Jeep Arena
Jeep Arena is a 2,741-seat basketball arena in Vilnius, Lithuania, built next to Siemens Arena.[2] Rytas Vilnius play the Lithuanian Basketball League's home matches in the arena.
Address | Ozo g. 14A |
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Location | Vilnius, Lithuania |
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 |
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 Siemens 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.
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
- "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.