Waza FC


The Waza FC is an American professional arena soccer team based in Metro Detroit competing as a charter member of the Major League Indoor Soccer. The team's nickname, "Waza", is both a Japanese word that means "good technique" 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 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.
On October 4, the team was rebranded "Detroit Waza" and joined Major League Indoor Soccer for the 2022 season.

Staff

League ChampionsRunners-UpDivision ChampionsPlayoff Berth

Playoff record

YearWinLossGFGA
2011-2012212323
2012-2013312722
2013-20140167
2015-20160135
Total545957

Awards and honors

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