Waza Flo

Waza FC

Full name	Waza FC
Nickname(s)	Waza FC
Founded	2008; 13 years ago (2008)
Stadium	Bicentennial Park Livonia, Michigan
Co-Owner	Dominic Scicluna
Co-Owner	Mario Scicluna
League	Major Arena Soccer League 2
2017–18	5th, Eastern Division Playoffs: Did not qualify
Website	Club website
Home colors Away colors

The Waza FC are an American professional arena soccer team and a member of the Major Arena Soccer League 2 (M2). 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] It is also a youth soccer academy, based in Michigan and Florida.

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] Starting in 2018, the team plays its home matches at the in Detroit, Michigan.

The Detroit Waza Flo also has a reserve team, Waza Flo2, that plays in MASL's official development league, the Premier Arena Soccer League, as well as a futsal team in the Major League Futsal.

Current roster[]

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As of 2014-2015 season Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player — GK  ITA Matteo Zanini — DF  USA — MF  USA Tino Scicluna — MF  SRB — FW  HON — MF  SRB

No. Pos. Nation Player — FW  ROU — FW  LBR Worteh Sampson — MF  JAM — MF  USA — FW  USA — GK  USA — MF  USA

Staff[]

• Dominic Scicluna - Co-Owner/Captain
• Mario Scicluna - Co-Owner

Kathy Coyne - General Manager Leif Larsen - Director of Operations

Year-by-year[]

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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
	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[]

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, Michigan 2018-

References[]

External links[]

• Waza FC official website
• Go Live Sports Cast (official media partner)