Jeep Arena
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| Former names | Lietuvos rytas Arena (2005-2018) Rytas Arena (2018-2019) |
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| Address | Ozo g. 14A |
| Location | Vilnius, Lithuania |
| Coordinates | 54°43′01″N 25°16′55″E / 54.717°N 25.282°E |
| Owner | BC Rytas |
| Capacity | 2,500 |
| Record attendance | 2,741 (12 February 2020)[1] |
| Construction | |
| Opened | September 28, 2005 |
| Expanded | 2014 |
| Construction cost | 2.3 million EUR |
| Tenants | |
| Rytas Vilnius Kibirkštis Vilnius Perlas Vilnius | |
Jeep Arena is a 2,741-seat basketball arena in Vilnius, Lithuania, built next to Twinsbet Arena.[2] Rytas Vilnius plays its home games in the arena.
In 2014, its capacity was expanded from 1,700 seats to 2,500 seats with the aim to host EuroCup games.[3]
After Avia Solutions Group Arena went into reconstruction in 2022, the arena became Rytas’ full-time home ground. Before the 2022-23 season, Rytas only played their home games in the Jeep Arena for Lithuanian Basketball League fixtures and used the bigger arena for Basketball Champions League home games.
Tenants
[edit]More important or highly anticipated matches in the LKL, as well as all home fixtures in European competitions (such as the EuroLeague or EuroCup), are played in the Twinsbet Arena. Women basketball team Kibirkštis Vilnius also plays in the arena. Past tenants include now dissolved Lithuanian and European women's basketball powerhouse Teo and Lietuvos Rytas daughter club Perlas Vilnius.
Name
[edit]Until 2018–19 LKL season it was known as the Lietuvos rytas Arena, when naming rights were sold to the Lietuvos rytas media group, title sponsor of arena's owners. After club was overtaken by new owners, the sponsorship was terminated and on 14 August 2018 the official name of the structure was changed to the Rytas basketball Arena.[4] On 12 September 2019, the arena was renamed the Jeep Arena.[5]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Betsafe-LKL - LKL.LT".
- ^ "Lithuanian Basketball League" (in Lithuanian). Lithuanian Basketball League. Archived from the original on 16 October 2008. Retrieved 17 October 2009.
- ^ Pasižvalgykite po atnaujintą „Lietuvos ryto“ areną Archived 16 October 2014 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ ""Ryto" arena nusimetė senus klubo simbolius". 24sek.lt (in Lithuanian). 14 August 2018. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
- ^ "Vilniaus "Ryto" namų arenai – "Jeep" vardas". www.rytasvilnius.lt. 12 September 2019. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
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