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.
Events In December 2016, the club signed several new players. Among them were Lee Tuck, 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.
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.
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.
On 21 April 2017, Negeri Sembilan managed to defeat Sabah with an aggregate of 1–0 in the FA Cup competition.
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.
Players No.NameAgeNationalityNotesGoalkeepers1Ezad Ariff Jamaludin2012Kaharuddin Rahman2425Saiful Amar Sudar3430Mohd Yatim Abdullah23Defenders4Fauzan Fauzi215Annas Rahmat216Mohd Nasriq Baharom2913Noor Hazrul Mustafa2715Ashmawi Yakin2218Shazlan Alias2618Aroon Kumar2219Khairul Anwar Shahrudin2520Hariri Safii2726Nemanja Vidić2628Arman Fareez Ali2629Curran Ferns22Midfielders2Lee Tuck268Shahrul Igwan229Mohd Faizal Abu Bakar2516Norhafizzuan Jailani2622Farderin Kadir299Syahid Zaidon2727Izzudin Zainudin22Forwards7Bruno Suzuki2610Marko Šimić2811Rahizi Mohd Rasib2114Ahmad Hazeri Hamid2217Izuan Salahuddin2423Muhd Nizam Ruslan2234Sean Selvaraj20
Competitions
Malaysia Premier League
League table
Malaysia FA Cup
Teams
6 teams from FAM League entered in the First Round. DYS and Sungai Ara withdraw from the competition. 27 teams (12 teams from Super League, 12 teams from Premier League and three teams from FAM League) entered in the Second Round.
Second Round
Quarter-final
First leg
Second leg
Semi-final
First leg
Second leg
Malaysia Cup
Format In the competition, the top eleven teams from the First Round of 2017 Malaysia Super League were joined by the top five teams from the First Round of 2017 Malaysia Premier League. The teams were drawn into four groups of four teams.
Seeding Pot 1Pot 2Pot 3Pot 4 Johor Darul Ta'zim Pahang Kedah Perak Selangor Felda United Kelantan T-Team PKNS Melaka United Sarawak Negeri Sembilan Terengganu PKNP Kuala Lumpur UiTM
Group stage
Group A
Statistics No.NameAgeNatlTotalLeagueFA CupMalaysia CupAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals1Ezad Ariff Jamaludin2012Kaharuddin Rahman2425Saiful Amar Sudar3430Mohd Yatim Abdullah234Fauzan Fauzi215Annas Rahmat216Mohd Nasriq Baharom2913Noor Hazrul Mustafa2715Ashmawi Yakin2218Shazlan Alias2618Aroon Kumar2219Khairul Anwar Shahrudin2520Hariri Safii2726Nemanja Vidić2628Arman Fareez Ali2629Curran Ferns222Lee Tuck268Shahrul Igwan229Mohd Faizal Abu Bakar2516Norhafizzuan Jailani2622Farderin Kadir299Syahid Zaidon2727Izzudin Zainudin227Bruno Suzuki2610Marko Šimić2811Rahizi Mohd Rasib2114Ahmad Hazeri Hamid2217Izuan Salahuddin2423Muhd Nizam Ruslan2234Sean Selvaraj20
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