2016 Negeri Sembilan FA season

Negeri Sembilan

2016 season
President	Dato' Seri Utama Haji Mohamad bin Hasan
Head Coach	Gary Michael Phillips
Stadium	Tuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium
Malaysia Premier League	4th
Malaysia FA Cup	3rd round
Malaysia Cup	Quarter finals
Top goalscorer	League: Andrew Nabbout (8 goals) All: Andrew Nabbout (9 goals)
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The 2016 season was Negeri Sembilan's 93th year in their history and 5th season in Malaysia Premier League since it was first introduced in 2004. Also it was the third 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

Negeri Sembilan has changed the name of the team from Negeri Sembilan Matrix to Negeri Sembilan FA for the 2016 season. This decision was made in 2015 when the president of Negeri Sembilan was not satisfied with the performance of the team throughout the 2015 season until it failed to qualify for the Malaysia Cup and considered the NS Matrix project a failure. The team was restructured with the inclusion of young players and the dismissal of head coach K. Devan. ^[1]

On 24 November 2015, Gary Phillips was appointed as the new head coach for the Negeri Sembilan team. This head coach is an experienced coach in the Malaysian football league and was the head coach for the Sabah team from 2009 to 2011. He was appointed to replace K. Devan, who had previously coached the team for the 2015 season. ^[2]

On 20 May 2016, in the 12th match of the Premier League, Negeri Sembilan defeated the UiTM team by a score of 4-2, which made the Negeri Sembilan team top of the league, but were overtaken by the Melaka United team the next day when they defeated ATM, 4-2. From the 6th week to the 12th week showing, the teams of Negeri Sembilan, Kuala Lumpur and Melaka United competed to be in the top of the league. ^[3]

On 17 September 2016, Negeri Sembilan was eliminated from the Malaysia Cup when they lost 0–5 to the Kedah FA at the Darul Aman Stadium. In the first leg, Negeri Sembilan only drew at home after each failed to score a goal in a 0–0 result. The advantage of 1 point in the opponent's place was used well by Kedah when they managed to bury Negeri Sembilan in the second leg without any pressure. Negeri Sembilan has stopped the 2016 Malaysia Cup campaign by only making it to the quarter-finals. ^[4]

Players

No.	Name	Age	Nationality	Notes
Goalkeepers
1	Afif Aizad Azman	26
12	Kaharuddin Rahman	25
30	Syed Adney	29
Defenders
3	Daniel Ting	23
4	Taylor Regan	27
5	Annas Rahmat	21
13	Ashmawi Yakin	22
15	A. Segar	23
20	Hariri Safii	27
24	Shazlan Alias	26
26	Mohd Nasriq Baharom	29
Midfielders
2	Aroon Kumar	22
6	Kevin Gunter	23
7	Andrew Nabbout	22
8	Shahrul Igwan	22
10	Alex Smith	31
16	Norhafizzuan Jailani	27
19	Khairul Anwar Shahrudin	25
21	Sabri Sahar	23
23	Muhd Nizam Ruslan	22
25	Mohd Radzuan Abdullah	24
27	Izzuddin Zainuddin	22
33	N. Thanabalan	21
Forwards
9	Mohd Afiq Azmi	27
11	Joel Chianese	26
17	Mohd Rahizi Mohd Rasib	21

Source: ^[5]

Transfers

Transfers In

Pos.	Name	From	Ref
MF	Alex Smith	Far North Queensland FC	[6]
MF	Andrew Nabbout	Melbourne Victory FC	[7]
MF	Taylor Regan	Newcastle Jets FC
MF	Joel Chianese	Sabah FA
GK	Syed Adney	ATM FA	[8]
DF	Mohd Nasriq Baharom	Felda United F.C.
DF	Annas Rahmat	Harimau Muda
DF	Mohd Ashmawi Yakin	Harimau Muda
MF	Shahrul Igwan Samsudin	Harimau Muda
GK	Afiff Aizad Azman	Johor Darul Ta'zim II F.C.
DF	Daniel Ting	Johor Darul Ta'zim II F.C. (Loan)	[9]
DF	Kevin Gunter	Johor Darul Ta'zim II F.C. (Loan)
MF	Mohd Norhafizzuan Jailani	Putrajaya SPA F.C.
MF	Sabri Sahar	Sarawak FA
FW	Mohd Afiq Azmi	Selangor FA	[10]
DF	Mohd Shazlan Alias	Selangor FA
MF	Khairul Anwar Shahrudin	Sime Darby F.C.
MF	R. Aroon Kumar	Negeri Sembilan FA U21
FW	Mohd Rahizi Mohd Rasib	Negeri Sembilan FA U21
MF	Muhammad Nizam Ruslan	Negeri Sembilan FA U21
DF	Hariri Mohd Safii	FREE AGENT

Transfers Out

Pos.	Name	To	Ref
MF	Kim Jin-yong	DRB-Hicom F.C.
FW	Francis Doe	Felda United F.C.
MF	Jean Alexandre	Fort Lauderdale Strikers
FW	Khyril Muhymeen Zambri	AirAsia Football Club
DF	Azizi Matt Rose	Felcra F.C.
MF	Mohd Fazliata Taib	Felcra F.C.
FW	Shahrizal Saad	Felcra F.C.
FW	S. Sivanesan	Felda United F.C.
DF	G. Puaneswaran	Melaka United
MF	V. Kavi Chelvan	Melaka United
DF	Mohd Dzaiddin Zainuddin	MOF F.C.
FW	Rudie Ramli	MOF F.C.
MF	Ahmad Fauzi Saari	Perlis FA
MF	Mohd Akmal Mohd Nor	Sarawak FA
MF	Bruno Martelotto		[11]
FW	Ahmad Hazeri Hamid
GK	Helmi Eliza Elias
DF	Irwan Fadzli Idrus
GK	Mohd Yatim Abdullah
MF	Rezal Zambery Yahya
DF	Mohd Fauzi Nan	RETIRED

Competitions

Malaysia Premier League

Main article: 2016 Malaysia Premier League

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Melaka United (C, P)	22	15	5	2	48	25	+23	50	Promotion to Super League
2	PKNS (P)	22	15	3	4	49	25	+24	48
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
7	DRB-HICOM	22	8	5	9	30	29	+1	29
8	Kuantan	22	7	7	8	39	43	−4	28
9	Sabah	22	5	5	12	26	41	−15	20
10	UiTM	22	4	4	14	24	44	−20	16
11	ATM	22	4	3	15	24	62	−38	15
12	Sime Darby (R)	22	2	6	14	26	41	−15	12	Relegation to FAM League

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
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Positions by round

  Leader and promotion to 2017 Liga Super

  Promotion to 2017 Liga Super

  Relegation to 2017 Liga FAM

Team \ Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22
Negeri Sembilan	8	5	7	7	2	2	2	3	2	3	3	2	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4

Malaysia FA Cup

Main article: 2016 Malaysia FA Cup

Second round

Sungai Ara (3) v Negeri Sembilan (2)

20 February 2016	Sungai Ara (3)	0–2	Negeri Sembilan (2)	Gelugor
16:15 (UTC+8)			Chianese 65' Ting 69'	Stadium: USM Mini Stadium

Third round

Johor Darul Ta'zim (1) v Negeri Sembilan (2)

4 March 2016	Johor Darul Ta'zim (1)	4–1	Negeri Sembilan (2)	Johor Bahru
21:00 (UTC+8)	Azniee 5' Amri 10' (pen.) Díaz 63', 90+1'		Nabbout 66'	Stadium: Tan Sri Dato Haji Hassan Yunos Stadium

Malaysia Cup

Main article: 2016 Malaysia Cup

Format

In the competition, the top 11 teams from the First Round of 2016 Malaysia Super League were joined by the top 5 teams from the First Round of 2016 Malaysia Premier League. The teams were drawn into four groups of four teams. ^[12]

Seeding

Pot 1	Pot 2	Pot 3	Pot 4
Felda United Johor Darul Ta'zim Selangor T–Team	Kedah Kelantan PDRM Terengganu	Perak Sarawak Pahang Malacca United	Kuala Lumpur Negeri Sembilan Johor Darul Ta'zim II PKNS

Group D

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	FELDA United	6	4	0	2	9	5	+4	12	Advance to Quarter-finals
2	Negeri Sembilan	6	4	0	2	9	8	+1	12
3	Malacca United	6	3	0	3	9	7	+2	9
4	Terengganu	6	1	0	5	3	10	−7	3

Updated to match(es) played on 19 August 2016. Source: FAM FMLLP

12 July 2016

21:00 UTC+8

FELDA United	3–1	Negeri Sembilan
Jayaseelan 27' Forkey Doe 54', 70'	Report	Annas 64'

Tun Abdul Razak Stadium, Jengka

Attendance: 1,638

Referee: S. Sittharanjanan

19 July 2016

21:00 UTC+8

Negeri Sembilan	3–2	Malacca United
Smith 27', 38' Henrique 40'	Report	Pinto 14' Ferris 60'

Tuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium, Seremban

Attendance: 6,177

Referee: Syed Azhar Syed Kamar

30 July 2016

21:00 UTC+8

Terengganu	1–2	Negeri Sembilan
Milić 23'	Report	Jerković 71' (pen.) Afiq 78'

Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin Stadium, Kuala Nerus

Attendance: 2,200

Referee: Zulkifli Ahmad

30 July 2016

21:00 UTC+8

Terengganu	1–2	Negeri Sembilan
Milić 23'	Report	Jerković 71' (pen.) Afiq 78'

Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin Stadium, Kuala Nerus

Attendance: 2,200

Referee: Zulkifli Ahmad

12 August 2016

21:00 UTC+8

Malacca United	2–0	Negeri Sembilan
Spasojević 9', 32'	Report

Hang Jebat Stadium, Malacca City

Attendance: 9,010

Referee: Saiful Mohd Yusoff Mahadi

19 August 2016

21:00 UTC+8

Negeri Sembilan	2–0	FELDA United
Jerković 55' Nizam 59'	Report

Tuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium, Seremban

Attendance: 2,006

Referee: Muhd Nazmi Nasaruddin

Quarter-finals

The first legs were played on 28 August 2016, and the second legs were played on 17 September 2016.

Team 1	Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Negeri Sembilan	0–5	Kedah	0–0	0–5

First Leg

28 August 2016

21:00 UTC+8

Negeri Sembilan	0–0	Kedah
	Report

Tuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium, Paroi, Seremban

Attendance: 7,346

Referee: Saiful Mohd Rodzali

Second Leg

17 September 2016

21:00 UTC+8

Kedah	5–0	Negeri Sembilan
Smeltz 24', 33' Thiago 39', 50' Krasniqi 87'	Report

Darulaman Stadium, Alor Setar

Attendance: 25,000

Referee: Mohd Zamzaidi Katimin

Statistics

Appearances and goals

As of 10 June 2025

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		League		Malaysia Cup		Malaysia FA Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	MAS	Afif Aizad Azman	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	MF	MAS	Aroon Kumar	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	DF	MAS	Daniel Ting	13	0	13	0	0	0	0	0
4	DF	AUS	Taylor Regan	28	4	28	4	0	0	0	0
5	DF	MAS	Annas Rahmat	4	0	4	0	0	0	0	0
6	MF	SUI	Kevin Gunter	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	MF	AUS	Andrew Nabbout	14	9	12	8	0	0	2	1
8	MF	MAS	Shahrul Igwan	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0
9	FW	MAS	Mohd Afiq Azmi	18	4	18	4	0	0	0	0
10	MF	ENG	Alex Smith	25	6	25	6	0	0	0	0
11	FW	AUS	Joel Chianese	15	7	15	7	0	0	0	0
12	GK	MAS	Kaharuddin Rahman	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
13	DF	MAS	Ashmawi Yakin	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
15	DF	MAS	A. Segar	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
16	MF	MAS	Norhafizzuan Jailani	2	2	2	2	0	0	0	0
17	FW	MAS	Mohd Rahizi Mohd Rasib	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	0
19	MF	MAS	Khairul Anwar Shahrudin	5	0	5	0	0	0	0	0
21	MF	MAS	Sabri Sahar	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
23	MF	MAS	Muhd Nizam Ruslan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
24	DF	MAS	Shazlan Alias	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
25	MF	MAS	Mohd Radzuan Abdullah	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
26	DF	MAS	Mohd Nasriq Baharom	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
27	MF	MAS	Izzuddin Zainuddin	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
30	GK	MAS	Syed Adney	26	0	26	0	0	0	0	0
33	MF	MAS	N. Thanabalan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

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