad Ariff Jamaludin | 20 | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Kaharuddin Rahman | 24 | | | | | | | | | |
| 25 | Saiful Amar Sudar | 34 | | | | | | | | | |
| 30 | Mohd Yatim Abdullah | 23 | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Fauzan Fauzi | 21 | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Annas Rahmat | 21 | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Mohd Nasriq Baharom | 29 | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Noor Hazrul Mustafa | 27 | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | Ashmawi Yakin | 22 | | | | | | | | | |
| 18 | Shazlan Alias | 26 | | | | | | | | | |
| 18 | Aroon Kumar | 22 | | | | | | | | | |
| 19 | Khairul Anwar Shahrudin | 25 | | | | | | | | | |
| 20 | Hariri Safii | 27 | | | | | | | | | |
| 26 | Nemanja Vidić | 26 | | | | | | | | | |
| 28 | Arman Fareez Ali | 26 | | | | | | | | | |
| 29 | Curran Ferns | 22 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Lee Tuck | 26 | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Shahrul Igwan | 22 | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Mohd Faizal Abu Bakar | 25 | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | Norhafizzuan Jailani | 26 | | | | | | | | | |
| 22 | Farderin Kadir | 29 | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Syahid Zaidon | 27 | | | | | | | | | |
| 27 | Izzudin Zainudin | 22 | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Bruno Suzuki | 26 | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Marko Šimić | 28 | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Rahizi Mohd Rasib | 21 | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Ahmad Hazeri Hamid | 22 | | | | | | | | | |
| 17 | Izuan Salahuddin | 24 | | | | | | | | | |
| 23 | Muhd Nizam Ruslan | 22 | | | | | | | | | |
| 34 | Sean Selvaraj | 20 | | | | | | | | | |