2024–25 Negeri Sembilan FC season
Negeri Sembilan 2024–25 football season
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The 2024–25 season was Negeri Sembilan's 101st year in their history and the 12th season in the Malaysia Super League since it was first introduced in 2004. Also, it is the third season in the Malaysia Super League since being promoted from the Malaysia Premier League in 2021. Along with the league, the club also compete in the Malaysia Cup and Malaysia FA Cup in 2024–25.
K. Nanthakumar (began 16 August 2024)
| 2024–25 season | ||||
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| Chairman | Tunku Syed Razman Tunku Syed 'Idrus al-Qadri | |||
| CEO | Faliq Firdaus | |||
| Head Coach | Azzmi Aziz (began 15 February 2024) K. Nanthakumar (began 16 August 2024) | |||
| Stadium | Tuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium | |||
| Super League | 12th | |||
| Malaysia FA Cup | Round of 16 | |||
| Malaysia Cup | Quarter-finals | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: (5 goals) Jacque Faye All: (6 goals) Selvan Anbualagan | |||
| Highest home attendance | 4,717 vs Johor Darul Ta'zim 1 November 2024 | |||
| Lowest home attendance | 248 vs PDRM 24 November 2024 | |||
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Events
Malaysia Super League started in May 2024 and this is the first season to have a two-year schedule, since the 2007–08. This system has been changed from the old Malaysian league match schedule system, so it's coordinate the same scheduling with the AFC calendar.[1][2][3][4]
On January 12, Faliq Firdaus was appointed as the new chief executive officer of Negeri Sembilan FC. He became the youngest CEO in the Malaysia Super League competition for the 2024–25 season.[5]
On February 15, Negeri Sembilan announced the appointment of a new Technical Director, Efendi Malek. He is a former Negeri Sembilan player and has played for nine years. In the field of coaching, Efendi holds an AFC/FAM Diploma "A" Coaching Certificate and has served as Head Coach of the Mokhtar Dahari Academy (AMD) U-16 Elite Squad in Gambang, Pahang.[6]
On February 20, NSFC announced a collaboration with ATF Sport Taiping, a sports tape brand made in Malaysia. Through this collaboration, ATF became the official sports tape partner of the NSFC squad for the 2024–2025 season and became a supplier of various types of quality sports tape, such as rigid tape, kinesio tape, sports bandages, underwraps, healing boots, and physiotherapy bags.[7]
On April 22, NSFC announced the appointment of Azzmi Aziz as their head coach for the 2024–25 season.[8]
Players
First-team squad
- As of 1 December 2024[9]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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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; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Management Team
- As of 11 May 2024
| Position | Staff |
|---|---|
| Chairman | |
| Chief executive officer | |
| Chief operating officer | |
| Technical director | |
| Head coach | |
| Assistant head coach | |
| Assistant coach | |
| Goalkeeper coach | |
| Fitness coach | |
| Team doctor | |
| Physiotherapist | |
| Media officer | |
| Team security | |
| Team analyst | |
| Masseur | |
| Kitman | |
Source:[1]
Transfers
In
| Date | Pos. | Name | From | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 November 2023 | GK | Loan return | |||
| GK | |||||
| FW | |||||
| 13 February 2024 | DF | Promoted[a] | [10] | ||
| 8 March 2024 | FW | Free | [11] | ||
| 9 March 2024 | FW | Free | [12] | ||
| 10 March 2024 | FW | Free | [13] | ||
| FW | Free | [14] | |||
| 11 March 2024 | MF | Free | [15] | ||
| MF | Free | [16] | |||
| 12 March 2024 | DF | Free | [17] | ||
| 13 March 2024 | DF | Free | [18] | ||
| 15 March 2024 | GK | Aqil Razak | Free | [19] | |
| DF | Free | [20] | |||
| 3 April 2024 | MF | Unattached[b] | Free | [21] | |
| 24 April 2024 | FW | Free | [22] | ||
| May 2024 | FW | Unattached[c] | Free | ||
| Transferred in mid-season | |||||
| 20 September 2024 | MF | Unattached[d] | Free | [23] | |
| 26 September 2024 | FW | Free | [24] | ||
| 12 October 2024 | GK | Loan return | |||
Out
| Date | Pos. | Name | To | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 December 2023 | DF | Free | [25] | ||
| 31 December 2023 | GK | Loan return | |||
| 3 February 2024 | DF | Released | |||
| FW | Released | ||||
| FW | Released[e] | ||||
| 21 February 2024 | FW | Free | [26] | ||
| 29 February 2024 | DF | Released[f] | [27] | ||
| FW | Free | [28][29] | |||
| 1 March 2024 | FW | Free | [30] | ||
| MF | Released[g] | ||||
| GK | Free | ||||
| GK | Retired[h] | ||||
| 2 March 2024 | MF | Free | [31] | ||
| 3 March 2024 | GK | Free | [32] | ||
| 4 March 2024 | MF | Released[i] | |||
| 5 March 2024 | DF | Free | [33] | ||
| 6 March 2024 | MF | Released[j] | |||
| 7 March 2024 | DF | Free | [34] | ||
| 11 March 2024 | FW | Released[k] | |||
| Transferred out mid-season | |||||
| 21 September 2024 | FW | Released[l] | |||
| 31 February 2025 | FW | Released | |||
| MF | Released | ||||
Loan in
| Date from | Date to | Pos. | Name | From | Ref. |
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| 7 March 2024 | End of season | FW | [36] | ||
| 9 March 2024 | End of season | GK | [37] | ||
| 13 March 2024 | End of season | DF | [38] | ||
| Loaned in mid-season | |||||
| 12 October 2025 | End of season | GK | |||
Loan out
| Date from | Date to | Pos. | Name | To | Ref. |
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| Loaned out mid-season | |||||
| 25 September 2024 | End of season | MF | |||
| 26 September 2024 | End of season | FW | |||
- Promoted from Negeri Sembilan U-23
- Most recently played for Cheongju FC
- Most recently played for Goyang KH
- Joined Visakha FC after release
- Joined Gombak F.C. after release
- Retired after 14 years playing for the club.
- Joined Melaka F.C. after release
- Joined PT Athletic after release
- Released after A1 Semi-Pro ended, following the completion of his loan spell at Bunga Raya Damansara
- Released after A1 Semi-Pro ended, following the completion of his loan spell at Gombak FC
Competitions
Malaysia Super League
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Johor Darul Ta'zim (C) | 24 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 8 | +82 | 70 | Qualification for the AFC Champions League Elite league stage & ASEAN Club Championship |
| 2 | Selangor | 24 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 44 | 16 | +28 | 52 | Qualification for the AFC Champions League Two group stage & ASEAN Club Championship[a] |
| 3 | Sabah | 24 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 41 | 33 | +8 | 40 | |
| 4 | Kuching City | 24 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 38 | 28 | +10 | 39 | |
| 5 | Terengganu | 24 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 35 | 26 | +9 | 35 | |
| 6 | Kuala Lumpur City | 24 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 40 | 33 | +7 | 31[b] | |
| 7 | Perak | 24 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 30 | Withdrawn from Super League[c] |
| 8 | Sri Pahang | 24 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 35 | 39 | −4 | 29 | |
| 9 | PDRM | 24 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 24 | 35 | −11 | 27 | |
| 10 | Penang | 24 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 31 | 38 | −7 | 26 | |
| 11 | Kedah Darul Aman[d] | 24 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 21 | 51 | −30 | 21[e] | Ejected from Super League and relegated to A1 Semi-Pro League |
| 12 | Negeri Sembilan | 24 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 23 | 49 | −26 | 16 | |
| 13 | Kelantan Darul Naim | 24 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 16 | 82 | −66 | 7 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored;
(C) Champions
Notes:
- Since the winners of the 2024 Malaysia FA Cup (Johor Darul Ta'zim) qualified for AFC competition based on their league positions, the berth is awarded to the 2nd-placed team in the league.
Results by round
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Results table
Malaysia Cup
Round of 16
- First leg
- Second leg
Negeri Sembilan won 4–2 on aggregate.
Quarter-final
- First leg
- Second leg
Terengganu won 6–2 on aggregate.
Malaysia FA Cup
Round of 16
| 15 June 2024 | Selangor (1) | 4–0 | Negeri Sembilan (1) | Petaling Jaya |
| 17:30 UTC+8 | Report | Stadium: MBPJ Stadium Attendance: 9,861[48] Referee: Nafeez Abd Wahab |
Statistics
Appearances and goals
- As of 12 May 2025
No. Pos Nat Player Total League Malaysia Cup Malaysia FA Cup Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals 1 GK
MASTauffiq Ar Rasyid 5 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 2 DF
MASChe Rashid Che Halim 21 0 16 0 4 0 1 0 3 DF
MASAzrin Afiq 13 0 13 0 0 0 0 0 4 DF
MASAroon Kumar 22 0 18 0 3 0 1 0 5 DF
MASAnnas Rahmat 18 1 13 1 4 0 1 0 6 DF
NGAAliyu Abubakar 14 0 13 0 1 0 0 0 7 FW
JPNTakumi Sasaki 27 2 23 2 4 0 0 0 9 FW
BRARicardo Pires 12 0 10 0 2 0 0 0 10 FW
MYAHein Htet Aung 26 4 22 4 4 0 0 0 12 MF
MASR. Barathkumar 21 2 19 2 2 0 0 0 13 FW
MASIkhwan Yazek 24 0 20 0 3 0 1 0 14 MF
SENJacque Faye 26 5 21 5 4 0 1 0 15 MF
MASHariz Kamarudin 12 0 11 0 0 0 1 0 16 MF
MASSelvan Anbualagan 19 6 15 3 4 3 0 0 17 DF
MASNasrullah Haniff 17 1 14 1 2 0 1 0 18 MF
MASAfiq Fitri 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 19 FW
MASJavabilaarivin Nyanasegar 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 20 DF
MASNorfiqrie Talib 17 0 13 0 3 0 1 0 21 GK
MASSyahmi Adib 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 22 GK
MASAqil Razak 20 0 19 0 1 0 0 0 23 DF
MASIzaffiq Ruzi 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 24 DF
MASHarith Samsuri 16 1 14 1 1 0 1 0 25 MF
MASIzzuddin Roslan 13 0 11 0 2 0 0 0 26 MF
MASHakimi Rosli 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 MF
MASHadin Azman 16 3 12 1 3 2 1 0 28 DF
MASZainal Abidin Jamil 23 0 19 0 4 0 0 0 30 MF
ITASebastian Avanzini 12 2 10 2 2 0 0 0 33 MF
KORLee Kwang-hui 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 38 DF
MASVimal Sugu 7 0 5 0 2 0 0 0 40 MF
KORAn Sang-su 11 0 11 0 0 0 0 0 42 MF
MASAdam Haris 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 50 FW
MASAkif Afizi 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 71 GK
MASMuhaimin Mohamad 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 Players transferred out during the season 9 FW
ESPMika 9 1 8 1 0 0 1 0 11 FW
MASDzulfahmi Abdul Hadi[a] 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 29 FW
MASAlifh Aiman[b] 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0
- Loaned to Gombak F.C.
- Loaned to Bunga Raya
Clean sheets
- As of match played 12 May 2025
| Rank | No. | Pos. | Player | League | Malaysia Cup | Malaysia FA Cup | Total |
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| 1 | 22 | GK | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2 | 21 | GK | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 3 | 1 | GK | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 4 | 71 | GK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | |||
Development squads
U-23 squad
Currently plays in the MFL Cup tournament for 2024–25. This reserve league dedicated to players under the age of 23. The MFL has also allowed a quota of 5 over-age players, including 3 foreign players in each team with only 2 players allowed to play for each match.[49]
- As of 24 May 2024[50]
| No | Pos | Nat | Names | D.O.B | Age |
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| 1 | GK | Navind Raj Gnanasegaran | 11.04.2001 | 23 | |
| 4 | DF | Muhammad Azizan Ab Khalid | 08.09.2002 | 22 | |
| 5 | MF | Krishna Thasan | 27.06.2002 | 22 | |
| 6 | DF | Dalan Rajendran | 29.03.2002 | 22 | |
| 7 | FW | Saranraj Kala Arasu | 20.10.2002 | 22 | |
| 8 | MF | Muhammad Adam Haris Hamizon | 17.09.2005 | 19 | |
| 10 | MF | Kumar Chandran | 15.11.2003 | 21 | |
| 11 | DF | Vimal Nair Sugu | 26.04.2001 | 23 | |
| 12 | DF | Muhammad Kama Edyka Azhar | 11.09.2001 | 23 | |
| 13 | DF | Mohamad Akif Afizi Ramzi | 27.04.2003 | 21 | |
| 14 | FW | Wan Syamil Sulaiman Wan Salman | 14.02.2003 | 21 | |
| 16 | FW | Khairol Izham Mohd Aluwi | 16.06.2005 | 19 | |
| 17 | DF | Muhammad Farhan Md Zaidi | 16.10.2003 | 21 | |
| 18 | MF | Ariq Aiman Mohd Azril | 23.06.2002 | 22 | |
| 19 | DF | Muhammad Izz Shahaimi | 08.06.2004 | 20 | |
| 21 | DF | Muhammad Iman Hakimi Aznan | 15.02.2003 | 21 | |
| 22 | GK | Muhammad Haziq Fitri Nek Lah | 29.11.2002 | 22 | |
| 23 | DF | Hezri Sham Asnorhadi | 23.03.2003 | 21 | |
| 25 | MF | Muhammad Fawwaz Muqrish Rosli | 08.02.2004 | 20 | |
| 26 | MF | Muhamad Faris Akmal Azman | 29.05.2001 | 23 | |
| 29 | GK | Muhammad Azeem Farhan Fazis Iskandar | 25.10.2002 | 22 | |
| 30 | MF | Muhammad Za'im Hakim Zakaria | 08.11.2002 | 22 | |
U-20 squad
Currently plays in the President Cup tournament for 2024–25.
- As of 4 May 2024[51]
| No | Pos | Nat | Names | D.O.B | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Mohammad Danial Walizah | 26.09.2006 | 18 | |
| 2 | DF | Mohammad Sharil Haizat Sahrin | 10.03.2005 | 19 | |
| 3 | DF | Muhammad Denish Naufal Yuszailan | 06.12.2006 | 18 | |
| 4 | DF | Muhammad Syafiq Nurul Hisham | 21.03.2004 | 20 | |
| 5 | DF | Muhammad Fitri Adha Azman | 06.01.2005 | 19 | |
| 6 | DF | Muhammad Haiqal Danish Khairul Nizam | 14.03.2004 | 20 | |
| 7 | DF | Muhammad Noor Aidil Zailani | 04.02.2004 | 20 | |
| 8 | MF | Muhammad Noor Adha Zailani | 04.02.2004 | 20 | |
| 9 | FW | Muhammad Alif Irfan Norsafidahlan | 10.06.2004 | 20 | |
| 10 | FW | Abdul Azam Hakim Mohd Zaki | 16.11.2005 | 19 | |
| 11 | FW | Ammar Haikal Mohd Faizal | 08.06.2005 | 19 | |
| 12 | MF | Aliff Danial Mohd Sarazin | 08.06.2005 | 19 | |
| 13 | DF | Muhammad Farish Haykal Zahari | 27.07.2004 | 20 | |
| 14 | DF | Karl Iskandar | 06.04.2005 | 19 | |
| 15 | DF | Muhammad Afiff Imran Yusmadi | 12.04.2006 | 18 | |
| 16 | MF | Kartikeyan T. M. Valluvan | 15.04.2005 | 19 | |
| 17 | MF | Abdul Rafiq Abdul Rahim | 19.01.2004 | 20 | |
| 18 | MF | Syed Jaafar Muzakir Syed Muhamad Ali | 11.05.2005 | 19 | |
| 19 | FW | Muhammad Al Amin Azirol | 10.09.2006 | 18 | |
| 20 | GK | Silmi Othman | 19.04.2004 | 20 | |
| 21 | FW | Muhammad Zaim Iqbal Zulkarnain | 02.02.2004 | 20 | |
| 22 | GK | Aidil Ameer Adzha Abd. Wahid | 09.01.2006 | 18 | |
| 23 | FW | Harish Thigarajah | 03.03.2004 | 20 | |
| 27 | DF | Mohamad Ashraf Iqwan Anuar | 20.02.2004 | 20 |
U-18 squad
Currently plays in the Youth Cup tournament for 2024–25.
- As of 4 May 2024[52]
| No | Pos | Nat | Names | D.O.B | Age |
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| 28 | DF | Aiman Hakim Junaidi | 19.08.2006 | 18 | |
| 29 | DF | Muhammad Fahrin Nazrin Khairi Anuar | 02.11.2006 | 18 | |
| 30 | MF | Muhammad Asyraf Tuah | 13.11.2006 | 18 | |
| 31 | GK | Hasbul Hadi Hanis Hamizar | 08.04.2006 | 18 | |
| 32 | DF | Muhamad Adam Baqishah Rohaini | 03.05.2006 | 18 | |
| 33 | DF | Arham Azuddin | 07.01.2006 | 18 | |
| 34 | DF | Muhammad Aiman Shahrin | 03.01.2006 | 18 | |
| 35 | DF | Muhammad Shahril Haikal Shahrin | 14.10.2006 | 18 | |
| 36 | DF | Muhammad Hazim Mohammad Ajlan | 20.07.2007 | 17 | |
| 37 | MF | Ahmad Danish Ahmad Razdi | 27.06.2006 | 18 | |
| 38 | MF | Vishu Jegan | 11.01.2006 | 18 | |
| 39 | FW | Muhammad Muizzuddin Nor Azri | 20.11.2006 | 18 | |
| 40 | FW | Hani Amir Hakimi Abdul Ghani | 20.05.2006 | 18 | |
| 41 | GK | Muhammad Fareez Safwan Mohamed Nasir | 10.03.2006 | 18 | |
| 42 | GK | Muhammad Haikal Mohd Hanaffi | 24.08.2006 | 18 | |
| 43 | DF | Muhammad Airil Fahmi Muhamad Azali | 07.04.2006 | 18 | |
| 44 | DF | Syabil Hakim Mohd Sabry | 07.11.2006 | 18 | |
| 45 | DF | Izzul Hilmi Roslan | 26.09.2006 | 18 | |
| 46 | MF | Muhammad Farish Hafiy Muhammad Azli | 06.08.2007 | 17 | |
| 47 | MF | Adam Harris Nazaruddin | 24.02.2006 | 18 | |
| 48 | MF | Zydani Zidane Nafrizan | 24.06.2006 | 18 | |
| 49 | FW | Farish Haiqal Rosman | 26.03.2007 | 17 | |
| 50 | DF | Muhammad Irfan Syahmi Mohd Azmi | 02.02.2006 | 18 | |
| 51 | MF | Muhammad Danish Kamarul Azaman | 24.02.2006 | 18 | |
| 52 | MF | Ahmad Zahin Nashriq Ahmad Zaky | 22.02.2006 | 18 | |
| 53 | MF | Muhammad Azri Hanif Noor | 19.11.2007 | 17 | |
| 54 | FW | Muhammad Nabil Shahrul Naim | 16.01.2006 | 18 | |
| 55 | MF | Muhammad Aiman Hazizi Abdullah | 07.05.2006 | 18 | |
| 56 | MF | Aswan Adi | 03.12.2007 | 17 | |
| 57 | MF | Muhammad Syahmi Hazim Shahrul Azman | 21.09.2006 | 18 |