2016 Negeri Sembilan FA season

The 2016 season was Negeri Sembilan's 93rd season in club history and third season in the Malaysia Premier League since relegated of the Malaysia Super League in 2013 season.

Negeri Sembilan
2016 season
PresidentMohammad Hassan
ManagerSatwant Singh Balwant Singh
Head CoachGary Phillips
StadiumTuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium
Malaysia Premier League4th
FA CupThird round
Malaysia CupQuarter-finals
Top goalscorerLeague:
Andrew Nabbout (8)

All:
Andrew Nabbout (9)
Highest home attendance7,346 vs Kedah
(28 August 2016)
Lowest home attendance275 vs DRB-Hicom
(23 September 2016)
Average home league attendance3,206

Background

Negeri Sembilan have finished the previous season in 6th place in the Malaysia Premier League. Negeri Sembilan were knocked out of the 2015 Malaysia FA Cup in the 2nd-round by Penang, were knocked out of 2015 Malaysia Cup in play-off by ATM.

Club

Coaching staff

PositionName
President Dato' Seri Utama Mohammad Hassan
Honorable Secretary Dato' Haji Abd. Halim bin Haji Abd. Latif
General Manager Satwant Singh Balwant Singh
Assistant Manager Dato' Haslah Mohamad Amin
Assistant Manager Dato' Abdul Ghani Haji Hassan
Head Team Coach Gary Michael Phillips
Assistant Coach Mohd Asri Ninggal
Coach Hamirullah Abu
Goalkeeping Coach Ismadi Ismail
Fitness Coach Mark Jones
Asyraf M.R. Asri
Physiotherapist Dr Rozaiman Ebrahim
Mohd Zainuddin Zakariar
Team Assistant Shahrizal Mat Sah

Kit manufacturers and financial sponsor

Nation Corporation
Main sponsors
Matrix Concept Group
Shirt sponsors

Full squad

Source:[1]

No. Name Age Nat. Position Join Signed From D.O.B Notes
Goalkeepers
1 Afiff Aizad Azman 26 GK 2016 Johor Darul Ta'zim II F.C. 30 March 1990
12 Kaharuddin Rahman 25 GK 2012 Negeri Sembilan FA U21 7 August 1991
30 Syed Adney Syed Hussein 30 GK 2016 ATM FA 29 November 1986
Defenders
3 Daniel Ting 24 LB 2016 Johor Darul Ta'zim II F.C. 1 Dis. 1992 Loan In
4 Taylor Regan 28 CB 2016 Newcastle Jets 16 November 1988 Captain, Import
5 Annas Rahmat 22 CB 2016 Harimau Muda 7 November 1994
13 Mohd Ashmawi Md Yakin 22 RB 2016 Harimau Muda 1 January 1994
15 Segar Arumugam 23 LB / LW 2014 Negeri Sembilan FA U21 3 January 1993
20 Hariri Mohd Safii 27 LB 2016 Free Agent 18 January 1989
24 Mohd Shazlan Alias 27 RB 2016 Selangor FA 27 Dis 1989
25 Mohd Radzuan Abdullah 25 CB 2013 Negeri Sembilan FA U21 18 August 1991
26 Mohd Nasriq Baharom 29 CB 2016 Felda United F.C. 8 February 1987
Midfielders
2 Aroon Kumar Ramaloo 22 DM / CM / RB 2016 Negeri Sembilan FA U21 18 March 1994
8 Shahrul Igwan Samsudin 22 CM / AM / RW 2016 Harimau Muda 17 Mei 1994
10 Alex Smith 31 CM / AM 2016 Far North Queensland FC 16 July 1985 Import
16 Mohd Norhafizzuan Jailani 27 CM / AM 2016 Putrajaya SPA F.C. 7 August 1989
19 Khairul Anwar Shahrudin 26 LW / LB 2016 Sime Darby F.C. 9 October 1990
21 Sabri Sahar 24 DM / CM 2016 Sabah FA 1 September 1992
23 Nizam Ruslan 22 RW / LW 2016 Negeri Sembilan FA U21 6 April 1994
27 Izzudin Zainudin 23 DM / CM 2015 Negeri Sembilan FA U21 27 September 1993
33 Thanabalan Nadarajah 21 RW / LW 2014 Negeri Sembilan FA U21 25 February 1995
55 Henrique Andrade Silva 31 RW / LW 2016 Brisbane Roar 9 May 1985 Import
56 Curran Singh Ferns 23 DM / CM 2016 Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C. II 6 July 1993
Forwards
9 Mohd Afiq Azmi 27 ST 2016 Selangor FA 5 January 1989
17 Mohd Rahizi Mohd Rasib 22 ST 2016 Negeri Sembilan FA U21 30 September 1994
34 Sean Selvaraj 20 RW / LW / ST 2016 Negeri Sembilan FA U21 11 April 1996
60 Goran Jerkovic 30 ST 2016 FK Iskra Danilovgrad 10 November 1986 Import

Transfers

January

In
No. Pos. Name Age From Notes
1 GK Afiff Aizad Azman 26 Johor Darul Ta'zim II F.C.
2 MF Aroon Kumar Ramaloo 22 Negeri Sembilan FA U21 Promoted
3 DF Daniel Ting 24 Johor Darul Ta'zim II F.C. Loan In
4 DF Taylor Regan 28 Newcastle Jets Import
5 DF Annas Rahmat 22 Harimau Muda
6 MF Kevin Gunter 24 Johor Darul Ta'zim II F.C. Loan In
7 FW Andrew Nabbout 24 Melbourne Victory Import
8 MF Shahrul Igwan Samsudin 22 Harimau Muda
9 FW Mohd Afiq Azmi 27 Selangor FA
10 MF Alex Smith 31 Far North Queensland FC Import
11 FW Joel Chianese 26 Sabah FA Import
13 DF Mohd Ashmawi Md Yakin 22 Harimau Muda
16 MF Mohd Norhafizzuan Jailani 27 Putrajaya SPA F.C.
17 FW Mohd Rahizi Mohd Rasib 22 Negeri Sembilan FA U21 Promoted
19 MF Khairul Anwar Shahrudin 26 Sime Darby F.C.
20 DF Hariri Mohd Safii 27 Free Agent
21 MF Sabri Sahar 24 Sabah FA
23 MF Nizam Ruslan 22 Negeri Sembilan FA U21 Promoted
24 DF Mohd Shazlan Alias 27 Selangor FA
26 DF Mohd Nasriq Baharom 29 Felda United F.C.
30 GK Syed Adney Syed Hussein 30 ATM FA
Out
No. Pos. Name Age To Notes
1 GK Helmi Eliza Elias 33 Free Agent
2 DF Azizi Matt Rose 35 Felcra F.C.
3 DF Mohd Fauzi Nan 36 Retired
4 DF Jean-Marc Alexandre 30 Fort Lauderdale Strikers Import
5 DF Mohd Fazliata Taib 31 Felcra F.C.
7 MF Ahmad Fauzi Saari 34 Perlis FA
8 FW Shahrizal Saad 29 Felcra F.C.
9 FW Francis Forkey Doe 31 Felda United F.C. Import
10 MF Bruno Martelotto 34 Antartida Argentina Import
11 FW Rudie Ramli 34 MOF F.C.
12 MF G. Puaneswaran 33 Melaka United
14 MF V. Kavi Chelvan 27 Melaka United
15 MF Kim Jin-yong 34 DRB-Hicom F.C. Import
16 MF S. Sivanesan 26 Felda United F.C.
17 MF Mohd Akmal Mohd Nor 27 Sarawak FA
18 MF Khyril Muhymeen Zambri 29 AirAsia Football Club
20 DF Dzaiddin Zainudin 24 MOF F.C.
21 DF Irwan Fadzli Idrus 35 Retired
23 MF Rezal Zambery Yahya 38 Free Agent
25 MF Ahmad Hazeri Hamid 23 Free Agent
30 GK Mohd Yatim Abdullah 24 Free Agent

April

In
No. Pos. Name Age From Notes
34 FW Sean Selvaraj 20 Negeri Sembilan FA U21 Promoted
55 MF Henrique Andrade Silva 31 Brisbane Roar Import
56 MF Curran Singh Ferns 23 Johor Darul Ta'zim II F.C.
60 FW Goran Jerković 30 FK Iskra Danilovgrad Import
Out
No. Pos. Name Age To Notes
6 MF Kevin Gunter 24 Johor Darul Ta'zim II F.C. Loan End
7 FW Andrew Nabbout 24 Newcastle Jets FC Import
11 FW Joel Chianese 26 Perth Glory FC Import

Non-competitive

Pre-season

  Win   Draw   Loss

14 November 2016 2Negeri Sembilan FA 6–3 ATM FAParoi
20:45 Stadium: Tuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium
26 November 2016 3Negeri Sembilan FA 1–1 AirAsia F.C.Paroi
20:45 Joel Chianese  72'  22' Stadium: Tuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium
13 January 2016 4Negeri Sembilan FA 2–1 T-Team F.C.Paroi
20:45 Andrew Nabbout  30' (Pen.)
Taylor Regan  56'
 38' Stadium: Tuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium
23 January 2016 5Air Force Central F.C.2–1 Negeri Sembilan FARangsit
16:00  39'
 45'
 15' Alex Smith Stadium: Thupatemi Stadium
26 January 2016 6Thai Honda F.C.2–1 Negeri Sembilan FABangkok
17:00
Khairul Anwar Shahrudin Stadium: 72nd Anniversary Stadium
29 January 2016 7Muangthong United F.C. (B)0–1 Negeri Sembilan FABangkok
17:00  (Pen.) Shahrul Igwan Samsudin Stadium: 72nd Anniversary Stadium

Friendly Match

  Win   Draw   Loss

17 June 2016 1Negeri Sembilan FA 4–0 SAMB FCParoi
22:00 Mohd Afiq Azmi  30'
Mohd Rahizi Mohd Rasib  32'
Sabri Sahar  52'
Goran Jerković  79'
Stadium: Tuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium
20 June 2016 2Negeri Sembilan FA 1–0 Pahang F.C.Paroi
22:00 Taylor Regan Stadium: Tuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium
28 June 2016 4Negeri Sembilan FA 5–2 MOF F.C.Paroi
22:00 Alex Smith
Annas Rahmat
Taylor Regan
Khairul Anwar Shahrudin
Shahrul Igwan Samsudin
Mohd Nizad Ayub
Stadium: Tuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium

Competitions

Malaysia Premier League

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
2 PKNS (P) 22 15 3 4 49 25 +24 48 Promotion to Super League
3 Johor Darul Ta'zim II 22 13 4 5 44 26 +18 43
4 Negeri Sembilan 22 9 8 5 40 26 +14 35
5 Kuala Lumpur 22 9 8 5 38 32 +6 35
6 Perlis 22 10 4 8 38 32 +6 34
Source: FAM Official Site, Football Malaysia LLP
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Number of goals against
(P) Promoted.

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss

12 February 2016 1Negeri Sembilan FA 1–1 Kuantan FAParoi
21:00 Andrew Nabbout  33' Report  53' (Pen.) Dao Bakary Stadium: Tuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium
Attendance: 4,116
Referee: Zulkifli Ahmad
15 February 2016 2DRB-HICOM F.C. 1–3 Negeri Sembilan FATanjung Malim
16:45 Ivan Babić  21'  81' (Pen.) Andrew Nabbout
 84' Joel Chianese
 89' Alex Smith
Stadium: Proton City Stadium
Attendance: 300
Referee: Muhammad Rahmat Jantan
26 February 2016 3Negeri Sembilan FA 1–1 Kuala Lumpur FAParoi
21:00 Mohd Norhafizzuan Jailani  24'  87' Zhafri Yahya Stadium: Tuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium
Attendance: 4,543
Referee: Ku Alauddin Ku Muhammad
1 March 2016 4Melaka United 0–0 Negeri Sembilan FAKrubong
21:00 Stadium: Hang Jebat Stadium
Attendance: 13,000
Referee: Razlan Jeffri Ali
11 March 2016 5Negeri Sembilan FA 5–0 ATM FAParoi
21:00 Alex Smith  51'
Joel Chianese  60', 72'
Mohd Norhafizzuan Jailani  81'
Badrul Hisham Mohd Sufian  88' (O.G.)
Stadium: Tuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium
Attendance: 3,185
Referee: Ahmad Farees Mat Suburi
4 April 2016 6Sime Darby F.C. 0–4 Negeri Sembilan FASelayang
21:00  13', 23' Taylor Regan
 36' (O.G.) Juzaili Samion
 77' Joel Chianese
Stadium: Majlis Perbandaran Selayang Stadium
Attendance: 519
Referee: Mohd Ridzuan Rozali
8 April 2016 7Negeri Sembilan FA 4–3 PKNS F.C.Paroi
21:00 Juan Manuel Cobelli  10' (O.G.)
Sabri Sahar  35'
Joel Chianese  56'
Andrew Nabbout  76' (Pen.)
 69' S. Thinagaran
 73', 78' (Pen.) Gabriel Guerra
Stadium: Tuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium
Attendance: 4,324
Referee: Zulkarnain Zakaria
19 April 2016 8Johor Darul Ta'zim II F.C. 3–2 Negeri Sembilan FAPasir Gudang
21:00 Afiq Fazail  45'
Shahril Ishak  65'
Zaquan Adha Abdul Radzak  89'
 3', 21' (Pen.) Andrew Nabbout Stadium: Pasir Gudang Corporation Stadium
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Ismail Asib Md Amin
22 April 2016 9Negeri Sembilan FA 3–1 Perlis FAParoi
21:00 Alex Smith  36'
Taylor Regan  39'
Joel Chianese  69'
 43' Edward Junior Wilson Stadium: Tuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium
Attendance: 3,765
Referee: Teoh Hee Loon
3 May 2016 10Negeri Sembilan FA 2–2 Sabah United FCParoi
21:00 Andrew Nabbout  42'
Joel Chianese  70'
 6' Maxsius Musa
 81' (Pen.) Ummareng Bacok
Stadium: Tuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium
Attendance: 3,329
Referee: Sures Jayaraman
17 May 2016 11UiTM F.C. 0–1 Negeri Sembilan FAShah Alam
16:45  90+4' Mohd Afiq Azmi Stadium: UiTM Stadium
Attendance: 395
Referee: Mohd Jeffri Bin Zolkefli
20 May 2016 12Negeri Sembilan FA 4–2 UiTM F.C.Paroi
21:00 Andrew Nabbout  16', 26' (Pen.)
Mohd Afiq Azmi  40', 43'
 7', 35' Wan Khairil Azwa Stadium: Tuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium
Attendance: 2,560
Referee: Mohd Fairuz Zulkiflee
15 July 2016 13Perlis FA 2–1 Negeri Sembilan FAKangar
16:45 Charles Chad  55' (Pen.), 90+1'  36' Goran Jerkovic Stadium: Tuanku Syed Putra Stadium
Attendance: 820
Referee: Mohd Ezanee Mohd Said
22 July 2016 14Negeri Sembilan FA 1–3 Johor Darul Ta'zim II F.C.Paroi
21:00 Goran Jerkovic  39' (Pen.)  1' Paulo Rangel
 16' Shafiq Shaharudin
 75' Mohd Zaquan Adha Abdul Radzak
Stadium: Tuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium
Attendance: 3,606
Referee: Ahmad Tajuddin
25 July 2016 15PKNS F.C. 0–0 Negeri Sembilan FAKrubong
21:00 Stadium: Hang Jebat Stadium
Attendance: 250
Referee: Mohd Fairuz Zulkifli
2 August 2016 16Sabah United FC 0–0 Negeri Sembilan FAKota Kinabalu
20:15 Stadium: Likas Stadium
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Muhammad Rahmat Jantan
5 August 2016 17Negeri Sembilan FA 1–1 Sime Darby F.C.Paroi
21:00 Alex Smith  79'  4' Mohd Faizal Aziz Stadium: Tuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium
Attendance: 1,898
Referee: Tiong Eng Tai
15 August 2016 18ATM FA 3–2 Negeri Sembilan FATemerloh
21:00 Sirojiddin Raxmatullaev  10'
Khasan Abdukarimov  58'
Mohd Rafizol Roslan  65'
 31' Taylor Regan
 82' Muhd Nizam Ruslan
Stadium: Temerloh Mini Stadium
Attendance: 319
Referee: Ku Alauddin Ku Muhd
22 August 2016 19Negeri Sembilan FA 0–1 Melaka UnitedParoi
21:00  80' R. Surendran Stadium: Tuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium
Attendance: 3,693
Referee: Tiong Eng Lai
26 August 2016 20Kuala Lumpur FA 1–2 Negeri Sembilan FASelayang
21:00 Muhd Arif Mohd Anwar  73'  28' Goran Jerkovic
 38' Alex Smith
Stadium: Majlis Perbandaran Selayang Stadium
Attendance: 325
Referee: Saiful Md Razali
23 September 2016 21Negeri Sembilan FA 1–1 DRB-Hicom F.C.Paroi
21:00 Alex Smith  18'  7' Ivan Babić Stadium: Tuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium
Attendance: 275
Referee: Mohd Ezanee Mohd Said
21 October 2016 22Kuantan FA 0–2 Negeri Sembilan FAKuantan
21:00  19' Goran Jerkovic
 64' Sean Selvaraj
Stadium: Darul Makmur Stadium
Attendance: 327
Referee: Wan Mohamad Tarmizi Wan Ibrahim

Malaysia FA Cup

Knockout stage

  Win   Draw   Loss

20 February 2016 Second roundSungai Ara F.C. 0–2 Negeri Sembilan FAGelugor
04:45  65' Daniel Ting
 69' Joel Chianese
Stadium: USM Athletics Stadium
Attendance: 450
Referee: Suresh Jayaraman
4 March 2016 Third roundJohor Darul Ta'zim F.C. 4–1 Negeri Sembilan FAJohor Bahru
20:45 Mohd Azniee Taib  6'
Mohd Amri Yahyah  11' (Pen.)
Jorge Pereyra Díaz  64', 90+2'
 67' Andrew Nabbout Stadium: Tan Sri Dato Haji Hassan Yunos Stadium
Attendance: 21,430
Referee: Mohd Fairuzi Bin Mat Desa

Malaysia Cup

Group stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification FEL NSE MEL TRG
1 FELDA United 6 4 0 2 9 5 +4 12 Advance to Quarter-finals 3–1 2–1 0–1
2 Negeri Sembilan 6 4 0 2 9 8 +1 12 2–0 3–2 1–0
3 Malacca United 6 3 0 3 9 7 +2 9 0–1 2–0 2–1
4 Terengganu 6 1 0 5 3 10 7 3 0–3 1–2 0–2
Updated to match(es) played on 19 August 2016. Source: FAM FMLLP

  Win   Draw   Loss

12 July 2016 1Felda United F.C. 3–1 Negeri Sembilan FAJengka
21:00 D. Christie Jayaseelan  27'
Francis Forkey Doe  55', 71'
Annas Rahmat  65' Stadium: Tun Abdul Razak Stadium
Attendance: 1,638
Referee: S. Sitharajan
19 July 2016 2Negeri Sembilan FA 3–2 Melaka UnitedSeremban
21:00 Alex Smith  27', 38'
Henrique Andrade Silva  39'
 14' Yashir Pinto
 60' Mohd Ferris Danial
Stadium: Tuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium
Attendance: 6,177
Referee: Syed Azhar Syed Kamar
30 July 2016 3Terengganu FA 1–2 Negeri Sembilan FAKuala Nerus
21:00 Bogdan Milić  24'  72' (Pen.) Goran Jerkovic
 85' Mohd Afiq Azmi
Stadium: Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin Stadium
Attendance: 2,200
Referee: Zulkifli Ahmad
9 August 2016 4Negeri Sembilan FA 1–0 Terengganu FASeremban
21:00 Goran Jerkovic  17' Stadium: Tuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium
Attendance: 2,717
Referee: Mohd Nafeez Wahab
12 August 2016 5Melaka United 2–0 Negeri Sembilan FAKrubong
21:00 Ilija Spasojević  8', 32' Stadium: Hang Jebat Stadium
Attendance: 9,010
Referee: Saiful Mohd Yusoff Mahadi
19 August 2016 6Negeri Sembilan FA 2–0 Felda United F.C.Seremban
21:00 Goran Jerkovic  55'
Muhd Nizam Ruslan  58'
Stadium: Tuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium
Attendance: 2,006
Referee: Mohd Nazmi Nasaruddin

Quarter-finals

  Win   Draw   Loss

28 August 2016 First legNegeri Sembilan FA 0–0 Kedah FASeremban
21:00 Stadium: Tuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium
Attendance: 7,346
Referee: Saiful Md Rodzali
17 September 2016 Second legKedah FA 5–0 Negeri Sembilan FAAlor Star
21:00 Shane Smeltz  24', 33'
Thiago Augusto  39', 50'
Liridon Krasniqi  87'
Stadium: Darul Aman Stadium
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Muhamad Zamzaidi Katimin

Kedah FA won 5–0 on aggregate and advanced to the Semi-finals.

Statistics

Top scorers

Rnk Pos No. Player Premier League FA Cup Malaysia Cup Total
1 FW 7 Andrew Nabbout 8109
2 FW 11 Joel Chianese 7108
MF 10 Alex Smith 6028
3 FW 60 Goran Jerkovic 4037
4 DF 4 Taylor Regan 4004
FW 9 Mohd Afiq Azmi 3014
5 MF 16 Mohd Norhafizzuan Jailani 2002
MF 23 Nizam Ruslan 1012
6 DF 3 Daniel Ting 0101
MF 21 Sabri Sahar 1001
DF 5 Annas Rahmat 0011
MF 55 Henrique Andrade Silva 0011
FW 34 Sean Selvaraj 1001
Own goals 3 0 0 3
TOTALS 40 3 9 52

Disciplinary Record

J Pos Nat. Player Premier League FA Cup Malaysia Cup Total Notes
26 DF Mohd Nasriq Baharom 3 2 5
4 DF Taylor Regan 2 1 3
20 DF Hariri Mohd Safii 1 1 1 1 2 2
11 FW Joel Chianese 2 2
5 DF Annas Rahmat 2 2
7 FW Andrew Nabbout 2 2
16 MF Mohd Norhafizzuan Jailani 1 1 2
9 FW Mohd Afiq Azmi 1 1 1 1
3 DF Daniel Ting 1 1 1 1
24 DF Mohd Shazlan Alias 1 1
55 MF Henrique Andrade Silva 1 1
60 FW Goran Jerković 1 1
34 FW Sean Selvaraj 1 1

= Number of bookings; = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card; = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.

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References

  1. "senarai-rasmi-pemain-negeri-sembilan-2016". Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
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