How to Reserve a Sporting Facility in Irvine in 5 Easy Steps

The city of Irvine, as of writing this article, maintains 124 sports courts and 81 athletic fields that support various activities such as soccer, football, baseball, tennis, handball, volleyball and much more! Despite the abundance of facilities available in Irvine, many residents have previously experienced frustration due to the complicated rental process. This article will tell you exactly how to reserve a sporting facility in Irvine California!

Step 1: Get Started Early!!!

Reserving a sporting facility requires you to reserve 30 days prior to the reservation date. Tournaments require a reservation 18 months in advance. So with this in mind, it is better to reserve earlier than later. If you need a reservation within 30 days (or 18 months of a tournament) you can always call the Irvine Athletic Fields Reservations by emailing fieldreservations@cityofirvine.org or calling 949-724-6830. Some of Irvine’s unreserved outdoor facilities are open to the public for use. Although if someone has a reservation, they have priority over people who are using the facility without a reservation.

Step 2: Determine what type of reservation you want to make.

There are three different types of reservations that you can make at a sporting facility in Irvine. A one time reservation, an ongoing reservation, and a reservation for a tournament or event. A one time reservation is for a game, a practice, company outing, or a special occasion where you only need the field for one day. An ongoing reservation is for team practices or games that will regularly occur, for example a soccer team might want to practice on mondays and wednesdays every week at the same field. Tournament reservations are another option that will be reviewed in a separate segment. 

Step 3: Decide which facility you would like to reserve or decide what things you want at your facility. 

The second step to reserving a facility is to decide which facility you would like to reserve. If you do not have a specific park or facility in mind, you can always just think of the requirements that the facility needs to have. For example, if I wanted to rent a facility for my soccer team to practice in the evening, some requirements could be that the facility needs to have a soccer field, available goals, and lights for when it gets dark. With these requirements the City will help pick the most suitable park or sporting complex. 

Step 4: Fill out the application 

The application will ask you for general information like your contact information and the name of your organization. Besides that it will ask you questions like the start time and end time, the date, type of field, and other short questions. The application currently does not ask for specific field requests so if you have a particular field in mind you should call this number 949-724-6830 and ask if there is any availability at this particular field. Here is the link for the application. 

Step 5 Waiting for a response

It can get frustrating but Irvine has many youth sports as well as adult sporting organizations and many other residents who want to use these facilities. A response by the city might take some time to come. If you think that it has been too long then call 949-724-6830 and ask about your specific application.

Tournament/Event Applications 

The City of Irvine is an amazing place for tournaments with the abundance of soccer, baseball, and softball fields along with many highly rated hotels and restaurants. For tournaments and event applications, you will need to plan in advance. The application requires you to reserve fields 18 months in advance. When planning a large tournament, make sure to contact the athletic fields reservations staff and plan with them so they can accommodate your needs to make Irvine the best possible venue for your tournament!

Contact Information

Email: fieldreservations@cityofirvine.org

Phone Number: 949-724-6830

In Person Location: Orange County Great Park-Visitors Center