[1][2] The franchise planned to commence league play upon the completion of a stadium construction project, Edelman Financial Field.

[3][4] On November 20, 2012, the North American Soccer League announced that a Virginia expansion team would join the league for the 2014 season upon the completion of a new multi-sport stadium project in the One Loudoun development in Ashburn, known as Edelman Financial Field.

[7] On December 6, 2013, the team announced it would push back its entrance to the NASL to the 2015 season due to delays in constructing their stadium.

[2] In early July 2014, it was announced that the team's debut would be pushed to the 2016 season due to reorganization of ownership.

[8] In an interview published on August 10, 2015, NASL Commissioner Bill Peterson told the Telegraph that the league had moved on from the franchises in Virginia and Oklahoma City.