They were officially announced as a team on January 23, 2007, by CMISL President and original franchise owner Mel Kowalchuk.

The name was decided by Mel Kowalchuk to represent the scientific community in Saskatoon and its main tool the synchrotron at the University of Saskatchewan.

They debuted on the field on March 23, 2007, playing a "Showcase Match" against the Winnipeg Alliance FC.

Due to the unbalanced scheduling of the "Showcase Season", the Accelerators had the best winning percentage of all CMISL clubs despite playing the fewest games.

In fall 2007, Mel Kowalchuk sold 80% of the Accelerators club to Edmonton businessman Darren Hood.