The club began play in the newly-formed USL League One in 2019 and ceased operations following their inaugural season.

[3] On October 25, 2018, USL League One officially announced Lansing Ignite FC as its ninth founding member team, to begin play in 2019.

[4] On November 14, 2018, Lansing Ignite FC announced Nate Miller as the inaugural head coach.

[5] On March 19, 2019, Lansing Ignite FC announced an affiliation agreement with Chicago Fire of Major League Soccer.

[9] On October 14, 2019, midfielder Marshall Hollingsworth posted on Instagram that the Ignite would be folding and that all players had been released from their contracts.