The 2016 season was Negeri Sembilan's 93rd year in their history and 5th season in Malaysia Premier League since it was first introduced in 2004. Also, it was the third 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 Negeri Sembilan has changed the name of the team from Negeri Sembilan Matrix to Negeri Sembilan FA for the 2016 season. This decision was made in 2015 when the president of Negeri Sembilan was not satisfied with the performance of the team throughout the 2015 season until it failed to qualify for the Malaysia Cup and considered the NS Matrix project a failure. The team was restructured with the inclusion of young players and the dismissal of head coach K. Devan.
On 24 November 2015, Gary Phillips was appointed as the new head coach for the Negeri Sembilan team. This head coach is an experienced coach in the Malaysian football league and was the head coach for the Sabah team from 2009 to 2011. He was appointed to replace K. Devan, who had previously coached the team for the 2015 season.
On 20 May 2016, in the 12th match of the Premier League, Negeri Sembilan defeated the UiTM team by a score of 4-2, which made the Negeri Sembilan team top of the league, but were overtaken by the Melaka United team the next day when they defeated ATM, 4-2. From the 6th week to the 12th week showing, the teams of Negeri Sembilan, Kuala Lumpur and Melaka United competed to be in the top of the league.
On 17 September 2016, Negeri Sembilan was eliminated from the Malaysia Cup when they lost 0–5 to the Kedah FA at the Darul Aman Stadium. In the first leg, Negeri Sembilan only drew at home after each failed to score a goal in a 0–0 result. The advantage of 1 point in the opponent's place was used well by Kedah when they managed to bury Negeri Sembilan in the second leg without any pressure. Negeri Sembilan has stopped the 2016 Malaysia Cup campaign by only making it to the quarter-finals.
Players No.NameAgeNationalityNotesGoalkeepers1Afif Aizad Azman2612Kaharuddin Rahman2530Syed Adney29Defenders3Daniel Ting234Taylor Regan275Annas Rahmat2113Ashmawi Yakin2215A. Segar2320Hariri Safii2724Shazlan Alias2626Mohd Nasriq Baharom29Midfielders2Aroon Kumar226Kevin Gunter237Andrew Nabbout228Shahrul Igwan2210Alex Smith3116Norhafizzuan Jailani2719Khairul Anwar Shahrudin2521 Sabri Sahar2323 Muhd Nizam Ruslan2225 Mohd Radzuan Abdullah2427 Izzuddin Zainuddin2233N. Thanabalan21Forwards9Mohd Afiq Azmi2711Joel Chianese2617Mohd Rahizi Mohd Rasib21 Source:
Transfers
Transfers In Pos.NameFrom MF Alex Smith Far North Queensland FC MF Andrew Nabbout Melbourne Victory FC MF Taylor Regan Newcastle Jets FC MF Joel Chianese Sabah FA GK Syed Adney ATM FA DF Mohd Nasriq Baharom Felda United F.C. DF Annas Rahmat Harimau Muda DF Mohd Ashmawi Yakin Harimau Muda MF Shahrul Igwan Samsudin Harimau Muda GK Afiff Aizad Azman Johor Darul Ta'zim II F.C. DF Daniel Ting Johor Darul Ta'zim II F.C. (Loan) DF Kevin Gunter Johor Darul Ta'zim II F.C. (Loan) MF Mohd Norhafizzuan Jailani Putrajaya SPA F.C. MF Sabri Sahar Sarawak FA FW Mohd Afiq Azmi Selangor FA DF Mohd Shazlan Alias Selangor FA MF Khairul Anwar Shahrudin Sime Darby F.C. MF R. Aroon Kumar Negeri Sembilan FA U21 FW Mohd Rahizi Mohd Rasib Negeri Sembilan FA U21 MF Muhammad Nizam Ruslan Negeri Sembilan FA U21 DF Hariri Mohd Safii FREE AGENT
Transfers Out Pos.NameTo MF Kim Jin-yong DRB-Hicom F.C. FW Francis Doe Felda United F.C. MF Jean Alexandre Fort Lauderdale Strikers FW Khyril Muhymeen Zambri AirAsia Football Club DF Azizi Matt Rose Felcra F.C. MF Mohd Fazliata Taib Felcra F.C. FW Shahrizal Saad Felcra F.C. FW S. Sivanesan Felda United F.C. DF G. Puaneswaran Melaka United MF V. Kavi Chelvan Melaka United DF Mohd Dzaiddin Zainuddin MOF F.C. FW Rudie Ramli MOF F.C. MF Ahmad Fauzi Saari Perlis FA MF Mohd Akmal Mohd Nor Sarawak FA MF Bruno Martelotto FW Ahmad Hazeri Hamid GK Helmi Eliza Elias DF Irwan Fadzli Idrus GK Mohd Yatim Abdullah MF Rezal Zambery Yahya DF Mohd Fauzi Nan RETIRED
Competitions
Malaysia Premier League
League table
Positions by round
Team \ Round 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Negeri Sembilan 8 5 7 7 2 2 2 3 2 3 3 2 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4
Malaysia FA Cup
Second round
Third round
Malaysia Cup
Format In the competition, the top 11 teams from the First Round of 2016 Malaysia Super League were joined by the top 5 teams from the First Round of 2016 Malaysia Premier League. The teams were drawn into four groups of four teams.https://www.facebook.com/footballmalaysiallp/posts/999256580146847
Seeding Pot 1Pot 2Pot 3Pot 4 Felda United Johor Darul Ta'zim Selangor T–Team Kedah Kelantan PDRM Terengganu Perak Sarawak Pahang Malacca United Kuala Lumpur Negeri Sembilan Johor Darul Ta'zim II PKNS
Group D
Quarter-finals The first legs were played on 28 August 2016, and the second legs were played on 17 September 2016.
First Leg
Second Leg
Statistics
Appearances and goals
References