The Kyoto Phoenix was founded in 1922. The club's predecessor was the Kyoto Violet Club, the oldest surviving team in Japan. In 1993, the Purple Light Club was divided into three parts, namely the Purple Light Club, the Kyoto Phoenix Bird and the Education Research Society. The team entered the first division in the second division of the second division in the 2007 season. In the next two seasons, the team was barely relegated.