[1] Three years later, the Royals also had to cease operations after controversies from the team's owner Dell Loy Hansen,[2] and a Kansas City-based ownership group led by financial executives Angie and Chris Long took advantage to secure an expansion team along with the Royals' player-related assets on December 7, 2020.

[5] The Longs named Huw Williams, former general manager of FC Kansas City, as the team's inaugural head coach.

[2] Huw Williams was relieved of duties as manager and replaced with Matt Potter for the 2022 season, but remained with the franchise as director of soccer operations[2] until November 2022 when it was revealed he was confronted by the team's roster for disrespectful and inappropriate behavior.

[9][10] The club made significant roster moves with the additions of Sam Mewis and Lynn Williams from the North Carolina Courage,[11][12] and Claire Lavogez from Bordeaux.

In 2023, the Current had a poor regular season showing, finishing 11th out of 12 teams, but had advanced to the semifinals of the 2023 NWSL Challenge Cup, where they lost to the tournament's eventual champion, North Carolina Courage.

[29] On October 30, 2021, the team revealed its permanent name as Kansas City Current with a new crest for the 2022 season.

[37] In October 2021, the club unveiled plans to construct the first purpose-built stadium built exclusively for women's professional soccer.

The stadium was built in Kansas City, Missouri, at the Richard L. Berkley Riverfront Park with a capacity of 11,500 and estimated cost of $117 million.

The project was proposed to be entirely privately financed through the ownership group, with the team signing a 50-year lease for the site at which the stadium will be located.

[43] The Current founded an affiliated reserves team in the amateur Women's Premier Soccer League (WPSL) in 2022.

[50][51] List of players that were called up for a FIFA Women's World Cup while playing for Kansas City Current.