Since the team’s inaugural 1994 season, the Menace has reached the Premier Development League (renamed USL League Two before the 2019 season) playoffs 17 times, five times advancing to the final four. The Menace’s first banner year came in 2005, a season punctuated by a dramatic win over the El Paso Patriots to claim the Premier Development League Championship. The Menace's second title came in 2
021, defeating the North Carolina Fusion U-23's 1-0 at home in front of 7,342 fans (the largest crowd in Iowa soccer history). Des Moines have also earned five regular-season titles, in 2002, 2014, 2018, 2019, and 2021.