Waza FC

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".^[1][2]

Detroit Waza

Full name	Detroit Waza
Nickname(s)	Waza Flo
Founded	2008; 17 years ago (2008)
Stadium	Bicentennial Park Livonia, Michigan
Co-Owner	Dominic Scicluna
Co-Owner	Mario Scicluna
League	Premier Arena Soccer League
2017–18	5th, Eastern Division Playoffs: Did not qualify
Website	http://www.wazafc.com/
Home colors Away colors

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.^[3] 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.^[4]

Staff

• Dominic Scicluna - Co-Owner/Captain
• Mario Scicluna - Co-Owner
• Kathy Coyne - General Manager
• Leif Larsen - Director of Operations

Year-by-year

League Champions

Runners-Up

Division Champions

Playoff Berth

Year	Win	Loss	League	Reg. Season	Playoffs	Attendance	U.S. Open Cup
2008–09	7	9	PASL-Pro	4th Eastern	DNQ	3,324	Championship Game
2009–10	6	10	PASL-Pro	4th Eastern	DNQ	146	Quarter-Finals
2010–11	8	8	PASL-Pro	3rd Eastern	DNQ	301	Round of 16
2011–12	13	3	PASL	1st Eastern	Lost Finals	454	Quarter-Finals
2012–13	14	2	PASL	1st Eastern	Lost Finals	410	U.S. Open Cup Champions
2013–14	10	5	PASL	2nd Eastern	Lost Divisional Playoff	565	Round of 16
2014–15	4	14	MASL	4th Eastern	DNQ	612	N/A
2015–16	9	9	MASL	3rd Eastern	Lost Divisional Playoff	968	N/A
2016–17	On Hiatus
2017–18	2	10	MASL 2	5th Eastern	DNQ	N/A	N/A
2018–19	7	5	MASL 2	3rd Eastern	DNQ	N/A	N/A

Playoff record

Organization logo

Year	Win	Loss	GF	GA
2011-2012	2	1	23	23
2012-2013	3	1	27	22
2013-2014	0	1	6	7
2015-2016	0	1	3	5
Total	5	4	59	57

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-