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.
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.
On 8 January, the club officially announced several new signing players. Among them were Shahrel Fikri, Tauffiq Ar Rasyid Johar, Tommy Mawat Bada, Farid Nezal, Mahalli Jasuli, Sikh Izhan Nazrel, Firdaus Irman, Hafiz Ramdan, and Filemon Anyie. The club also signed brothers from Petaling Jaya City FC, Barathkumar Ramaloo and Aroon Kumar. In addition, the club retained one import player, Hérold Goulon, and added four new import players to the squad: Casagrande, Vinicius Leonel, Safuwan Baharudin, and Levy Madinda.
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.
On May 27, the club lost to Selangor in the FA Cup quarterfinals for 2023. The 3-1 defeat ended the club's journey in the FA Cup. The match took place at Tuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium in Paroi.
Players
Current squad
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
Management Team
PositionStaffChief executive officer Satwant SinghChief operating officer Firdaus BahriTechnical director Ishak KunjuManager Devan E. KuppusamyHead coachAssistant head coach Nantha Kumar KalliappanAssistant coach Ahmad OsmanGoalkeeper coach Megat Amir FaisalFitness coach Nor Ikhmar MadarsaTeam doctor Dr. Rozaiman Ebrahim Dr. Zakwan AhmadPhysiotherapist Fakhrusy Syakirin Bin YaacobTeam admin Muhammad Adib Fikri LukmanMedia Officer Muhammad Suffi Zharith SaharTeam security Anuar Abd RahmanTeam analyst Muhammad Aiman Danial Mat ArisMasseur Mohd Khalid bin Mohamed Sain Zahari MazlanKitman Muhamad Firdaus Kamaruzli Sharizal Mat Shah Source:
Transfers
In +DatePos.NameFromFee8 January 2023FW Shahrel Fikri SelangorFree9 January 2023MF Barathkumar Ramaloo Petaling Jaya CityFreeDF Aroon Kumar Petaling Jaya CityFree10 January 2023GK Tauffiq Ar Rasyid Johar Sarawak UnitedFree12 January 2023MF Tommy Mawat Bada SabahFreeFW Mahalli Jasuli Petaling Jaya CityFree13 January 2023DF Zainal Abidin Jamil Petaling Jaya CityFreeMF Hasbullah Abu Bakar Johor Darul Ta'zimFree14 January 2023GK Firdaus Irman PDRM FCFreeMF Hafiz Ramdan Sri PahangFree15 January 2023DF Filemon Anyie Petaling Jaya CityFreeGK T. Shaheeswaran Johor Darul Ta'zim IIFree17 January 2023DF Farid Nezal PerakFree21 February 2023FW Casagrande PenangFreeMF Vinicius Leonel CEOV OperárioFree22 February 2023DF Safuwan Baharudin SelangorFreeTransferred in mid-season1 August 2023FW Youssef Ezzejjari Khon Kaen UnitedFree
Out +DatePos.NameToFee31 December 2021MF K. Sarkunan SelangorLoan return1 December 2022MF Adib Faris KL City ExtensionFreeGK Syihan Hazmi Johor Darul Ta'zimFreeDF Khuzaimi Piee SelangorFreeFW Matheus AlvesReleased29 December 2022DF A. Namathevan PenangFree1 January 2023DF Khair Jones Kuala Lumpur CityFreeDF Zulkhairi Zulkeply KSR SAINSFree13 January 2023DF Izaffiq Ruzi PDRM FCFree19 January 2023FW Gustavo Al-Nasr SCFree3 February 2023MF Yashir Pinto Universidad de ConcepciónFree23 February 2023MF Omid Nazari TerengganuFreeTransferred out mid-season20 June 2023MF Vinicius LeonelReleased13 July 2023MF Safuwan Baharudin SelangorFree
Loan in +Date fromDate toPos.NameFrom17 January 2023End of seasonGK Sikh Izhan Nazrel Selangor1 February 202319 July 2023MF Lévy Madinda Johor Darul Ta'zimLoan in mid-season1 August 2023End of seasonFW Hein Htet Aung Selangor
Loan out +Date fromDate toPos.NameTo1 February 2023End of seasonGK T. Shaheeswaran Perak7 February 2023End of seasonGK Kaharuddin Rahman KSR SAINSLoan out mid-season8 August 2023End of seasonFW N. Javabilaarivin Immigration11 August 2023End of seasonGK Khairul Fahmi Jamariza PIB FCDF Muhammad Kama Edyka Azhar BRM FCDF Muhammad Ilham Syukri JamalluddinMF Mohamad Norazizi Mohd Khalid SAINSMF Muhammad Rusydan Wahid Anuar
Pre-season
Friendly matches
Competitions
Malaysia Super League
League table
Results by round
Matches Match schedule source:
Malaysia Cup
Round of 16
Malaysia FA Cup
Second round Key: (1) = Super League; (3) = M3 League
Quarter-finals
Statistics
Appearances and goals
! colspan="16" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center"| Players transferred out during the season
Clean sheets
RankNo.Pos.PlayerLeagueMalaysia CupMalaysia FA CupTotal123GK Sikh Izhan Nazrel2114229GK Muhaimin Mohamad100131GK Tauffiq Ar Rasyid Johar0000431GK Firdaus Irman0000Totals3115
Development Squads U-23 Squad Currently plays in the MFL Cup tournament for 2023. 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.
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
U-20 Squad Currently plays in the President Cup tournament for 2023.
References