2019 Negeri Sembilan FA season explained

Club:Negeri Sembilan
Season:2019
Ownertitle:President
Owner:Tunku Syed Razman Tunku Syed Idrus Al-Qadri
Mgrtitle:Head coach
Manager:Mat Zan Mat Aris
Stadium:Tuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium
League:Malaysia Premier League
League Result:6th
Cup1:Malaysia FA Cup
Cup1 Result:Second round
Cup2:Malaysia Cup
Cup2 Result:Group stage
League Topscorer:
Almir (8)
Season Topscorer:
Igor Luiz (12)
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Prevseason:2018
Nextseason:2020

The 2019 season was Negeri Sembilan's 96th year in their history and 7th season in Malaysia Premier League since it was first introduced in 2004. Also it was the first season in the Malaysia Premier League following relegation 2018 season. Along with the league, the club also participated in the Malaysia FA Cup and the Malaysia Cup.

Events

Negeri Sembilan has got a new head coach, Mat Zan Mat Aris[1] to face the Malaysia Premier League in 2019. Negeri Sembilan has also signed several new players such as Norhafiz Zamani Misbah[2] and Shunsuke Nakatake.[3]

On January 22, 2019, the Negeri Sembilan Football Association (PBNS) has announced that Rhino SEA will sponsor the new kit for the Negeri Sembilan team. The club became the first team in Malaysia and Southeast Asia to collaborate with the brand.[4]

On 15 February 2019, the club was defeated by UiTM FC at home with a heavy defeat of 4–1 in league match.[5]

In April 2019, Negeri Sembilan FC signed new player from Brazil which is Almir on the mid-season.[6]

On 3 August 2019, Negeri Sembilan lost to the Kedah team in the first match of the Malaysia Cup group A stage. The club lost 3–1 at Tuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium.

On 23 August 2019, the club win over Terengganu in the 2019 Malaysia Cup. The result was 3–2.[7]

Players

No.NameAgeNationalityNotes
Goalkeepers
22Fadzley Rahim32
12Kaharuddin Rahman26
1Hamka Daud23
Defenders
3Adam Othman Arfah25
16D. Ganesan20
18Osman Yusoff24
5Norhafiz Zamani Misbah36Captain
6L. Kalaiharasan22
30Matheus Vila26
13Noor Hazrul Mustafa29
28Azrul Nizam23
2Aroon Kumar24
4Fauzan Fauzi23
15Danish Haziq20
Midfielders
8Abdul Halim Zainal26
11Dzulfahmi Abdul Hadi23
7Shunsuke Nakatake28
Muhamad Asraf Roslan22
24Aiman Khalidi22
20Mohd Faizal Abu Bakar27
Forwards
17Izuan Salahuddin26
9Almir31
10Thomas Koroma25
21Fauzi Latif21
25Ferris Danial25
58Ángel Guirado33

Competitions

Malaysia Premier League

See main article: 2019 Malaysia Premier League.

League table

Malaysia FA Cup

See main article: 2019 Malaysia FA Cup.

Qualified teams

The following teams are qualified for the competition. Reserve teams are excluded.

Second round

The draw for the second round was held on 4 March 2019 at 15:00 involving 12 teams from Liga Super, 9 teams from Liga Premier and 10 teams that progressed from first round. Fourteen matches took place from 2 to 3 April 2019. Postponed match between PDRM and Sarawak will be held on 9 April 2019. Johor Darul Ta'zim received bye into the Third Round.

3 April 2019Perak (1)2–1Negeri Sembilan (2)Ipoh, Perak
21:00 UTC+8Stadium: Perak Stadium

Malaysia Cup

See main article: 2019 Malaysia Cup.

Format

In the competition, the top eleven teams from the 2019 Malaysia Super League were joined by the top five teams from the 2019 Malaysia Premier League. The teams were drawn into four groups of four teams.

Group stage

See main article: article and 2019 Malaysia Cup group stage.

Group A

Statistics

Appearances and goals

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Notes and References

  1. News: Mat Zan kini jurulatih Negeri Sembilan . Bharian.com.my . 25 January 2023.
  2. News: Norhafiz sertai NS . Bharian.com.my . 23 January 2023.
  3. News: Negeri Sembilan uji Nakatake . Bharian.com.my .
  4. Web site: NS inks multi faceted deal with Rhino for 2019 season Goal.com . 2023-01-27 . www.goal.com.
  5. News: Negeri Sembilan rebah di Paroi . 28 January 2023.
  6. Web site: Mat Zan tagih kudrat penyerang Brazil . 2023-01-27 . www.astroawani.com.
  7. Web site: Negeri kejutkan TFC di Paroi Harian Metro . 2023-01-27 . www.hmetro.com.my.