Waza FC

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The '''Waza FC''' (also known as '''Detroit Waza''') is an American professional [[indoor soccer|arena soccer]] team based in [[Metro Detroit]] competing as a charter member of the [[Major League Indoor Soccer (2022–present)|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".<ref name="tnh130226"/><ref name="sgnh131112"/>

==History== The team was founded in [[2008–09 Professional Arena Soccer League season|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 Major Arena Soccer League season|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.<ref name="fljo150929">{{cite news |first=Eric |last=Woodyard |newspaper=[[The Flint Journal]] |publisher=[[Booth Newspapers]] |location=[[Flint, MI]] |title=Major Arena Soccer League team moves home games to Flint's Dort Federal Event Center |url=http://www.mlive.com/sports/flint/index.ssf/2015/09/major_arena_soccer_league_team.html |date=September 29, 2015 |access-date=October 29, 2015}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|title=DETROIT WAZA GET INTO THE MLIS PRO FLOW|url=https://www.mlispro.com/news/detroit-waza-get-into-the-mlis-pro-flow|website=MISL Website|access-date= 17 October 2022}}</ref>

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

==Year-by-year== {{update section|date=July 2019}} {| class="wikitable" |bgcolor="#FFCCCC"|'''League Champions''' |bgcolor="#FFE6BD"|'''Runners-Up''' |bgcolor="#D0E7FF"|'''Division Champions''' |bgcolor="#96CDCD"|'''Playoff Berth''' |} {| class="wikitable" !Year !Win !Loss !League !Reg. season !Playoffs !Attendance ![[United States Open Cup for Arena Soccer|U.S. Open Cup]] |- |2008–09 |7 |9 |[[2008–09 PASL-Pro season|PASL-Pro]] |4th Eastern |DNQ |3,324 |Championship Game |- |2009–10 |6 |10 |[[2009–10 PASL-Pro season|PASL-Pro]] |4th Eastern |DNQ |146 |Quarter-Finals |- |2010–11 |8 |8 |[[2010–11 PASL-Pro season|PASL-Pro]] |3rd Eastern |DNQ |301 |Round of 16 |- |[[2011–12 Detroit Waza season|2011–12]] |13 |3 |[[2011–12 PASL season|PASL]] |bgcolor="D0E7FF"|1st Eastern |bgcolor="FFE6BD"|Lost Finals |454 |Quarter-Finals |- |[[2012–13 Detroit Waza season|2012–13]] |14 |2 |[[2012–13 PASL season|PASL]] |bgcolor="D0E7FF"|1st Eastern |bgcolor="FFE6BD"|Lost Finals |410 |[[2012–13 United States Open Cup for Arena Soccer|U.S. Open Cup Champions]] |- |[[2013–14 Detroit Waza season|2013–14]] |10 |5 |[[2013–14 PASL season|PASL]] |2nd Eastern |bgcolor="#96CDCD"|Lost Divisional Playoff |565 |Round of 16 |- |[[2014–15 Detroit Waza season|2014–15]] |4 |14 |[[2014–15 MASL season|MASL]] |4th Eastern |DNQ |612 |N/A |- |2015–16 |9 |9 |[[2015–16 MASL season|MASL]] |3rd Eastern |bgcolor="#96CDCD"|Lost Divisional Playoff |968 |N/A |- |2016–17 |colspan=7 align=center|''On Hiatus'' |- |2017–18 |2 |10 |[[2017–18 Major Arena Soccer League 2 season|MASL 2]] |5th Eastern |DNQ |N/A |N/A |- |2018–19 |7 |5 |[[2018–19 Major Arena Soccer League 2 season|MASL 2]] |3rd Eastern |DNQ |N/A |N/A |}

==Playoff record== [[Image:WazaFC.png|thumb|right|Organization logo]] {| class="wikitable" !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 United States Open Cup for Arena Soccer|2012-13 U.S. Open Cup]]

==Arenas== * [[USA Hockey Arena|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-

==References== <references> <ref name="tnh130226">{{cite news |first=Juan |last=Camara |newspaper=[[The News-Herald (Southgate, Michigan)|The News-Herald]] |location=[[Southgate, MI]] |publisher=[[Journal Register Company]] |title=Detroit Waza Flo looking for recognition |url=http://www.thenewsherald.com/articles/2013/02/26/sports/doc512cec569b543970947090.txt?viewmode=default |date=February 26, 2013 |access-date=March 1, 2013}}</ref> <ref name="sgnh131112">{{cite news |first=Steven |last=Schikora |newspaper=[[The News-Herald (Southgate, Michigan)|The News-Herald]] |publisher=21st Century Newspapers |location=[[Southgate, MI]] |title=Waza Flo teams up with Hooligans for Heroes to help Wounded Warrior Project |url=http://www.thenewsherald.com/articles/2013/11/12/sports/doc528277b765791717455919.txt |date=November 12, 2013 |access-date=November 17, 2013}}</ref> </references>

==External links== {{Portal|Michigan|Soccer}} * {{Official website|https://www.wazafc.com/}} * [http://www.golivesportscast.com/ Go Live Sports Cast] (official media partner)

{{Detroit Indoor Soccer}} {{Professional Arena Soccer League teams}} {{Michigan Sports}} {{Flint, Michigan}} {{coord|42.430|-83.392|type:landmark_globe:earth_region:US-MI|display=title}}

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