The Waza FC (also known as Detroit Waza) is an American professional arena soccer team based in

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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

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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

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. 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

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(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

Playoff record

Awards and honors

Division titles: * 2011-12 PASL Eastern Division * 2012-13 PASL Eastern Division Championships: * 2012-13 U.S. Open Cup

Arenas

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(2008-2009) * Taylor Sportsplex, Taylor, Michigan (2009-2013) * Melvindale Ice Arena,

(2013-2015) * Dort Federal Credit Union Event Center, Flint, Michigan (2015-2016) * Melvindale Ice Arena,

(2017) * Detroit City Fieldhouse,

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2018-

References

External links

Waza FC official website

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