1990s Negeri Sembilan FA (1990–1999) seasons

Negeri Sembilan
1990–1999 season
Stadium	Tuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium (1992–1999); Seremban Municipal Council Stadium (1990–1992)
	← 1989 2000 →

Negeri Sembilan Football Club (Malay: Kelab Bola Sepak Negeri Sembilan), commonly referred to as Negeri Sembilan FC or simply NSFC, is a Malaysian professional football club based in Seremban, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia.^[1]

From 1990 to 1999, Negeri Sembilan played in the Semi-Pro League 1, Semi-Pro League 2, Premier League and the Premier 1. During that period, the team has won the Liga Semi-Pro Divisyen 2 in 1991 and Kings Gold Cup in 1992.^[2]^[3]

This article displays Negeri Sembilan's squads, competitions, transfers, statistics, and achievements for the period 1990–1999.

Events (1990–1999)[edit]

1991 was the year of the revival of the Negeri Sembilan team, which in previous years had been an underdog. That was also the last year the Negeri Sembilan team used the Majlis Perbandaran Seremban Stadium before the Tuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium in Paroi was used as their home ground until now. On 18 August 1991, the team met Sarawak in the final match of the Division 2 League at the Majlis Perbandaran Seremban Stadium. Negeri Sembilan, who was in first place at the time, only needed a draw while Sarawak, who was in second place, needed a win to get the top spot in the league table. The match of that day went to Negeri Sembilan with a result of 2–2, and they managed to collect one point. It was the last year that led to the success of winning the Semi-Pro League Division 2, then qualifying for Division 1 in 1992. Among the star players at that time were the import trio, the Bozik Brothers (Miroslav and Robert), and the powerful striker Marian Vazquez. Local players include Richard Scully, Mansor Sulaiman, and Nazari Hussein.^[4]

In 1992 the construction of Tuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium was completed and inaugurated to be used as a multipurpose stadium. The stadium initially held a capacity of 20,000 people, and since then, the Negeri Sembilan team has officially made the stadium their home ground for the Liga Semi-Pro Divisyen 1 tournament in that year.^[5]

On 12 April 1992 the Negeri Sembilan team won the 1992 Kings' Gold Cup after beating Terengganu FA, 2–1, at Tuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium, Paroi. The coaches and players shared a cash reward of RM20,000 from the Negeri Sembilan Malay Football Association. Negeri Sembilan's coach at that time was Haji Mohd Zaki Shaikh Ahmad. Earlier, the last time Negeri Sembilan FA participated in the final of the trophy was in 1953, when they lost 1–2 to Pulau Pinang.^[6]

In the 1996 season Negeri Sembilan became one of the contenders for the league title. Even though it was not given much attention at first, the team starring two former import players from Argentina, Pahang FA's Gus Cerro and Jose Iriarte, surprised many when they gave great competition to other selected teams such as Selangor, Sabah, Sarawak, Kedah, Pahang, and Brunei. Othman Katmon, Faizal Zainal, Khairil Zainal, Rosli Omar, B. Rajinikandh (now converted to Islam), A. Ganeson, V. Arumugham, Idris Kadir, Azmi Mohamed, and Ching Hong Aik (only a few mentions) have put up a good fight, giving great hope to their loyal supporters. However, this squad failed to maintain the momentum when it was finally overtaken by Sabah FA, who emerged as the Premier League champion, as well as Kedah FA, who became the runner-up.^[7]

1990 Negeri Sembilan FA season[edit]

Squad[edit]

Coach: Ruslan Yaakob

Goalkeeper

Mohamed Najib Abdul Hamid

Defender

K. Sathiaselvam
Aminuddin Hussin
Taufik Ismail
Nordin Ahmad

Midfielder

Hisham Jani
Mansor Sulaiman
Yeo Swee Hock
Shaarani Mohamed Said
Nazari Hussain
L. Selvakumaran
Azwan Ibrahim
Shaimee Harun
Sebastian Liew

Attacker

Miroslav Bozik
Srdjan Delibasic
Juan Manuel Rodrigues Olsson
M. Mahendran

Source:^[8]

Competitions[edit]

Semi-Pro League 2[edit]

League Table:-

1.Terengganu - 23 PTS (1990 Liga Semi-Pro Divisyen 2 champions and promoted to 1991 Liga Semi-Pro Divisyen 1)

2.Kelantan - 20 PTS (Promoted to 1991 Liga Semi-Pro Divisyen 1)

3.Negeri Sembilan - 18 PTS

4.Armed Forces - 15 PTS

5.Malacca - 13 PTS

6.Penang - 10 PTS

7.Brunei - 8 PTS

8.Police - 5 PTS

Statistic[edit]

Note:

Pld = Played, W = Won, D = Drawn, L = Lost, F = Goals for, A = Goals against, Pts= Points, Pos = Position

1st or Champions 2nd or Runner-up 3rd place Promotion Relegation

Season	League									Cup				Asia		Note
Season	Division	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	Pts	Pos	Charity	Malaysia	FA	Challenge	Competition	Result	Note
1990	Liga Semi-Pro 2	14	8	2	4	20	40	18	3rd	—	—	1st round	—	—	—	^[9]

Archievement[edit]

Top scorer: