2023 Negeri Sembilan FC season
The 2023 season is Negeri Sembilan's 100th year in their history and 11th season in Malaysia Super League since it was first introduced in 2004. Also it was the 2nd season in the Malaysia Super League since promoted from Malaysia Premier League in 2021. Along with the league, the club also compete in the Malaysia Cup and Malaysia FA Cup in 2023.
2023 season | |||
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President | Tunku Syed Razman ibni al-Marhum Tunku Syed 'Idrus al-Qadri | ||
Head Coach | K. Devan | ||
Stadium | Tuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium | ||
Super League | 9th | ||
Malaysia FA Cup | Quarter-finals | ||
Malaysia Cup | TBD | ||
Top goalscorer | League: (3 goals) Casagrande All: (4 goals) Casagrande | ||
Highest home attendance | 15,427 vs Johor Darul Ta'zim 6 March 2023 | ||
Lowest home attendance | 452 vs Kuala Lumpur 14 May 2023 | ||
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Events
On 7 January 2023, NSFC announced a new sponsor for 2023. The new sponsor is the clothing brand company Kelme. It has been informed that Kelme will sponsor NSFC for 2 years with a sponsorship value of RM1.7 million. Kelme will provide kits for the Super League, Under-23 League, President cup and Youth Cup teams starting this year.[1]
On 8 January, the club officially announced several new signing players. Among them were Shahrel Fikri,[2] Tauffiq Ar Rasyid Johar,[3] Tommy Mawat Bada, Farid Nezal,[4] Mahalli Jasuli,[5] Sikh Izhan Nazrel,[6] Firdaus Irman, Hafiz Ramdan,[7] and Filemon Anyie. The club also signed brothers from Petaling Jaya City FC, Barathkumar Ramaloo and Aroon Kumar.[8] In addition, the club retained one import player, Hérold Goulon, and added four new import players to the squad: Casagrande, Vinicius Leonel, [9] Safuwan Baharudin, [10] and Levy Madinda. [11]
On March 6, 2023, Negeri Sembilan lost to JDT 7-0 at home. This defeat was witnessed by tens of thousands of NSFC fans, and it was the worst defeat of the 2023 season. The last time the team lost badly to JDT was in the 2022 season with a 5-0 defeat at Sultan Ibrahim Stadium. [12]
Players
Current squad
- As of 26 February 2023[13]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Remarks:
I International player. A Asian player. S ASEAN player. U23 Under-23 player. U20 Under-20 player. U18 Under-18 player.
Out on loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers
In pre-season
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Out pre-season
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Pre-season
Win Draw Loss
Friendly matches
24 Jan 2023 1 | Negeri Sembilan FC | 1-2 | Penang FC | Paroi |
21:00 UTC+8 | Shahrel Fikri ![]() |
Giovane Gomes ![]() ![]() |
Stadium: Tuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium |
28 Jan 2023 2 | Kelantan United | 2-0 | Negeri Sembilan FC | Serdang |
21:00 UTC+8 | Asraff Aliffuddin ![]() ![]() |
Stadium: UPM Stadium |
31 Jan 2023 3 | Negeri Sembilan FC | 0-0 | Terengganu FC | Paroi |
21:00 UTC+8 | Stadium: Tuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium |
4 Feb 2023 4 | Manjung City F.C. | 2-2 | Negeri Sembilan FC | Petaling Jaya |
20:45 UTC+8 | Parvin Kumar ![]() ![]() |
Zaquan Adha ![]() ![]() |
Stadium: PKNS Sports Complex |
8 Feb 2023 5 | Negeri Sembilan FC | 2-0 | Perak FC | Paroi |
21:00 UTC+8 | Mahalli Jasuli ![]() ![]() |
Stadium: Tuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium |
11 Feb 2023 6 | Penang FC | 0-1 | Negeri Sembilan FC | Penang |
21:00 UTC+8 | Che Rashid Che Halim ![]() |
Stadium: City Stadium, Penang |
14 Feb 2023 7 | Kuala Lumpur City FC | 1-1 | Negeri Sembilan FC | Cheras |
20:30 UTC+8 | Zhafri Yahya ![]() |
Filemon Anyie ![]() |
Stadium: Kuala Lumpur Stadium |
16 Feb 2023 8 | Selangor FC | 3-1 | Negeri Sembilan FC | Petaling Jaya |
20:30 UTC+8 | Hein Htet Aung ![]() Fazly Mazlan ![]() |
Mahalli Jasuli ![]() |
Stadium: MBPJ Stadium |
Competitions
Malaysia Super League
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Johor Darul Ta'zim | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 1 | +42 | 30 | Qualification for AFC Champions League group stage |
2 | Selangor | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 11 | +12 | 22 | Qualification for the Champions League play-off round |
3 | Sri Pahang | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 7 | +10 | 22 | Qualification for 2024-25 AFC Cup |
4 | Sabah | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 14 | +10 | 20 | |
5 | Kedah Darul Aman | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 15 | +2 | 19 | |
6 | Kuala Lumpur City | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 14 | +1 | 15 | |
7 | Penang | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 14 | |
8 | Terengganu | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 13 | |
9 | Negeri Sembilan | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 18 | −5 | 13 | |
10 | PDRM | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 15 | −8 | 10 | |
11 | Perak | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 19 | −11 | 9 | |
12 | Kuching City | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 20 | −15 | 4 | |
13 | Kelantan | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 34 | −22 | 4 | |
14 | Kelantan United | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 21 | −16 | 2 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.
Results by round
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
Match schedule source:[14]
26 February 2023 1 | Negeri Sembilan | 1–1 | Sri Pahang | Paroi |
21:00 UTC+8 | Casagrande ![]() |
Report | Malik Ariff ![]() |
Stadium: Tuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium Attendance: 6329 Referee: Fitri Bin Maskon |
1 March 2023 2 | Penang | 0–0 | Negeri Sembilan | Penang |
21:00 UTC+8 | Report | Stadium: City Stadium, Penang Attendance: 3754 Referee: Mohd Hasrol Bin Mohd Amir |
6 March 2023 3 | Negeri Sembilan | 0–7 | Johor Darul Ta'zim | Paroi |
19:00 UTC+8 | Report | Forestieri ![]() ![]() Diogo ![]() |
Stadium: Tuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium Attendance: 15,427 Referee: Razlan Bin Joffri Ali |
16 March 2023 5 | Negeri Sembilan | 2–1 | Terengganu | Paroi |
20:15 UTC+8 | Lévy Madinda ![]() ![]() |
Report | Adisak Kraisorn ![]() |
Stadium: Tuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium Attendance: 3203 Referee: Ahmad Zuhaidi Dzulkifli |
1 April 2023 6 | Negeri Sembilan | 4–2 | Kelantan | Paroi |
22:00 UTC+8 | Mahalli Jasuli ![]() Herold Goulon ![]() |
Report | Ismahil Akinade ![]() ![]() |
Stadium: Tuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium Attendance: 1885 Referee: Mohd Fusser Bin Mad Sallih |
4 April 2023 7 | Selangor | 2–1 | Negeri Sembilan | Petaling Jaya |
22:00 UTC+8 | Faisal Halim ![]() ![]() |
Report | Herold Goulon ![]() |
Stadium: MBPJ Stadium Attendance: 5754 Referee: Fitri Bin Maskon |
10 April 2023 8 | Negeri Sembilan | 1–1 | Sabah | Paroi |
22:00 UTC+8 | Tommy Mawat ![]() |
Report | Park Tae-soo ![]() |
Stadium: Tuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium Attendance: 1738 Referee: Tuan Mohd Yaasin |
19 April 2023 9 | Perak | 1–1 | Negeri Sembilan | Ipoh |
22:00 UTC+8 | Alif Zikri ![]() |
Report | Shahrel Fikri ![]() |
Stadium: Perak Stadium Attendance: 1147 Referee: Mohd Nafeez Abd Wahab |
28 April 2023 10 | Negeri Sembilan | 1–2 | Kedah Darul Aman | Paroi |
20:15 UTC+8 | Zainal Abidin ![]() |
Report | Willian Lira ![]() ![]() |
Stadium: Tuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium Attendance: 2348 Referee: Tuan Mohd Yaasin Bin Tuan Mohd Hanafiah |
14 May 2023 4 | Negeri Sembilan | 2–1 | Kuala Lumpur City | Paroi |
21:00 UTC+8 | Zaquan Adha ![]() ![]() |
Report | Zhafri Yahya ![]() |
Stadium: Tuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium Attendance: 452 Referee: Mohd Fusser Bin Mad Sallih |
19 May 2023 11 | PDRM FC | – | Negeri Sembilan | - |
- UTC+8 | Stadium: - Attendance: - Referee: - |
23 May 2023 12 | Negeri Sembilan | – | Kelantan United | - |
- UTC+8 | Stadium: - Attendance: - Referee: - |
4 June 2023 13 | Kuching City | – | Negeri Sembilan | - |
- UTC+8 | Stadium: - Attendance: - Referee: - |
8 June 2023 14 | Sri Pahang | – | Negeri Sembilan | - |
- UTC+8 | Stadium: - Attendance: - Referee: - |
26 June 2023 15 | Negeri Sembilan | – | Penang FC | - |
- UTC+8 | Stadium: - Attendance: - Referee: - |
8 July 2023 16 | Johor Darul Ta'zim | – | Negeri Sembilan | - |
- UTC+8 | Stadium: - Attendance: - Referee: - |
15 July 2023 17 | Kuala Lumpur City | – | Negeri Sembilan | - |
- UTC+8 | Stadium: - Attendance: - Referee: - |
28 July 2023 18 | Terengganu | – | Negeri Sembilan | - |
- UTC+8 | Stadium: - Attendance: - Referee: - |
9 August 2023 19 | Kelantan | – | Negeri Sembilan | - |
- UTC+8 | Stadium: - Attendance: - Referee: - |
13 August 2023 20 | Negeri Sembilan | – | Selangor | - |
- UTC+8 | Stadium: - Attendance: - Referee: - |
26 August 2023 21 | Sabah | – | Negeri Sembilan | - |
- UTC+8 | Stadium: - Attendance: - Referee: - |
1 October 2023 22 | Negeri Sembilan | – | Perak | - |
- UTC+8 | Stadium: - Attendance: - Referee: - |
28 August 2023 23 | Kedah Darul Aman | – | Negeri Sembilan | - |
- UTC+8 | Stadium: - Attendance: - Referee: - |
25 November 2023 24 | Negeri Sembilan | – | PDRM FC | - |
- UTC+8 | Stadium: - Attendance: - Referee: - |
1 December 2023 25 | Kelantan United | – | Negeri Sembilan | - |
- UTC+8 | Stadium: - Attendance: - Referee: - |
17 December 2023 26 | Negeri Sembilan | – | Kuching City | - |
- UTC+8 | Stadium: - Attendance: - Referee: - |
Malaysia FA Cup
Second round
Key: (1) = Super League; (3) = M3 League
15 April 2023 2nd round | Negeri Sembilan (1) | 2–0 | PIB Shah Alam (3) | Paroi, Seremban |
22:00 MYT | Casagrande ![]() ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Tuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium Attendance: 497 |
Statistics
Appearances and goals
- As of 14 May 2023
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | League | Malaysia Cup | Malaysia FA Cup | ||||||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||||
1 | GK | ![]() |
Tauffiq Ar Rasyid | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2 | DF | ![]() |
Che Rashid Che Halim | 11 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
3 | DF | ![]() |
Tommy Mawat Bada | 11 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
4 | DF | ![]() |
Farid Nezal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
5 | DF | ![]() |
Annas Rahmat | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
6 | DF | ![]() |
Aroon Kumar | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
7 | FW | ![]() |
Sean Selvaraj | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
8 | FW | ![]() |
Zaquan Adha | 6 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
9 | DF | ![]() |
Herold Goulon | 8 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
10 | MF | ![]() |
Lévy Madinda | 10 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
12 | MF | ![]() |
R. Barathkumar | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
13 | DF | ![]() |
Zainal Abidin Jamil | 10 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
15 | MF | ![]() |
Hariz Kamarudin | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
16 | MF | ![]() |
Selvan Anbualagan | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
17 | DF | ![]() |
Nasrullah Haniff | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
18 | FW | ![]() |
Mahalli Jasuli | 11 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
19 | FW | ![]() |
Javabilaarivin Nyanasegar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
21 | MF | ![]() |
Safuwan Baharudin | 9 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
22 | MF | ![]() |
Vinicius Leonel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
23 | GK | ![]() |
Sikh Izhan Nazrel | 11 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
24 | MF | ![]() |
Saiful Ridzuwan | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
27 | MF | ![]() |
Fahmi Faizal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
29 | GK | ![]() |
Muhaimin Mohamad | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
30 | DF | ![]() |
Zamri Pin Ramli | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
31 | GK | ![]() |
Firdaus Irman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
32 | FW | ![]() |
Shahrel Fikri | 8 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||
33 | MF | ![]() |
Hafiz Ramdan | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
35 | MF | ![]() |
Hasbullah Abu Bakar | 10 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
44 | MF | ![]() |
Afiq Fitri | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
67 | MF | ![]() |
Hakimi Rosli | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
88 | MF | ![]() |
Izzuddin Roslan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
97 | MF | ![]() |
Filemon Anyie | 10 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
99 | FW | ![]() |
Casagrande | 9 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||
Players transferred out during the season |
Clean sheets
- As of match played 15 April 2023
Rank | No. | Pos. | Player | League | Malaysia Cup | Malaysia FA Cup | Total |
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1 | 23 | GK | ![]() |
2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
2 | 29 | GK | ![]() |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
3 | 1 | GK | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
4 | 31 | GK | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Totals | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
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