| 2017 season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| President | Dato' Seri Utama Haji Mohamad bin Hasan | |||
| Head Coach | Mohd Asri Ninggal | |||
| Stadium | Tuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium | |||
| Malaysia Premier League | 5th (promoted) | |||
| Malaysia FA Cup | Semi-final | |||
| Malaysia Cup | Group stage | |||
The2017 season wasNegeri Sembilan's 94th year in their history and 6th season inMalaysia Premier League since it was first introduced in2004. Also it was the fourth season in theMalaysia Premier League following relegation on2013 season. Along with the league, the club also participated in theMalaysia FA Cup and theMalaysia Cup.
In December 2016, the club signed several new players. Among them wereLee Tuck,[1]Bruno Suzuki andNemanja Vidić .
TheNegeri Sembilan squad extended their winning record at home when they managed to beat newcomers,PKNP FC, 3–1, in thePremier League competition, atTuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium on 3 February 2017.[2]
On 4 March 2017,Negeri Sembilan continued to be on top of thePremier League when it defeatedKuala Lumpur 2–1 atTuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium,Paroi.[3]
On 13 May 2017,Negeri Sembilan metPahang in the second leg of theMalaysia FA Cup. Previously, they were defeated by a score of 1–0 atDarul Makmur Stadium.Negeri Sembilan started off hard whenPahang 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.[4]
On 21 April 2017,Negeri Sembilan managed to defeatSabah with an aggregate of 1–0 in theFA Cup competition.[5]
On 13 May 2017, theFA Cup semi-final second leg againstPahang ended with a 2–1 victory overPahang with an aggregate of 3–1.Negeri Sembilan was previously defeated with a result of 1–0 in the first match atDarul Makmur Stadium.[6]
| No. | Name | Age | Nationality | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||
| 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 toSuper League |
| 2 | Terengganu | 22 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 42 | 27 | +15 | 47 | |
| 3 | PKNP | 22 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 41 | 23 | +18 | 46 | |
| 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 toSuper 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[a] | Relegation toFAM League |
| 12 | Perlis | 22 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 22 | 55 | −33 | 12[b] |
| 14 February 2017 (2017-02-14) | Selangor (1) | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (3–4p) | Selayang,Selangor | |
| 21:00 UTC+8 | Report | Stadium:Selayang Stadium Attendance: 4704 Referee: S.Sittharanjanan | ||
| Penalties | ||||
| Juliano Razman Doe Halim Ugo | ||||
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pahang (1) | 4–3 | 3–1 | 1–2 | |
| Sabah (2) | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | |
| Kedah (1) | 6–2 | 6–1 | 0–1 | |
| Terengganu (2) | 2–2 (4–1p) | 1–1 | 1–1 |
| 1 April 2017 (2017-04-01) | Sabah (2) | 0–1 | Kota Kinabalu,Sabah | |
| 20:15 UTC+8 | Report | Stadium:Likas Stadium Attendance: 4,100 Referee: Muhammad Zamzaidi Katimin |
| 21 April 2017 (2017-04-21) | Negeri Sembilan (2) | 0–0 (1–0agg.) | Paroi,Negeri Sembilan | |
| 21:00 UTC+8 | Report | Stadium:Tuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium Attendance: 20,736 Referee: Mohd Amirul Izwan Bin Yaacob |
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pahang (1) | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | |
| Kedah (1) | 4–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 |
| 30 April 2017 (2017-04-30) | Pahang (1) | 1–0 | Kuantan,Pahang | |
| 21:00 UTC+8 | Annas | Report | Stadium:Darul Makmur Stadium Attendance: 30,149 Referee: Razlan Jofri Ali |
| 13 May 2017 (2017-05-13) | Negeri Sembilan (2) | 1–2 (1–3agg.) | Paroi,Negeri Sembilan | |
| 21:00 UTC+8 | Report | Stadium:Tuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium Attendance: 38,380 |
In the competition, the top eleven teams from the First Round of2017 Malaysia Super League were joined by the top five teams from the First Round of2017 Malaysia Premier League. The teams were drawn into four groups of four teams.
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | PKNP | PHG | NSL | TTM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 11 | Advance toknockout phase | — | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–1 | ||
| 2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 8 | +6 | 9 | 6–0 | — | 2–2 | 3–2 | |||
| 3 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 12 | −4 | 6 | 0–0 | 2–1 | — | 3–3 | |||
| 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 14 | −2 | 5 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 4–1 | — |
| No. | Name | Age | Natl | Total | League | FA Cup | Malaysia Cup | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||||||||