Negeri Sembilan FA
Negeri Sembilan Football Association or simply known as Negeri Sembilan is a Malaysian glorious professional football club based in Seremban, Negeri Sembilan that competes in the Malaysia Premier League. Founded in 1923, the club's home ground Tuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium.
Negeri Sembilan won their first major honour in 1948 Malaysia Cup.
Names
- 1923–2005: Negeri Sembilan
- 2005–2008: Negeri Sembilan Naza
- 2009–2014: Negeri Sembilan
- 2015: Negeri Sembilan Matrix
- 2016–present: Negeri Sembilan
Club licensing regulations
History
The club was established in 1923 according to a passage in the football history books of Malaysia through an interview with Austin Senevirathe, 93 years old when interviewed. He stated about a match that happened between PBNS and Singapore for Malaya Cup in that particular year.The club is considered as one of the top competing team in the history of football since its establishment. They have won many top competitions in Malaysia starting from the early 1940s. Negeri Sembilan is not like a Liverpool, who never won Premier League.
On 7 November 2009, the club ended their 61-year drought in the Malaysia Cup after posting a convincing 3–1 victory over Kelantan in the final at the National Stadium, Bukit Jalil. 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.
In 2011, the club again qualified to Malaysia Cup Final for the third time in a row this time with their new coach Mohd Azraai Khor Abdullah. They won the trophy after defeating Terengganu FA with an epic comeback. The first goal was scored by Mohd Ashaari Shamsuddin for Terengganu in the 59th minutes. PBNS used the last 10 minutes of the game to make a comeback. S. Kunanlan equalised the score in the 81st minute before Hairuddin Omar, the veteran striker hit the winning goal for PBNS with a beautiful volley in the 85th minutes.
In the early season of 2011, one of the team's all-time best coach, Wan Jamak Wan Hassan resigned from the club. He sees no excuses for the team's disappointing run in the Malaysia Super League and Malaysia FA Cup competition for that season.
Stadium
Tuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium also known as STAR of Paroi is a multi-purpose stadium in Paroi, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia. 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 Sukma Games. This stadium was held final world cup 2002 between North Korea vs Johor.Honours
Domestic competitions
League
- Division 1 / Premier 1 / Super League
- * Winners : 2006
- ** Runner-up : 2008
- Division 2 / Premier 2 / Premier League
- * Winners : 1991
- ** Runner-up : 2005
- Division 3 / FAM League / Piala FAM
- * Winners : -
- ** Runner-up : 1956
U21 team
- President's Cup
- * Winners : 2001, 2002
- ** Runner-up : 1993
U19 team
- Youth League
- * Winners : -
- **Runner-up : -
Cups
- Malaysia Cup
- * Winners : 1948, 2009, 2011
- ** Runner-up : 2000, 2006, 2010
- FA Cup
- * Winners : 2003, 2010
- ** Runner-up : -
- Charity Cup
- * Winners : 2012
- ** Runner-up : 2004, 2010
Asian
- AFC Cup
Club records
Note:
- Pld = Played, W = Won, D = Drawn, L = Lost, F = Goals for, A = Goals against, Pts= Points, Pos = Position
Individual player awards
M-League">Malaysian League">M-League Golden boot winners
| Season | Player | Goals |
| 2012 |  Jean-Emmanuel Effa Owona | 15 |
| 2015 |  Francis Doe | 17 |
M-League">Malaysian League">M-League Top goalscorers
| Season | Player | Goals |
| 2004 |  Shahrin Abdul Majid | 11 |
| 2005–06 | Christian Bekamenga | 80000000 |
| 2006–07 |  Frederico Dos Santos | 18 |
| 2007–08 | Zaquan Adha | 14 |
| 2009 | Zaquan Adha | 22 |
| 2010 | Zaquan Adha | 13 |
| 2011 | Hairuddin Omar | 11 |
| 2012 | Jean-Emmanuel Effa Owona | 23 |
| 2013 |  Fábio Leandro Barbosa | 6 |
| 2014 |  Kim Jin-yong | 8 |
| 2015 | Francis Doe | 19 |
| 2016 |  Andrew Nabbout | 9 |
| 2017 |  Bruno Suzuki | 11 |
| 2018 |  Nicolás Vélez Flávio Júnior | 8 |
| 2019 | José Almir Barros Neto | 8 |
Kit manufacturers and financial sponsor
Players
Current squad
- FP = Foreign player
- U21 = Under-21 player
U21 Squad
U19 Squad
Currently plays in the Youth Cup tournament.Club officials
Coaching and technical staff
Coaches
| Tenure | Coach | Achievement |
| 1981—1982 | Tony Chia | |
| 1983—1984 | Zainuddin Hussein | |
| 1985—1986 | Tony Chia | |
| 1987 | Manilton Santos | |
| July 1987 | Tony Chia | |
| 1988—1989 | Zainuddin Hussein | |
| September 1989 | M. Kuppan | |
| 1990—1991 | Ruslan Yaakob | 1991 Division 2 League |
| 1992—1993 |  Josef Herel | |
| 1994—1998 | M. Karathu | |
| 1998—1999 | Irfan Bakti Abu Salim | |
| 2000—2002 | Mohd Zaki Sheikh Ahmad | |
| 2003—2006 | K. Devan | FA Cup Malaysia 2003 2005–06 Super League |
| 2006—2007 |  Hatem Souissi | |
| 2007—2011 | Wan Jamak Wan Hassan | Malaysia Cup 2009 FA Cup Malaysia 2010 |
| 2011—2012 | Mohd Azraai Khor Abdullah | Malaysia Cup 2011 Malaysia Charity Shield 2012 |
| 2013 |  Divaldo Alves | |
| May 2013 | Ridzuan Abu Shah | Caretaker |
| 2014 |  V. Sundramoorthy | |
| 2015 | K. Devan | |
| 2016 |  Gary Michael Phillips | |
| 2017 |  Asri Ninggal | |
| 2018 |  Jorg Steinebrunner | |
| 2018 | Azraai Khor | |
| 2018 |  Mario Lemos | |
| 2019 | Mat Zan Mat Aris | |
| 2019 | Sazali Saidon |
Football Clubs
Affiliated Clubs within the Association
- Betaria F.C.
- Majlis Perbandaran Seremban F.C.
- Kuala Pilah F.C.
- YNS F.C.
- Port Dickson F.C.
- Tampin F.C.
- Rembau F.C.
- N. Nine F.C.
Affiliated Clubs outside the Association
- Kelantan FA
- Harimau Muda
- Geylang International FC
- Persebaya Surabaya
- Semen Padang