Waza Flo

Waza Flo
Full name Waza Flo
Nickname(s) Waza FC
Founded 2008 (2008)
Stadium Dort Federal Credit Union Event Center
Flint, Michigan
Ground Capacity 4,021
Co-Owner Dominic Scicluna
Co-Owner Mario Scicluna
League Major Arena Soccer League
2015–16 3rd, Eastern Division
Playoffs: Conference semifinal
Website Club home page

The Waza Flo are an American professional arena soccer team and a member of the Major Arena Soccer League (MASL). The team's nickname, "Waza", is both a Japanese word that means "good technique" 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 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]

The Waza Flo also has a reserve team, Waza Premier, that plays in MASL's official development league, the Premier Arena Soccer League.

Current roster

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. Position Player
Italy GK Matteo Zani
United States DF Victor Otieno
Malta MF Tino Scicluna
Serbia MF Michael Grba
Honduras FW Nelson Diaz
Serbia MF Miki Djerisilo
No. Position Player
Romania FW Costea Decu
Liberia FW Worteh Sampson
United States MF Tommy Stark
United States FW Zane Polack
United States GK Vito Lonigro
Malta MF Mario Scicluna

Staff

Kathy Coyne - General Manager Kelly Haapala - Director of Operations Kate Avery - Administrative Director

Year-by-year

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
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
Totals: 71 60

Playoff record

Organization logo
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

Championships

Arenas

References

  1. ↑ Camara, Juan (February 26, 2013). "Detroit Waza Flo looking for recognition". The News-Herald. Southgate, MI: Journal Register Company. Retrieved March 1, 2013.
  2. ↑ Schikora, Steven (November 12, 2013). "Waza Flo teams up with Hooligans for Heroes to help Wounded Warrior Project". The News-Herald. Southgate, MI: 21st Century Newspapers. Retrieved November 17, 2013.
  3. ↑ Woodyard, Eric (September 29, 2015). "Major Arena Soccer League team moves home games to Flint's Dort Federal Event Center". The Flint Journal. Flint, MI: Booth Newspapers. Retrieved October 29, 2015.
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