{"id":153815,"date":"2026-08-27T10:31:18","date_gmt":"2026-08-27T10:31:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/153815\/"},"modified":"2026-08-27T10:31:18","modified_gmt":"2026-08-27T10:31:18","slug":"rytas-vilnius-present-record-budget-for-2026-27-season-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/153815\/","title":{"rendered":"Rytas Vilnius present record budget for 2026-27 season"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Rytas Vilnius presented their financial report and budget for the 2026-27 season, projecting \u20ac10.765 million in revenue and \u20ac10.535 million in expenses. The BCL champions will allocate \u20ac5.32 million to players&#8217; and coaches&#8217; salaries after finishing the 2025-26 campaign with a \u20ac980,000 surplus.<\/p>\n<p>Ahead of the 2026-2027 season, FIBA Basketball Champions League title holders, Rytas Vilnius, presented its financial report for the past season along with its budget plan for the upcoming campaign.<\/p>\n<p> Rytas Vilnius budget for 2026-27 season <\/p>\n<p>During the 2026-27 season, the Lithuanian powerhouse plans to generate \u20ac10.765 million in revenue, while projecting expenses of \u20ac10.535 million.<\/p>\n<p>The largest expense goes toward the players&#8217; and coaches&#8217; salaries, totaling \u20ac5.32 million.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, the club plans to allocate \u20ac1.835 million to game organization and ticketing, \u20ac1.525 million to administrative operating costs, \u20ac1.42 million to sports team expenses, and \u20ac435,000 to youth teams.<\/p>\n<p> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1787826678_440_image-475966-any780x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Credit Paulius Peleckis\/BNS<\/p>\n<p>Commercial revenue represents the largest income source, projected at \u20ac5.11 million.<\/p>\n<p>For comparison, the 2025-26 season ended with revenues of \u20ac8.059 million against expenses of \u20ac7.078 million, recording a surplus of \u20ac980,000 after last season.<\/p>\n<p>Before the 2025-26 campaign, Rytas had projected \u20ac6.834 million in revenue with expected expenses of \u20ac6.629 million.<\/p>\n<p> A turbulent season for Rytas <\/p>\n<p>Despite being clear underdogs, Rytas Vilnius delivered a major surprise last season by winning the FIBA Basketball Champions League in Badalona.<\/p>\n<p>However, this success was followed by a disappointing 0-2 loss in the Lithuanian League quarterfinals to <a href=\"https:\/\/basketnews.com\/teams\/666-juventus-utena.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Juventus Utena<\/a>, a team that reached the finals for the first time in their history.<\/p>\n<p>Following the historic playoff collapse, the club <a href=\"https:\/\/basketnews.com\/news-248290-bcl-champions-fire-head-coach-after-historic-lithuanian-playoff-collapse.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">fired<\/a> head coach <a href=\"https:\/\/basketnews.com\/persons\/614-giedrius-zibenas.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Giedrius Zibenas<\/a>, ending his multi-season tenure. To fill the vacancy, assistant coach <a href=\"https:\/\/basketnews.com\/persons\/793-nedas-pacevicius.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Nedas Pacevicius<\/a> was announced as the new head coach for the upcoming season.<\/p>\n<p>                                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/basketnews.com\/plus?utm_source=basketnews_com&amp;utm_medium=bn_plus&amp;utm_id=UA-259273-31&amp;utm_campaign=banners_free_content_for_not_members_bottom_3\" class=\"banners_paid_content_info_block_white banners-paid-content-info-block-white\" data-google-interstitial=\"false\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>                                                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"bn-plus-img img-fluid\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1787826678_948_bn-plus.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                                            Support BasketNews so we could make even better content.<\/p>\n<p>                                                            <\/a><\/p>\n<p>                                If you like our content, please <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=basketnews.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">click here<\/a> and add us as your preferred source. 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