In 1966 several groups of entrepreneurs were exploring the idea of forming a professional soccer league in United States and Canada.

Two of these ownership groups, one led by Earl Foreman and another by Murdaugh Stuart Madden, sought to locate a team in Washington, D.C., and placed bids for a lease at the District of Columbia Stadium.

[4] The team finished the season first in the Eastern Division with a record of fourteen wins, nine loses and nine draws, scoring 53 goals with an average attendance of 5,838.

[1][6] Between the two matches, it was reported by that a decision to fire Millward was made sometime in August when the coach had inquired about his future with the club.

The first, called the International Cup was a double round-robin tournament with teams imported from England and Scotland representing the remaining five cites.

[5] On September 24, 1969, citing loses of over $1,000,000, executive vice president Joe Hamper announced the team was ceasing operations.