In 2025, it was revealed that Victory Group Ventures began the process to secure a League1 Ontario expansion franchise for the city of
Kingston, Ontario, for the 2026 season, with the goal of building a soccer-specific stadium for late 2026 or early 2027. For the 2026 season, they signed a one-year lease to playat CaraCo Field at the INVISTA Centre in Kingston. In September 2025, they were announced as an expansion franchise, entering
League2 Ontario for the 2026 season. The club is supported by two local youth clubs,
Atlético Kingston (who played in League1 Ontario from 2014 through 2016 as the Kingston Clippers) and Kingston United SC. The city had been without semi-professional soccer for a decade, after the
Kingston Clippers departed League1 Ontario after 2016 and
Kingston FC departed the
Canadian Soccer League after 2014. They also announced the possibility of joining the professional
Canadian Premier League as early as 2027. In their inaugural matches in the league cup, the women defeated
Unionville Milliken SC, while the men lost to Unionville. In their inaugural regular season matches, which served as the home openers, the women defeated
Whitby FC B, while the men defeated
International FC B, with 650 fans in attendance. ==References==