Jeep Arena

Jeep Arena
Address	Ozo g. 14A
Location	Vilnius, Lithuania
Owner	BC Rytas
Capacity	2,500
Record attendance	2,741 (12 February 2020)
Construction
Opened	September 28, 2005
Expanded	2014
Construction cost	2.3 million EUR
Tenants
	Rytas Vilnius; ; Perlas Vilnius

Jeep Arena is a 2,741-seat basketball arena in Vilnius, Lithuania, built next to Avia Solutions Group Arena.^[2] Rytas Vilnius play the Lithuanian Basketball League's home matches in the arena.

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 Avia Solutions Group Arena. Women basketball team also plays in the arena. Past tenants include now dissolved Lithuanian and European women's basketball powerhouse and Lietuvos Rytas daughter club Perlas Vilnius.

In 2014, its capacity was expanded from 1,700 seats to 2,500 seats with the aim to host EuroCup games.^[3]

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]

References[]

^ "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.

Coordinates: 54°43′01″N 25°16′55″E / 54.717°N 25.282°E / 54.717; 25.282

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[1] "Betsafe-LKL - LKL.LT".

[league-2] "Lithuanian Basketball League" (in Lithuanian). Lithuanian Basketball League. Archived from the original on 16 October 2008. Retrieved 17 October 2009.

[3] Pasižvalgykite po atnaujintą „Lietuvos ryto“ areną Archived 16 October 2014 at the Wayback Machine

[4] ""Ryto" arena nusimetė senus klubo simbolius". 24sek.lt (in Lithuanian). 14 August 2018. Retrieved 1 February 2019.

[5] "Vilniaus "Ryto" namų arenai – "Jeep" vardas". www.rytasvilnius.lt. 12 September 2019. Retrieved 18 September 2019.

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