NS Matrix F.C.
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| Full name | NS Matrix Football Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) |
Si Rusa The Jangs | ||
| Founded | 1923 | ||
| Ground |
Tuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium Paroi, Negeri Sembilan | ||
| Capacity | 40,000[1] | ||
| Owner | Negeri Sembilan Football Association | ||
| Chairman | Mohammad Hassan | ||
| Coach | K. Devan | ||
| League | Malaysia Premier League | ||
| 2014 | Malaysia Premier League, 6th | ||
| Website | Club home page | ||
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NS Matrix Football Club is a Malaysian professional football club that is been governed by the Negeri Sembilan Football Association. The football team is based in Seremban, Negeri Sembilan. The club was previously known as Negeri Sembilan FA but changed its name in the start of 2015 Malaysia Premier League season, named after its main sponsor, Matrix Concept Berhad.[2]
The club won their first major honour in 1948 Malaysia Cup.
Names
- 1923–2007: Negeri Sembilan FA
- 2008: Negeri Sembilan Naza
- 2009-2014: Negeri Sembilan FA
- 2015: Negeri Sembilan Matrix (NS Matrix)[3]
History
Negeri Sembilan FA 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 Negeri Sembilan and Singapore for Malaya Cup (Malaysia Cup) in that particular year.
Negeri Sembilan FA 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.
In the early season of 2011, one of the team's all-time best coach, Wan Jamak Wan Hassan resigned from Negeri Sembilan. He sees no excuses for the team’s disappointing run in the Malaysia Super League and Malaysia FA Cup competition for that season.[4]
Stadium
| STAR | |
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| Location | Paroi, Seremban |
|---|---|
| Owner | Majlis Perbandaran Seremban |
| Capacity | 40,000 |
| Field size | 120m x 70m |
| Surface |
Grass pitch Track |
| Construction | |
| Opened | 1992 |
| Renovated | 2004 |
| Tenants | |
| Negeri Sembilan FA, ATM FA | |
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 40,000 people due to hosting 2004 X Sukma Games.
Malaysia Cup
On 7 November 2009, Negeri Sembilan FA ended their 61-year drought in the Malaysia Cup after posting a convincing 3-1 victory over Kelantan FA in the final at the National Stadium, Bukit Jalil.
The repeat Final 2009 between the team and Kelantan happened again on 30 October 2010. However this time, Negeri lost 1-2 to Kelantan although having an early lead through penalty by Shahurain Abu Samah.[5]
In 2011, Negeri Sembilan 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. Negeri 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 Negeri with a beautiful volley in the 85th minutes.[6]
Honours
- Winners (3): 1948, 2009, 2011
- Malaysia FA Cup
- Winners (2): 2003, 2010
- Malaysia Charity Shield
- Winners: 2012
- Division 1, Premier 1 and Super League
- Winners: 2006
- Division 2, Premier 2 and Premier League
- Winners: 1991
Asian
- Group Stage: 2004, 2007
- Withdrew: 2010
Seasons
| Season | Division | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Pos | FA Cup | Malaysia Cup |
Charity Shield |
Competition | Result | Name | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| League | Asian | Top goalscorer | ||||||||||||||
| 2014 | MPL | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 6 | R1 | Play-Off | - | - | - | ♦ Kim Jin-Ryong | 8 |
| 2013 | MSL | 22 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 11 | 28 | 10 | 12 | QF | GS | - | - | - | ♦ Fabio Barbosa | 6 |
| 2012 | MSL | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 41 | 38 | 38 | 6 | R1 | QF | W | - | - | ♦ Effa Owona | 23 |
| 2011 | MSL | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 8 | R2 | W | - | - | - | ♦ Hairuddin Omar | 11 |
| 2010 | MSL | 26 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 40 | 31 | 38 | 6 | W | RU | RU | - | - | ♦ Zaquan Adha | 12 |
| 2009 | MSL | 26 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 44 | 35 | 38 | 7 | SF | W | - | - | - | ♦ Zaquan Adha | 22 |
| 2008 | MSL | 24 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 48 | 30 | 48 | RU | R2 | GS | - | - | - | ♦ Zaquan Adha | 14 |
| 2007 | MSL | 24 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 29 | 46 | 24 | 11 | R2 | QF | - | AFC Cup | GS | ♦ Frederico Dos Santos | 18 |
| 2006 | MSL | 21 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 26 | 14 | 40 | W | SF | RU | - | - | - | ♦ Christian Bekamenga | 8 |
Key
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| 1st or W | Winners |
| 2nd or RU | Runners-up |
 | Promoted |
 | Relegated |
| ♦ | Top scorer in division |
Kit manufacturers and financial sponsor
| Nation | Corporation |
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| Material manufacturers | |
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Kappa (company) |
| Financial sponsors | |
 Malaysia |
Matrix Concept Group |
Players
Current squad
| No. | Name | Nationality | Position | |||||||
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| Goalkeepers | ||||||||||
| 1 | Helmi Eliza Elias | |
GK | |||||||
| 22 | Kaharuddin Rahman | |
GK | |||||||
| 30 | Mohd Yatim Abdullah | |
GK | |||||||
| Defenders | ||||||||||
| 4 | Jean Alexandre |  |
CB | |||||||
| 21 | Irwan Fadzli Idrus | |
CB, LB | |||||||
| 2 | Azizi Matt Rose | |
CB | |||||||
| 6 | Mohd Radzuan Abdullah | |
CB | |||||||
| 26 | Segar a/l Arumugam | |
LB | |||||||
| 3 | Mohd Fauzi Nan | |
RB,CB | |||||||
| 5 | Mohd Fazliata Taib | |
CB,RB | |||||||
| Midfielders | ||||||||||
| 18 | Khyril Muhymeen Zambri | |
AM,RW,LW,ST | |||||||
| 23 | Rezal Zambery Yahya | |
CM | |||||||
| 14 | V. Kavi Chelvan | |
LM,LW | |||||||
| 7 | Ahmad Fauzi Saari | |
CM | |||||||
| 10 | Bruno Martelotto |  |
CM,AM | |||||||
| 25 | Ahmad Hazeri Hamid | |
RM,RW | |||||||
| 27 | Mohamad Izzudin Zainudin | |
LM,LW | |||||||
| 20 | Mohamad Dzaiddin Zainudin | |
DM,CM,LB | |||||||
| 17 | Mohd Akmal Mohd Noor | |
LM,LW | |||||||
| 12 | G. Puaneswaran | |
RM,RW | |||||||
| 16 | S. Sivanesan | |
AM,RM,RW,CM | |||||||
| Forwards | ||||||||||
| 8 | Shahrizal Saad | |
ST | |||||||
| 9 | Francis Forkey Doe |  |
ST | |||||||
| 15 | Kim Jin-yong |  |
ST,AM | |||||||
| 11 | Rudie Ramli | |
ST | |||||||
Source:[7]
U21 team
| No. | Name | Nationality | Position | D.O.B | ||||||
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| Goalkeepers | ||||||||||
| 1 | Amirul Asyraf Abdul Rahman | |
GK | 1995 | ||||||
| 21 | Muhammad Azwan Alimi | |
GK | 6/9/1994 | ||||||
| 22 | Ezad Ariff Jamaludin | |
GK | 7/2/1995 | ||||||
| Defenders | ||||||||||
| 5 | Pavithran a/l Selladorai | |
RB, RM, RW | 14/9/1994 | ||||||
| 24 | Muhd Zufril Haidy Mazlan | |
CB | 16/2/1995 | ||||||
| 14 | Muhd Iqbal Na'im Tony Rosdin | |
RB | 21/12/1994 | ||||||
| 3 | Mohd Fauzan Nazhif Zulkifli | |
LB | 1/9/1995 | ||||||
| 15 | Gopinath a/l Ragenderan | |
CB | 16/10/1995 | ||||||
| 23 | Mohd Nurzaidi Mohd Jais | |
CB | 1994 | ||||||
| 20 | Muhamad Syahrizal Shaharin | |
CB,DM | 16/4/1995 | ||||||
| 2 | Mohd Shahir Saffie | |
LB | 27/2/1995 | ||||||
| Midfielders | ||||||||||
| 7 | Muhammad Fauzan Mohd Fauzi | |
AM, CM | 7/1/1995 | ||||||
| 18 | Suresh a/l Selvathura | |
RM, RW | 1995 | ||||||
| 12 | Ahmad Ashraf Razmi | |
CM | 30/9/1995 | ||||||
| 13 | Mohd Khamarool Mazlan | |
LM, LW | 15/6/1995 | ||||||
| 16 | Aroon Kumar a/l Ramaloo | |
CM, DM | 18/3/1994 | ||||||
| 19 | Mohd Fauzi Abdul Latif | |
CM, AM | 10/7/1995 | ||||||
| 10 | Muhammad Nizam Ruslan | |
AM,CM,RM, RW,LM, LW | 6/4/1994 | ||||||
| 25 | Thanabalan a/l Nadarajah | |
LM, LW | 25/2/1995 | ||||||
| 19 | Muhammad Shazrul Ashraf Mathews | |
RM, RW | 18/6/1995 | ||||||
| Forwards | ||||||||||
| 11 | Mohd Rahizi Mohd Rasib | |
ST | 30/9/1994 | ||||||
| 17 | Muhammad Nurzaidi Bunari | |
ST | 9/6/1995 | ||||||
| 9 | Sean Eugene Selvaraj | |
ST | 11/4/1996 | ||||||
| 33 | Muhd Zaraen Yami | |
ST, AM | 23/8/1996 | ||||||
| 32 | Muhammad Firdaus Kasim | |
ST, AM | 23/9/1996 | ||||||
U-19's squad
Currently plays in the Youth Cup tournament.
| No. | Name | Nationality | Position | |||||||
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| Goalkeepers | ||||||||||
| 1 | Muhamad Faris Muhamad Kamaruddin | |
GK | |||||||
| 22 | Mohd Izarul Adli | |
GK | |||||||
| 21 | Mohd Fikri Firdaus | |
GK | |||||||
| Defenders | ||||||||||
| 23 | Khibril Aflah | |
CB | |||||||
| 41 | Asyraf Awad Azman | |
CB | |||||||
| 5 | Robson Ningkan | |
CB | |||||||
| 4 | Samuel a/l Sharmendran | |
CB | |||||||
| 18 | Mohd Alif Romzi | |
CB | |||||||
| 6 | Ahmad Fitri Azahar | |
CB | |||||||
| 20 | Muhamad Shafiq Roswadi | |
RB | |||||||
| 2 | Muhammad Faris Mohd Ariffin | |
RB | |||||||
| 3 | L. Kalaiharasan | |
LB | |||||||
| 43 | Noor Fahmizie Sabri | |
LB | |||||||
| Midfielders | ||||||||||
| 13 | Danial Hadri Effendi Jagan | |
CM | |||||||
| 8 | Muhamad Asraf Roslan | |
CM | |||||||
| 19 | Mohd Fauzi Abdul Latif | |
CM,AM | |||||||
| 15 | Muhammad Shukery Mohd Hanafi | |
CM | |||||||
| 24 | Mohammad Azhar Mohd Soom | |
RM | |||||||
| 42 | Muhammad Ariff Arman | |
RM | |||||||
| 7 | Muhamad Farid Nezal | |
LM | |||||||
| 12 | Muhammad Farid Syakir Salehhudin | |
LM | |||||||
| Forwards | ||||||||||
| 9 | Mohd Azmil Abdul Rahman | |
ST | |||||||
| 17 | Khaalithasan a/l Purushothaman | |
ST | |||||||
| 11 | Muhammad Firdaus Kasim | |
ST | |||||||
| 16 | Muhd Zaraen Yami | |
ST | |||||||
| 14 | Muhd Hazziq Hussin | |
ST | |||||||
For recent transfers, see List of Malaysian football transfers 2015
Coaching staff
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Chairman | Dato' Seri Utama Mohammad Hassan |
| Honorable Secretary | Dato' Haji Abd. Halim bin Haji Abd. Latif |
| Administrative Officer | |
| General Manager | Dato' Abdul Ghani Haji Hassan |
| Assistant Manager | Dato' Haji Mohammed Najeeb Abdullah |
| Head team coach | K. Devan |
| Assistant head coach | Mohd Asri Ninggal |
| Coach | Ahmad Osman |
| Goalkeeping coach | Mohd Yazid Mohd Yassin |
| Fitness coach | Asyraf M.R. Asri |
| Fitness coach |  K. Balagumaran |
| Physiotherapist | Dr Rozaiman Ebrahim Zulkepli Abu Samah |
| Team Assistant | Shahrizal Mat Sah |
| Head of Youth Development | |
| U21 Head coach | Badrul Afzan Razali |
| U21 Assistant coach | Idris Abdul Karim |
| U21 Goalkeeping coach | |
| U21 Fitness coach | Mohd Kuizwan Mohd Johari |
| U21 Physiotherapist | Muzammil Zaharudin |
| U19 Manager | Nik Shazly Anuar Noor Rosdy |
| U19 Head coach | Zainuddin Hussein |
| U19 Assistant coach | |
| U19 Goalkeeping coach | |
| U19 Physiotherapist | Mohd Azwar Mazlan |
| Security Officer | Anuar Abdul Rahman |
| Media Officer | Abdul Malek Haji Hassan |
Coaches
| Tenure | Coach | Achievement |
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| 1981—1982 | Tony Chia |
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| 1983—1984 | Zainuddin Hussein |
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| 1985—1986 | Tony Chia |
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| 1987 |  Manilton Santos |
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| July 1987 | Tony Chia |
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| 1988—1989 | Zainuddin Hussein |
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| September 1989 | M. Kuppan |
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| 1990—1991 | Ruslan Yaakob |
1991 Division 2 League |
| 1992—1993 |  Josef Herel |
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| 1994—1998 | M. Karathu |
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| 1998—1999 | Irfan Bakti Abu Salim |
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| 2000—2002 | Mohd Zaki Sheikh Ahmad |
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| 2003—2006 | K. Devan |
FA Cup Malaysia 2003 2005-06 Super League |
| 2006—2007 |  Hatem Souissi |
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| 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 |
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| May 2013 | Ridzuan Abu Shah |
Caretaker |
| 2014 | V. Sundramoorthy |
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| 2015 – | K. Devan |
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Football Clubs
Direct Clubs under direct supervision of the Association
- NS Matrix
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
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Persebaya Surabaya
References
- ↑ "Capacity of Tuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium". Worldstadiums.com.
- ↑ "Wan Jamak leaves Negri Liga Perdana 2015: Negeri Sembilan dikenali NS Matrix". Berita Harian (in Malay). Retrieved 6 December 2014.
- ↑ "Pasukan NS dikenali NS Matrix musim depan". The Rakyat Post. Malaysia. 6 December 2015.
- ↑ "Wan Jamak leaves Negri following team’s dismal run this season". The Star (Malaysia). Retrieved 20 March 2006.
- ↑ "Kelantan come from behind to lift maiden M'sia Cup title". The Star (Malaysia). Retrieved 31 October 2010.
- ↑ "Negeri Sembilan Wins Malaysia Cup title". Demotix. Retrieved 29 October 2011.
- ↑ "Negeri Sembilan 2014 Statistics". ifball.com. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
- ↑ "Negeri Sembilan 2014 U21 (Piala Presiden - Jang Muda) Squad - Full List". Kelab e-Penyokong Bola Sepak Negeri Sembilan. Retrieved 19 December 2013.
- ↑ "Pemain Pasukan Piala Presiden". stadium astro. Retrieved 20 July 2012.
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