2015 Negeri Sembilan Matrix season

Negeri Sembilan Matrix

2015 season
President	Dato' Seri Utama Haji Mohamad bin Hasan
Head Coach	K. Devan
Stadium	Tuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium
Malaysia Premier League	6th
Malaysia FA Cup	Round of 16
Malaysia Cup	Play-off
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The 2015 season was Negeri Sembilan's 92nd year in their history and 4th season in Malaysia Premier League since it was first introduced in 2004. Also it was the second 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

On December 6, 2014, the president of the Negeri Sembilan Football Association announced that the Negeri Sembilan team will be known as Negeri Sembilan Matrix from the 2015 season. This has become the beginning of the process of privatization of the Negeri Sembilan club which will start in 2016.^[1]

On 7 February 2015, Negeri Sembilan won by defeating DRB Hicom FC at Hang Jebat Stadium in the Premier League.^[2]

On March 6, 2015, Negeri Sembilan Matrix managed by K. Devan became the new leader of the Premier League after winning their third victory beating Kuantan FA 3-1 at Darul Makmur Stadium , Kuantan. This has allowed the club to snatched that status from the previous top of the league, Johor Darul Ta'zim II.^[3]

On 26 April 2015, Negeri Sembilan Matrix managed to climb to fifth in league table after defeating Johor Darul Ta'zim II 2-1 at Tuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium, Paroi.^[4]

Pulau Pinang came back in the last minutes of the game to draw 2-2 against NS Matrix in the Premier League football match at Tuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium, Paroi on 8 May 2015.^[5]

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On 26 August 2015, the Negeri Sembilan Football Association disbanded the Premier League team NS Matrix, shortly after the team failed to qualify for the Malaysia Cup 2015. Also eliminated is the head coach, K. Devan.^[6]

Players

No.	Name	Age	Nationality	Notes
Goalkeepers
1	Helmi Eliza	31
22	Kaharuddin Rahman	22
30	Muhd Yatim Abdullah	21
Defenders
2	Azizi Matt Rose	32
3	Mohd Fauzi Nan	34
4	Jean Marc Alexandre	27
5	Mohd Fazliata Taib	28
6	Mohd Radzuan Abdullah	24
21	Irwan Fadzli Idrus	33
26	A. Segar	24
Midfielders
7	Ahmad Fauzi Saari	32
8	Shahrizal Saad	27
12	G. Puaneswaran	31
14	K. Kavichelvan	24
17	Mohd Akmal Mohd Noor	24
20	Dzaiddin Zainuddin	23
23	Rezal Zambery Yahya	37
25	Ahmad Hazeri Hamid	20
27	Izzuddin Zainuddin	20
Forwards
9	Francis Forkey Doe	28
10	Bruno Martelotto	32
11	Rudie Ramli	32
15	Kim Jin-yong	31
16	S. Sivanesan	23
18	Khyril Muhymeen	27

Source:^[7]

Competitions

Malaysia Premier League

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Kedah (C, P)	22	14	6	2	47	26	+21	48	Promotion to Super League
2	Penang (P)	22	13	6	3	39	18	+21	45
3	T-Team (O, P)	22	12	6	4	50	27	+23	42	Qualification to Promotion play-off
4	PKNS	22	11	8	3	41	22	+19	41
5	Johor Darul Ta'zim II	22	10	4	8	37	32	+5	34
6	NS Matrix	22	8	8	6	33	28	+5	32
7	Sabah	22	8	3	11	37	42	−5	27
8	UiTM	22	7	4	11	28	42	−14	25
9	Kuantan	22	6	3	13	30	46	−16	21
10	DRB-Hicom	22	4	8	10	25	32	−7	20
11	Kuala Lumpur	22	5	3	14	17	33	−16	18
12	Putrajaya SPA (R)	22	2	5	15	15	50	−35	11	Relegation to FAM League

Malaysia FA Cup

Round of 32

The first round commenced on 27, 28 February & 2 March 2015.

NS Matrix v UiTM

Friday 27 February	NS Matrix	2–0	UiTM	Paroi, Negeri Sembilan
20:45 UTC+08:00	Doe 21', 81'			Stadium: Tuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium Attendance: 3,504 Referee: Azman Jamaluddin

Round of 16

The second round commenced on 17, 18 & 21 March 2015.

NS Matrix v Penang

17 March 2015	NS Matrix	1–2	Penang	Paroi, Negeri Sembilan
20:45 UTC+08:00	Shahrizal Saad 3'		Beto Gonçalves 13' Lee Kil-hoon 80'	Stadium: Tuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium Attendance: 5,066 Referee: Wan Mohd Tarmizi Wan Ibrahim

Malaysia Cup

Format

In the competition, the top 10 teams from 2015 Malaysia Super League were joined by the top 4 teams from 2015 Malaysia Premier League. The remaining two teams from 2015 Malaysia Super League and the team who finished 5th and 6th place in the 2015 Malaysia Premier League competed in the playoffs for the remaining 2 spots. The teams were drawn into four groups of four teams.

Play-off

25 August 2015

20:45

ATM	3–0	Negeri Sembilan
Abdulafees 12', 52' Shukur 38'	Report

Majlis Perbandaran Selayang Stadium, Selayang

Statistics

No.	Name	Age	Natl	Total		League		FA Cup		Malaysia Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	Helmi Eliza	31
22	Kaharuddin Rahman	22
30	Muhd Yatim Abdullah	21
2	Azizi Matt Rose	32
3	Mohd Fauzi Nan	34
4	Jean Marc Alexandre	27
5	Mohd Fazliata Taib	28
6	Mohd Radzuan Abdullah	24
21	Irwan Fadzli Idrus	33
26	A. Segar	24
7	Ahmad Fauzi Saari	32
8	Shahrizal Saad	27
12	G. Puaneswaran	31
14	K. Kavichelvan	24
17	Mohd Akmal Mohd Noor	24
20	Dzaiddin Zainuddin	23
23	Rezal Zambery Yahya	37
25	Ahmad Hazeri Hamid	20
27	Izzuddin Zainuddin	20
9	Francis Forkey Doe	28
10	Bruno Martelotto	32
11	Rudie Ramli	32
15	Kim Jin-yong	31
16	S. Sivanesan	23
18	Khyril Muhymeen	27

References