Owners of the Detroit City Football Club moved forward with plans to relocate to Keyworth Stadium this week by presenting a proposal to fund renovations to the Hamtramck School Board.

The reported $3 million renovation plan, if accepted, would provide the semipro soccer team with a larger capacity stadium, as it plans to move to a higher-level professional soccer league.

DCFC wants to eventually join the 24-team Tampa, Fla.-based United Soccer League or the 11-team New York City-based North American Soccer League. It currently plays in the National Premier Soccer League.

The proposed plan would include making structural improvements to the grandstands, and updating locker rooms, public restrooms and lighting. The goal is to get the stadium operational with a 6,000-spectator capacity ahead of the 2016 season with room to expand, the team said in a news release.

The rehabilitation of the 79-year old stadium would be funded by a combination of club funds, small-business loans and a community investment campaign, the team said.

Hamtramck Public Schools would retain ownership of Keyworth Stadium, and DCFC would lease the facility.

DCFC would abandon its current home field of Cass Tech High School after four seasons. Cass Tech can seat about 2,500 for a game.

“DCFC potentially moving to Hamtramck is not like moving to Pontiac or Auburn Hills,” the team said in a statement about its move from the city. “Hamtramck has its own identity and a proud history, but it shares the same never-say-die spirit as Detroit. The owners would make this move with the confidence that our supporters from the city of Detroit will be able to access our games just as easily at Keyworth as they were able to at our current venue.”

However, the team said the long-term goal is to build its own stadium in the city of Detroit.

“We are continuously having conversations to this end, but it will take years to line up the investments, land, and complete construction before we’ll be able to host a game at a stadium in the city,” the team said in a statement.