Des Moines United was founded as a futsal club in 2017 and joined UPSL in 2021.

[2] The club also connected to its futsal roots by launching an indoor team.

The team played in Major Arena Soccer League 3 in 2021–22;[3] for 2022–23, the club moved to Major Arena Soccer League 2, competing as the Iowa Demon Hawks and playing out of Cedar Rapids.

[4] They returned to Des Moines area for the 2023–24 season, playing at Buccaneer Arena[5] in suburban Urbandale.

They would defeat their former co-tenants, the Iowa Raptors, in their first game back in their home metro.