The Waza FC (also known as Detroit Waza) is an American professional arena soccer team based in Metro Detroit competing as a charter member of the Major League Indoor Soccer (MLIS). The team's nickname, "Waza", is both a Japanese word that means "good technique" (技) and a Swahili word meaning "to think clearly".
History The team was founded in 2008 as Detroit Waza Flo, and were a charter member of PASL-pro, the league that was an offshoot of the Professional Arena Soccer League (PASL) and would eventually be rechristened the MASL in 2014. The team had 3 homes during its 7 seasons in the Detroit area, the last 2 of which were at the Melvindale Ice Arena in suburban Melvindale, Michigan. In September 2015, the team announced it would play its home matches for the 2015-16 MASL season at the Dort Federal Credit Union Event Center in Flint, Michigan. As part of the process, the team dropped the "Detroit" from its name and logo, becoming simply Waza Flo; should they receive a welcome reception in Flint, team ownership noted it would consider adding "Flint" to the team's name. The team previously competed in the Major Arena Soccer League 2 (M2).
On October 4, the team was rebranded "Detroit Waza" and joined Major League Indoor Soccer for the 2022 season.
Staff Dominic Scicluna - Co-Owner/Captain Mario Scicluna - Co-Owner Kathy Coyne - General Manager Leif Larsen - Director of Operations
Year-by-year
League championsRunners-UpDivision championsPlayoff berth YearWinLossLeagueReg. seasonPlayoffsAttendanceU.S. Open Cup2008–09 79PASL-Pro4th EasternDNQ3,324Championship Game2009–10610PASL-Pro4th EasternDNQ146Quarter-Finals2010–1188PASL-Pro3rd EasternDNQ301Round of 162011–12133PASL1st EasternLost Finals454Quarter-Finals2012–13142PASL1st EasternLost Finals410U.S. Open Cup Champions2013–14105PASL2nd EasternLost Divisional Playoff565Round of 162014–15414MASL4th EasternDNQ612N/A2015–1699MASL3rd EasternLost Divisional Playoff968N/A2016–17On Hiatus2017–18210MASL 25th EasternDNQN/AN/A2018–1975MASL 23rd EasternDNQN/AN/A
Playoff record
YearWinLossGFGA2011-20122123232012-20133127222013-201401672015-20160135Total545957
Awards and honors Division titles: 2011-12 PASL Eastern Division 2012-13 PASL Eastern Division
Championships: 2012-13 U.S. Open Cup
Arenas Compuware Arena, Plymouth, Michigan (2008–2009) Taylor Sportsplex, Taylor, Michigan (2009–2013) Melvindale Ice Arena, Melvindale, Michigan (2013–2015) Dort Federal Credit Union Event Center, Flint, Michigan (2015–2016) Melvindale Ice Arena, Melvindale, Michigan (2017) Detroit City Fieldhouse, Detroit, Michigan 2018-
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External links
Go Live Sports Cast (official media partner)