[citation needed] The club ultimately did not make the playoffs in their first season, but the team was lauded for its professional environment by players.

[6][8] (The club had no affiliation with SC Waterloo Region, who also played in the Canadian Soccer League and were formerly known as K-W United FC.

[6] In 2015, after finishing 2nd in the competitive Great Lakes Division, they won the PDL Championship, defeating New York Red Bulls U-23 on August 2 in the playoff final by a score of 4–3,[9][10][11] becoming the third Canadian club to win a PDL title after the Thunder Bay Chill in 2008 and FC London in 2012.

[12][13] In 2017, they formed a partnership with Major League Soccer club Toronto FC to serve as the team's PDL affiliate for two seasons, after Toronto FC withdrew their Academy team from the PDL after the 2016 season.

[14] However, a year later, in February 2018, the club ceased operations after not being granted sanctioning to play in the US-based PDL, due to the Canadian Soccer Association wanting them to join the comparable level League1 Ontario.