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| Full name | Detroit Waza | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Waza Flo | ||
| Founded | 2008; 16 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 | Club website | ||
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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]
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 CenterinFlint, 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]
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| League Champions | Runners-Up | Division Champions | Playoff Berth |
| Year | Win | Loss | League | Reg. Season | Playoffs | Attendance | U.S. Open Cup |
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| 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 |
| Year | Win | Loss | GF | GA |
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| 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 |
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