2013 Negeri Sembilan FA season explained

Club:Negeri Sembilan
Season:2013
Ownertitle:President
Owner:Mohammad Hassan
Chrtitle:Manager
Chairman:Abdul Halim Abdul Latif
Mgrtitle:Head Coach
Manager:Divaldo Alves
(Until May 2013)
Ridzuan Abu Shah
(From May 2013)
Stadium:Tuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium
League:Malaysia Super League
League Result:12th (relegated)
Cup1:FA Cup
Cup1 Result:Quarter-finals
Cup2:Malaysia Cup
Cup2 Result:Group stage
League Topscorer:
Nazrin Nawi (2)
Rashid Mahmud (2)
Shahurain Abu Samah (2)
Season Topscorer:
Fábio Leandro Barbosa (6)
Highest Attendance:10,000 vs Kelantan
(27 August 2013)
vs Terengganu
(21 September 2013)
Lowest Attendance:400 vs Perak
(19 January 2013)
Average Attendance:2,673
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Prevseason:2012
Nextseason:2014

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

Kit Manufacturers & Financial Sponsor

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Main sponsors
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Shirt sponsors

Players

Full squad

No.NameAgeNat.PositionJoinSigned FromD.O.BNotes
Goalkeepers
1Kaharuddin Rahman22GK2012 Negeri Sembilan FA U217 Aug. 1991
21Mohd Hamsani Ahmad37GK2013 Felda United F.C.25 Feb. 1976
22Badrulzaman Abdul Halim35GK2012 PKNS F.C.2 Apr. 1978
Defenders
2Mohd Fauzi Nan332013 Kedah FA20 Jan. 1980
3Tengku Qayyum Ubaidillah Tengku Ahmad27LB2007 Negeri Sembilan FA U215 Mar. 1986
532CB / DM2011 PLUS F.C.15 July 1981Captain
6William Modibo34CB2013 C.D. Tondela18 May 1979Import
12Mohd Radzuan Abdullah22CB2013 Negeri Sembilan FA U2118 Aug. 1991
13Abdul Ghani Rahman28CB2013 Felda United F.C.12 Dis. 1985
17Mohd Alif Shamsudin27RB / DM2009 Negeri Sembilan FA U211 Feb. 1986
18Mohd Fadhil Mohd Hashim30LB / CB2013 PKNS F.C.2 July 1983
24Mohd Zulfaizham Kamis23LB2012 Kedah FA17 Aug. 1990
27Fiqri Azwan Ghazali21LB2010 Negeri Sembilan FA U2130 Mar. 1992
Midfielders
7Idris Abdul Karim37DM / CM / AM2005 Johor FC29 Nov. 1976
8Muhammad Hafiz Husin19DM / CM / AM2012 Negeri Sembilan FA U213 DECEMBER 1994
9Shahurain Abu Samah27RW / LW / ST2006 Negeri Sembilan FA U2123 Dis. 1986
10Abdul Halim Zainal25DM / CM / AM2008 Negeri Sembilan FA U2129 July 1988
11Eddy Helmi Abdul Manan34RW / LW2013 Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C.8 Dis. 1979
15Rashid Mahmud35DM / CM / CB2012 Felda United F.C.26 Apr. 1978Vice-captain
16S. Sivanesan23DM / CM / AM / RW2013 Felda United F.C.28 Dis. 1990
23Nazrin Nawi25LW2012 Kuala Lumpur FA7 Feb. 1988
29Muhamad Bukhairi Idris21DM / CM2012 Harimau Muda B2 Jan. 1992
Forwards
4Mohd Amirul Omar27ST / AM2013 Penang FA23 Feb. 1986
14Mohd Alafi Mahmud28ST / RW / LW2013 MP Muar29 Apr. 1985
19Mohd Firdaus Azizul25ST / RW / LW2008 Negeri Sembilan FA U213 Jan. 1988
20Fábio Leandro Barbosa35ST2013 Army United F.C.5 Dis. 1978Import
25Ahmad Shakir Mohd Ali24ST2012 Kedah FA5 Mar. 1989
26Mohd Rahizi Mohd Rasib19ST2013 Perak FA U2130 Sep. 1994

Transfers

Disember

In
No.Pos.NameAgeFromNotes
2DF Mohd Fauzi Nan33 Kedah FA
6DF William Modibo34 C.D. TondelaImport
11MF Eddy Helmi Abdul Manan34 Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C.
12DF Mohd Radzuan Abdullah22 Negeri Sembilan FA U21Promoted
13DF Abdul Ghani Rahman28 Felda United F.C.
14FW Mohd Alafi Mahmud28 MP Muar
16MF S. Sivanesan23 Felda United F.C.
20FW Emanuel De Porras32 Tristán SuárezImport
21GK Mohd Hamsani Ahmad37 Felda United F.C.
23DF Azmeer Yusof23 Pos Malaysia FC
26FW Mohd Rahizi Mohd Rasib 19 Perak FA U21
Out
No.Pos.NameAgeToNotes
7MF S. Kunanlan27 Selangor FA
10FW Jean-Emmanuel Effa Owona30 Terengganu FAImport
11MF Mohd Shaffik Abdul Rahman29 Free Agent
12MF Shukor Adan34 ATM FA
13DF Marian Farbák30 TJ Jednota BrestovecImport
14DF G. Mahathevan25 T–Team F.C.
16DF Qhairul Anwar Roslani26 Terengganu FA
19MF Parameswaran Vijayan 26 Free Agent
25GK Mohd Farizal Marlias27 Perak FA
26FW Khairul Ridzwan Othman22 Sime Darby Plantation F.C.
29MF Abdul Rahman Abdul Ghani22 Free Agent
33FW27Loan End
34DF23Loan End
35MF27Loan End

April

In
No.Pos.NameAgeFromNotes
4FW Mohd Amirul Omar27 Penang FA
18DF Mohd Fadhil Mohd Hashim30 PKNS F.C.
20FW Fábio Leandro Barbosa35 Army United F.C.Import
Out
No.Pos.NameAgeToNotes
4DF Azmeer Yusof23 Free Agent
18DF Muszaki Abu Bakar24 Free Agent
20FW Emanuel De Porras32 Free AgentImport

Non-competitive

Friendly Match

Competitions

Malaysia Super League

See main article: 2013 Malaysia Super League.

Matches

Malaysia FA Cup

See main article: 2013 Malaysia FA Cup.

Quarter-finals

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

Malaysia Cup

See main article: 2013 Malaysia Cup.

Group stage

See main article: 2013 Malaysia Cup group stage.

Season statistics

Top scorers

PlayerSuper League FA CupMalaysia CupTotal
1FW20 Fábio Leandro Barbosa1056
2MF160055
3MF23 Mohd Nazrin Mohd Nawi2114
4MF15 Rashid Mahmud2103
5MF9 Shahurain Abu Samah2002
DF2 Mohd Fauzi Nan1102
FW20 Emanuel De Porras0202
6FW19 Mohd Firdaus Azizul1001
MF11 Eddy Helmi Abdul Manan1001
FW26 Mohd Rahizi Mohd Rasib1001
Own goals00 00
TOTALS1151127

Disciplinary record

PosPlayerSuper LeagueFA CupMalaysia CupTotalNotes
10MFAbdul Halim Zainal4217
6DFWilliam Modibo4127
2DFMohd Fauzi Nan516
23MFMohd Nazrin Mohd Nawi516
13DFAbdul Ghani Rahman41151
15MFRashid Mahmud325
17DFMohd Alif Shamsudin55
11MFEddy Helmi Abdul Manan314
9MFShahurain Abu Samah33
8MFNorismaidham Ismail33
16MFS. Sivanesan11121
21GKMohd Hamsani Ahmad22
20FWFábio Leandro Barbosa112
25FWAhmad Shakir Mohd Ali1111211
4MFMohd Amirul Omar22
20FWEmanuel De Porras11
19FWMohd Firdaus Azizul11
22GKBadrulzaman Abdul Halim11
18DFMohd Fadhil Mohd Hashim11
12DFMohd Radzuan Abdullah11

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