The team was first announced on July 8, 2024, when strategic investment company GameAbove Sports had purchased a new BIG3 expansion team to begin play in Detroit for the 2025 season when the league would switch to a city-based model.[1]
The name was first announced as the Detroit Amplifiers on March 26, 2025,[2] but had been shortened to the Detroit Amps with the logo and color scheme announcement on April 16.[3]
UPSL: Alianza FC • Detroit City FC II • Detroit Metro FC • Detroit United • Drita SC • DUKA FC • FC Olimpik Macomb • Hamtramck City FC • Intra United SC
MWPL: Cedars FC • Detroit Badgers FC • FC Pontiac • Inter Detroit FC • Legends FC • Liquid Football • Michigan Jaguars FC • Michigan Stars U23 • Troy United FC