2017 Negeri Sembilan FA season
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| 2017 season | ||||
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| President | Dato' Seri Utama Haji Mohamad bin Hasan | |||
| Head Coach | Mohd Asri Ninggal | |||
| Stadium | Tuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium | |||
| Malaysia Premier League | 5th (promoted)  | |||
| Malaysia FA Cup | Semi-final | |||
| Malaysia Cup | Group stage | |||
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The 2017 season was Negeri Sembilan's 94th year in their history and 6th season in Malaysia Premier League since it was first introduced in 2004. Also it was the fourth 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.
In December 2016, the club signed several new players. Among them were Lee Tuck,[1] Bruno Suzuki and Nemanja Vidić .
The Negeri Sembilan squad extended their winning record at home when they managed to beat newcomers, PKNP FC, 3–1, in the Premier League competition, at Tuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium on 3 February 2017.[2]
On 4 March 2017, Negeri Sembilan continued to be on top of the Premier League when it defeated Kuala Lumpur 2–1 at Tuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium, Paroi.[3]
On 13 May 2017, Negeri Sembilan met Pahang in the second leg of the Malaysia FA Cup. Previously, they were defeated by a score of 1–0 at Darul Makmur Stadium. Negeri Sembilan started off hard when Pahang managed to get a goal as early as the 6th minute. Negeri Sembilan managed to equalize in the 68th minute but were surprised by a late goal in the match on (90+2'). Negeri Sembilan lost 3–1 on aggregate.[4]
On 21 April 2017, Negeri Sembilan managed to defeat Sabah with an aggregate of 1–0 in the FA Cup competition.[5]
On 13 May 2017, the FA Cup semi-final second leg against Pahang ended with a 2–1 victory over Pahang with an aggregate of 3–1. Negeri Sembilan was previously defeated with a result of 1–0 in the first match at Darul Makmur Stadium.[6]
Players
| No. | Name | Age | Nationality | Notes | ||
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| Goalkeepers | ||||||
| 1 | Ezad Ariff Jamaludin | 20 |  |
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| 12 | Kaharuddin Rahman | 24 | |
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| 25 | Saiful Amar Sudar | 34 | |
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| 30 | Mohd Yatim Abdullah | 23 | |
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| Defenders | ||||||
| 4 | Fauzan Fauzi | 21 | |
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| 5 | Annas Rahmat | 21 | |
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| 6 | Mohd Nasriq Baharom | 29 | |
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| 13 | Noor Hazrul Mustafa | 27 | |
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| 15 | Ashmawi Yakin | 22 | |
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| 18 | Shazlan Alias | 26 | |
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| 18 | Aroon Kumar | 22 | |
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| 19 | Khairul Anwar Shahrudin | 25 | |
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| 20 | Hariri Safii | 27 | |
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| 26 | Nemanja Vidić | 26 |  |
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| 28 | Arman Fareez Ali | 26 | |
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| 29 | Curran Ferns | 22 | |
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| Midfielders | ||||||
| 2 | Lee Tuck | 26 |  |
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| 8 | Shahrul Igwan | 22 | |
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| 9 | Mohd Faizal Abu Bakar | 25 | |
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| 16 | Norhafizzuan Jailani | 26 | |
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| 22 | Farderin Kadir | 29 | |
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| 9 | Syahid Zaidon | 27 | |
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| 27 | Izzudin Zainudin | 22 | |
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| Forwards | ||||||
| 7 | Bruno Suzuki | 26 |  |
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| 10 | Marko Šimić | 28 |  |
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| 11 | Rahizi Mohd Rasib | 21 | |
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| 14 | Ahmad Hazeri Hamid | 22 | |
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| 17 | Izuan Salahuddin | 24 | |
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| 23 | Muhd Nizam Ruslan | 22 | |
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| 34 | Sean Selvaraj | 20 | |
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