[5] The club debuted on April 29, 2023 against Unity FC in League1 British Columbia in both the men's and women's divisions.

[6][7] In their debut matches, the men drew 1-1, while the women were defeated 2-1, with the teams setting a League1 British Columbia record with 1216 people in attendance.

[8][9] The men's team earned the franchise's first win in a 1-0 victory over Nautsa’mawt FC on May 7.

[10] The women's team won their first ever match on May 13, defeating TSS FC Rovers.

[11] In 2025, they announced that the team would be re-named Nanaimo United FC to match the youth club, which the team wanted to use as their name originally, but were denied due to league branding restrictions at the time, which were now lifted.