Serving Irvine & Orange County

Sponsorship Opportunities
in Irvine, CA

Zubie Five connects youth leagues, high school athletics programs, nonprofits, and parks & recreation departments across Irvine and Lake Forest — both in Orange County — with local businesses ready to sponsor community sports. We find the sponsors. You run the season.

The Irvine Market
Why Brands Are Investing Here

Irvine is one of the largest master-planned cities in the country, home to UC Irvine and corporate headquarters for companies like Blizzard Entertainment and Broadcom — a highly educated, affluent market, and the Orange County Great Park's sports complexes make it a genuine youth sports hub in its own right.

Population
312K
City of Irvine — a master-planned city, home to UC Irvine and the Orange County Great Park.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 American Community Survey (via Data USA)
Estimated Youth Sports Participants
27.1K
Ages 6–17 playing organized sports.
Zubie Five estimate — Census population × ages 6–17 share × Project Play participation rate
Community Reach
81.4K
Estimated combined reach across participating families, siblings, and spectators.
Zubie Five estimate — participants × 3.0 household factor

What We Found
Youth Sports and Sponsorship in Irvine

Each item below comes from a public source, linked on the card. We add to this list only when we can cite it.

Venues & events

The City of Irvine's Great Park Sports Complex includes a Championship Soccer Stadium with seating for 2,500, space for up to 24 soccer fields, a Tennis Center with 25 courts, and a Baseball & Softball Complex, opened in September 2018, with 10 ball fields around two championship stadiums.

Sponsorship & partnerships

Great Park Ice & FivePoint Arena, a 280,000-square-foot facility with four indoor rinks that is the training facility for the Anaheim Ducks, is operated independently on property leased from the City of Irvine as part of a public-private partnership with the Irvine Ice Foundation.

Tournaments and large sports complexes bring visiting families to town. Read How Local Businesses Can Benefit When a Major Youth Tournament Comes to Town.


Get Started
Whether You Run a Program or a Business
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I Run a Youth League, School Program, or Nonprofit

Find corporate sponsors for your Irvine-area organization — jerseys, field signage, tournaments, and more — and put the support back into your kids' season.

See Options for Organizations →
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I'm a Local Business Looking to Sponsor

Reach Irvine-area families through youth sports sponsorships — 67% of youth sports parents say they're more likely to buy from a brand that sponsors their child's team than from one that sponsors a pro team they follow.

See Brand Opportunities → Buying across multiple Orange County markets? See our regional program →

Common Questions
Irvine FAQs
Do you work with organizations throughout the Irvine area? +
Yes — we work with youth leagues, school athletic departments, nonprofits, and parks & recreation departments throughout Irvine and the rest of Orange County, with an established track record across Arizona, California, and Nevada and availability nationwide.
What kind of Irvine-area businesses sponsor youth sports? +
Local restaurants, healthcare providers, tech and corporate employers, real estate agents, and national brands looking to reach Irvine's educated, high-income families all sponsor through Zubie Five.
How much does it cost my organization? +
For youth leagues, high school athletics, and nonprofits, getting started costs nothing, and we're only paid when sponsor money reaches your organization: a flat 20% commission with no seasonal minimum. Pricing for other programs, including bundled city and parks & rec programs, is discussed directly. Everything is in writing before we make a single call, and the full details are open for anyone to read on How We're Paid.
Ready to Bring Sponsors to Your Irvine Program?

Your sponsors, found and handled, so your volunteers can get back to the kids.

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