Negeri Sembilan Football Club is a

Malaysia Malaysia ( ; ) is a country in Southeast Asia. The federation, federal constitutional monarchy consists of States and federal territories of Malaysia, thirteen states and three federal territories, separated by the South China Sea into two r ...

n professional football club based in

Seremban Seremban ( Negeri Sembilan Malay: ''Soghomban'', ''Somban''; Jawi: ) is a city in the Seremban District and the capital of the state of Negeri Sembilan in Peninsular Malaysia. The city's administration is run by the Seremban City Council. ...

Negeri Sembilan Negeri Sembilan (, Negeri Sembilan Malay: ''Nogoghi Sombilan'', ''Nismilan'') is a state in Malaysia which lies on the western coast of Peninsular Malaysia. It borders Selangor on the north, Pahang in the east, and Malacca and Johor to the s ...

, that competes in the 2022 edition of the

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. Founded in 1923, the club's home ground Tuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium. Negeri Sembilan won their first major honour in 1948

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Names

* 1923–2005: Negeri Sembilan * 2005–2008: Negeri Sembilan Naza * 2009–2014: Negeri Sembilan * 2015: Negeri Sembilan Matrix * 2016–2020: Negeri Sembilan * 2020–present: Negeri Sembilan F.C.

Club licensing regulations

The club had obtained the FAM Club License to play in

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season and had obtained the AFC Club License and is eligible to played either

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if qualified on merit.

History

The club was established in 1923 according to a passage in the football history books of

through an interview with Austin Senevirathe, 93 years old when interviewed.Gambar jersi Negeri Sembilan 2017 (In Malay) - Berita viral terkini at Wayback Machine. Archived from the original on 3 January 2018. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
/ref> He stated about a match that happened between PBNS and

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for

Malaya Cup The Malaysia Cup ( ms, Piala Malaysia), formerly known as ''Malaya Cup'', is an annual association football, football tournament in Malaysia, held at the end of the calendar year. The cup was first held in 1921. Despite its prestige and popular ...

in that particular year.Gambar jersi Negeri Sembilan 2017 (In Malay) - Berita viral terkini at Wayback Machine. Archived from the original on 3 January 2018. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
/ref> The club is considered one of the top competing team in the history of football since its establishment. They have won many top competitions in

starting from the early 1940s. In 1948, they won the first

led by skipper Kwan Soon Teck. On 7 November 2009, the club ended their 61-year drought in the

after posting a convincing 3–1 victory over

Kelantan Kelantan (; Jawi: ; Kelantanese Malay: ''Klate'') is a state in Malaysia. The capital is Kota Bharu and royal seat is Kubang Kerian. The honorific name of the state is ''Darul Naim'' (Jawi: ; "The Blissful Abode"). Kelantan is located in the ...

in the final at the

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. That is super fantastic night. The repeat Final 2009 between the club and Kelantan happened again on 30 October 2010. However this time, the club lost 1–2 to Kelantan although having an early lead through penalty by

Shahurain Abu Samah Shahurain bin Abu Samah (born 23 December 1986 in Kajang, Selangor) is a Malaysian footballer who plays as a midfielder. Shahurain began his early career with Selangor President's Cup Team. He was part of the Negeri Sembilan squad that won th ...

. In 2011, the club again qualified to

Final for the third time in a row this time with their new coach

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. They won the trophy after defeating

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with an epic comeback. The first goal was scored by

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for Terengganu in the 59th minute. PBNS used the last 10 minutes of the game to make a comeback. S. Kunanlan equalised the score in the 81st minute before

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, the veteran striker hit the winning goal for PBNS with a beautiful volley in the 85th minute. In the early season of 2011, one of the team's all-time best coach,

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resigned from the club. He sees no excuses for the team's disappointing run in the

and

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competition for that season.

Stadium

Tuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium also known as STAR of Paroi is a

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Paroi Paroi is an area in Seremban District, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia. It is the eastern suburb of the city of Seremban, comprising many housing estates and villages. Numerous sport facilities are built in Paroi, especially the state stadium, the Tu ...

. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium holds 20,000 people and opened in 1992. In 2004 the capacity of stadium has been expanded to 45,000 people due to hosting 2004 X

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Honours

Domestic competitions

League

* Division 1 / Premier 1 / Super League ** Winners (1): 2006 ** Runner-up (1): 2008 * Division 2 / Premier 2 / Premier League ** Winners (2):

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** Runner-up (1):

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* Division 3 / FAM League / Piala FAM ** Runner-up (1): 1956

U21 team

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** Winners (2): 2001, 2002 ** Runner-up (1): 1993

Cups

** Winners (3): 1948, 2009, 2011 ** Runner-up (3): 2000, 2006, 2010 *

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** Winners (2): 2003,

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** Winners (1): 2012 ** Runner-up (2): 2004, 2010 * Federal Territory Minister Cup ** Winners (1): 2022

Asian

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: ''Group Stage:''

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: ''Withdrew:''

Club records

Updated on 13 May 2019. ''Note'': *Pld = Played, W = Won, D = Drawn, L = Lost, F = Goals for, A = Goals against, Pts= Points, Pos = Position Source:

Individual player awards

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Golden boot winners

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Top goalscorers

Kit manufacturers and financial sponsor

Players

Current squad

U19 Squad

Currently plays in the Youth Cup tournament.

Club personnel

Management team

Coaches

Football Clubs

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Affiliated Clubs outside the Association

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References

External links

* {{Football in Malaysia Malaysia Premier League clubs Football clubs in Malaysia Malaysia Cup winners 1923 establishments in British Malaya Football associations in Malaysia