2026–27 Negeri Sembilan FC season
Negeri Sembilan 2026–27 football season
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The 2026–27 season is Negeri Sembilan's 103rd year in their history and the 14th season in the Malaysia Super League. It is also their fifth season in the Malaysia Super League since being promoted from the Malaysia Premier League in the 2021. The club also competed in the Malaysia Cup and Malaysia FA Cup.
| 2026–27 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | YAB Dato' Seri Utama Haji Aminuddin Harun | ||
| CEO | Faliq Firdaus | ||
| Head coach | Daniel Giménez | ||
| Stadium | Tuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium | ||
| Malaysia Super League | TBD | ||
| Malaysia FA Cup | TBD | ||
| Malaysia Cup | TBD | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: TBD (0 goals) All: TBD (0 goals) | ||
| Highest home attendance | TBD | ||
| Lowest home attendance | TBD | ||
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Events
For the first time, Negeri Sembilan held the NSFC Player Awards (APNSFC) for 2025–26 season to recognise and honour the club's top-performing players and individuals for their achievements throughout the season. The awards comprised Best Player, Best Young Player, Best Goal, Best Assist, Unsung Hero and Fans' Award.[1]
On 26 June 2026, Negeri Sembilan announced the appointment of Daniel Giménez Alcañiz as the club's new head coach for the 2026–27 season, replacing interim head coach Rajan Koran.[2]
Players
First-team squad
- As of 8 July 2026
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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Out on loan
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Management and technical staff
Management
- As of 12 June 2025
| Position | Staff |
|---|---|
| Chairman | |
| Advisory board | |
| Director | |
| Chief executive officer | |
| Chief operating officer | |
| Team admin & special project | |
| Finance & HR | |
| Media | |
| Team manager | |
| Assistant manager |
Source:[3]
Technical staff
- As of 10 June 2025
| Position | Staff |
|---|---|
| Head coach | |
| Assistant head coach | |
| Assistant coach | |
| Goalkeeper coach | |
| Fitness coach | |
| Team analyst | |
| Team doctor | |
| Physiotherapist | |
| Team coordinator | |
| Security officer | |
| Masseur | |
| Kitman | |
Source:[4]
Transfers
In
| Date | Pos. | Name | From | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 June 2026 | MF | Loan return | [5] | ||
| FW | |||||
| DF | [6] | ||||
| DF | |||||
| MF | |||||
| MF | |||||
| DF | |||||
| 1 July 2026 | FW | Free[a] | [7] | ||
| 5 July 2026 | MF | Free | [8] | ||
| 6 July 2026 | FW | Free | [9] | ||
| 7 July 2026 | MF | Free | |||
| 8 July 2026 | DF | Free | [10] | ||
| DF | Free | ||||
| DF | Free | [11] | |||
| 14 July 2026 | MF | Free | |||
| DF | Free | ||||
| Transferred in mid-season | |||||
Out
| Date | Pos. | Name | To | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 May 2026 | DF | Loan return | [12] | ||
| 1 July 2026 | FW | Unattached | Released | ||
| DF | Unattached | ||||
| MF | Unattached | ||||
| MF | Unattached | [13] | |||
| DF | Unattached | ||||
| MF | Unattached | ||||
| DF | Unattached | ||||
| DF | Unattached | ||||
| DF | Unattached | ||||
| DF | Unattached | ||||
| MF | Unattached | ||||
| FW | Unattached | ||||
| MF | Unattached | ||||
| MF | Unattached | ||||
| FW | |||||
| MF | [14] | ||||
| Transferred out mid-season | |||||
Loan in
| Date | Pos. | Name | From | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | TBD | TBD | — | |
| Loaned in mid-season | |||||
Loan out
| Date | Pos. | Name | To | Until | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | TBD | TBD | — | |
| Loaned out mid-season | |||||
New contracts
| No | Pos | Names | Date | Until | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Contract extentions | |||||
| 5 | DF | 1 July 2026 | 30 June 2028 | ||
| 7 | MF | 2 July 2026 | 30 June 2028 | ||
| 24 | MF | 2 July 2026 | 30 June 2027 | ||
| 9 | FW | 3 July 2026 | 30 June 2028 | [15] | |
| 8 | MF | 4 July 2026 | 30 June 2027 | ||
| New signings | |||||
| 16 | FW | 6 July 2026 | 30 June 2029 | [16] | |
| 26 | DF | 8 July 2026 | 30 June 2028 | ||
Competitions
Overview
| Competition | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |
| Malaysia Super League | — | |||||||
| Malaysia FA Cup | — | |||||||
| Malaysia Cup | — | |||||||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | — |
Source: Competitions
Malaysia Super League
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DPMM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Ineligible for AFC competition spots |
| 2 | Johor Darul Ta'zim | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualification for the AFC Champions League Elite league stage |
| 3 | Kelantan Red Warrior | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualification for the AFC Champions League Two group stage |
| 4 | Kuala Lumpur City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | Kuching City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | Melaka | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | Negeri Sembilan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | Penang | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | Sabah | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | Selangor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 11 | Star City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 12 | Terengganu | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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; C = Cancelled
Results table
Malaysia FA Cup
Malaysia Cup
Squad statistics
Appearances and goals
- As of 26 May 2026
| No. | Pos. | Name | League | Malaysia FA Cup | Malaysia Cup | Total | Discipline | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||||
| 1 | GK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2 | DF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | DF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | DF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | DF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | MF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | MF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | FW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | FW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 12 | MF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 13 | DF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 14 | MF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 16 | FW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 17 | MF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 17 | FW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 18 | DF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 19 | FW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 20 | MF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 21 | MF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 22 | GK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 23 | DF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 24 | MF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 26 | DF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 28 | DF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 29 | MF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 30 | GK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 33 | MF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 35 | DF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| – | DF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| – | MF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Players transferred out during the season | ||||||||||||
Goalscorers
- As of 26 May 2026[17]
| Rank | No. | Pos. | Name | League | Malaysia FA Cup | Malaysia Cup | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | – | TBD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
Assists
- As of 26 May 2026[18]
| Rank | No. | Pos. | Name | League | Malaysia FA Cup | Malaysia Cup | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | – | TBD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
Clean sheets
- As of 26 May 2026
| Rank | No. | Pos. | Name | League | Malaysia FA Cup | Malaysia Cup | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | – | TBD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
Foreign players
Since the 2025–26 Malaysia Super League season, the Malaysian Football League (MFL) introduced a revised foreign player quota. Each team is allowed to register up to 15 foreign players, but only six can be used in a matchday squad. This includes four world (open) category players, one from an AFC (Asia) member country, and one from an ASEAN (Southeast Asia) country, with an additional three foreign player allowed on the bench.[19]
List of foreign players
List of NSFC foreign players for 2025–26 season;
| Year | Name | Nat | Age | Position | From | Fee | Quota |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025–present | Jovan Motika | 26 | LW/RW/SS | Kuala Lumpur City | Free | World | |
| 2026–present | Anuar Ceesay | 23 | LM/RM/AM | UM-Damansara | Free | ||
| 2024–present | Takumi Sasaki | 27 | AM/CM/LW | Ehime FC | Free | Asia[b] | |
| 2025–present | Mio Tsuneyasu | 23 | RW/LW/AM | Gainare Tottori | Free | ||
| 2025–present | Filip Andersen | 22 | CB/LB | Loyola | Free | ||
| 2026–present | Kei Oshiro | 25 | CB/DM | Gainare Tottori | Free | ||
| 2026–present | Yuichi Hirano | 29 | CM/DM | Cerezo Osaka | Free | ||
| 2025–present | Wai Linn Aung | 26 | DM/CM | Yangon United | Free | ASEAN |
Country by the number of players
This list shows the top contributing countries by the number of foreign players who have played for the club.
| Country | Flag | FW | MF | DF | GK | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angola | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | |
| Argentina | 5 | 2 | — | — | 7 | |
| Australia | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | 8 | |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | |
| Brazil | 10 | 4 | 5 | — | 19 | |
| Cameroon | 4 | — | 1 | — | 5 | |
| Croatia | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | |
| Czech Republic | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | |
| England | — | 4 | — | — | 4[c] | |
| Equartorial Guinea | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | |
| France | 2 | — | 1 | — | 3 | |
| Gabon | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | |
| Ghana | 1 | 2 | — | — | 3 | |
| Haiti | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | |
| Italy | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | |
| Japan | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | 6 | |
| Kenya | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | |
| Laos | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | |
| Latvia | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | |
| Liberia | 2 | — | 1 | — | 3 | |
| Mongolia | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | |
| Netherland | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | |
| Nigeria | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | |
| Palestine | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | |
| Philippines | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | |
| Russia | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | |
| Saint Vincent | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | |
| Senegal | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | |
| Serbia | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | |
| Singapore | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 4 | |
| Slovakia | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | 6 | |
| South Africa | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | |
| South Korea | 1 | 4 | — | — | 5 | |
| Spain | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | |
| Switzerland | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | |
| Thailand | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | |
| Togo | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | |
| USA | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | |
| Yugoslavia | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | |
| Zambia | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | |
| Total | 58 | 39 | 22 | 1 | 120 | |
Development squads and transfers
NSFC III squad
Currently plays in the President Cup tournament for 2025–26.[20]
- As of 5 June 2026
| No | Pos | Nat | Names | D.O.B | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 62 | DF | Muhammad Darwish Iqram Bin Abdul Rahim | 06.10.2007 | 19 | |
| 63 | DF | Muhammad Khamil Bin Adenan | 16.10.2008 | 18 | |
| 64 | FW | Muhammad Bilal Benyamin Bin Mat Sakri | 06.10.2008 | 18 | |
| 65 | MF | Ahmad Aqil Rayyan Bin Ahmad Faizal | 01.05.2008 | 18 | |
| 66 | DF | Muhammad Danial Zulkarnain Bin Mohamad Shahrulnizam | 06.11.2008 | 18 | |
| 67 | MF | Aswan Bin Adi | 13.12.2007 | 19 | |
| 68 | DF | Afiq Zimam Bin Shahril Izzuddin | 01.07.2008 | 18 | |
| 69 | MF | Muhammad Afiq Haikal Bin Mohd Al Hafiz | 25.09.2007 | 19 | |
| 70 | DF | Muhammad Iman Thaqif Bin Mohd Nazri | 11.09.2007 | 19 | |
| 71 | GK | Muhammad Danial Haikal Bin Khairul Anuar | 23.01.2008 | 18 | |
| 72 | MF | Adhwa' Irsyad Bin Mohamed Som | 14.05.2008 | 18 | |
| 73 | DF | Muhammad Azri Hanif Bin Noor | 19.11.2007 | 19 | |
| 74 | DF | Muhammad Aidil Afdhal Bin Abd Latif | 12.01.2008 | 18 | |
| 75 | FW | Ahmad Akil Danial Bin Ahmad Johari | 10.08.2008 | 18 | |
| 76 | DF | Muhammad Izzat Nadzir Bin Mohd Nazri | 28.05.2008 | 18 | |
| 77 | FW | Muhammad Amirul Hazmi Bin Muhammad Ikram | 29.01.2008 | 18 | |
| 78 | DF | Mohamad Aiman Asyraf Bin Sharul Azhar | 30.12.2008 | 18 | |
| 79 | FW | Farish Haiqal Bin Rosman | 26.03.2007 | 19 | |
| 80 | FW | Muhammad Wassem Rifqi Bin Zulkiflee | 15.09.2008 | 18 | |
| 81 | GK | Muhammad Adam Mikhail B Mhd Saffiyan | 25.03.2008 | 18 | |
| 82 | MF | Mohammad Khairul Akhmal Bin Khairul Sharizal | 27.07.2008 | 18 | |
| 83 | DF | Muhammad Zuryharith Bin Mohd Zafran | 04.12.2008 | 18 | |
| 84 | DF | Mohamad Faris Ikmal Bin Mohamad Rahmat | 19.02.2008 | 18 | |
| 85 | DF | Muhamad Ammar Yusuf Bin Mohd Faizul | 10.05.2008 | 18 | |
| 86 | DF | Aidil Haziq Bin Ahmad Marzuki | 13.01.2008 | 18 | |
| 87 | DF | Nazmi Idham Bin Nasir | 10.03.2008 | 18 | |
| 88 | MF | Muhammad Mikail Darwis Bin Nor Azuan | 18.03.2008 | 18 | |
| 89 | MF | Muhammad Yusof Rayyan Bin Mohd Salleh | 03.07.2008 | 18 | |
| 90 | FW | Afif Ikhwan Bin Nor Affendy | 16.03.2008 | 18 | |
| 91 | GK | Zikry Faris Bin Zulkifli | 03.12.2008 | 18 | |
| 92 | DF | Muhammad Faiz Bin Marzuki | 11.01.2008 | 18 |
NSFC III transfers
In
| Date | Pos. | Name | From | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2026 | DF | Darwish Iqram | NSFC U18 | Promoted | |
| MF | Aswan Adi | ||||
| MF | Afiq Haikal Al Hafiz | ||||
| DF | Iman Thaqif | ||||
| DF | Azri Hanif | ||||
| FW | Farish Haiqal | ||||
| FW | Ahmad Akil Danial | SMK Za'ba | Promoted | ||
| DF | Izzat Nadzir | ||||
| FW | Amirul Hazmi | ||||
| DF | Aiman Asyraf Sharul Azhar | ||||
| FW | Wassem Rifqi | ||||
| GK | Adam Mikhail | ||||
| MF | Khairul Akhmal | ||||
| FW | Bilal Benyamin | AMD U17 | Free | ||
| MF | Aqil Rayyan Faizal | ||||
| GK | Danial Haikal | ||||
| MF | Adhwa' Irsyad | ||||
| DF | Danial Zulkarnain | AMD Future | Free | ||
| DF | Afiq Zimam | SSTMI | Free | ||
| DF | Nazmi Idham | SMK Putrajaya Presint 14(1) | Free | ||
| MF | Mikail Darwis | ||||
| MF | Yusof Rayyan | ||||
| GK | Zikry Faris | ||||
| FW | Afif Ikhwan | SMK Gunung Rapat | Free | ||
| DF | Khamil Adenan | Victoria Institution | Free | ||
| DF | Aidil Haziq | ||||
| DF | Aidil Afdhal | SMK Datuk Haji Abdul Samad | Free | ||
| DF | Zuryharith Zafran | SMK Tunku Ampuan Durah | Free | ||
| DF | Faiz Marzuki | SMK Pasir Besar | Free | ||
| DF | Ammar Yusuf | SMK Desa Chempaka | Free | ||
| GK | Faris Ikmal Rahmat | SMK Saujana Utama | Free |
Notes
- He was signed on a permanent deal after spending a year on loan from Gainare Tottori in the 2025–26 season.
- Asian players can also be registered under the International/World quota
- Two players played before 1989, likely unofficial.