{"id":511958,"date":"2026-08-27T14:20:36","date_gmt":"2026-08-27T12:20:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/?p=511958"},"modified":"2026-08-27T14:20:36","modified_gmt":"2026-08-27T12:20:36","slug":"rytas-vilnius-set-record-budget-for-2026-27-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/en\/rytas-vilnius-set-record-budget-for-2026-27-season\/","title":{"rendered":"Rytas Vilnius set record budget for 2026-27 season"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\" data-start=\"227\" data-end=\"279\">Rytas Vilnius projects \u20ac10.765 million in revenue<\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"281\" data-end=\"492\">Rytas Vilnius is entering the 2026-27 season with a <strong data-start=\"333\" data-end=\"350\">record budget<\/strong>. According to <em data-start=\"365\" data-end=\"377\">BasketNews<\/em>, the Lithuanian club expects <strong data-start=\"407\" data-end=\"437\">\u20ac10.765 million in revenue<\/strong>, with total expenses projected at <strong data-start=\"472\" data-end=\"491\">\u20ac10.535 million<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h2 data-start=\"494\" data-end=\"549\">Rytas allocates \u20ac5.32 million to players and coaches<\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"551\" data-end=\"780\">The largest expense will be related to the team&#8217;s sporting personnel. Rytas has allocated <strong data-start=\"641\" data-end=\"691\">\u20ac5.32 million for player and coaching salaries<\/strong>, while another <strong data-start=\"707\" data-end=\"725\">\u20ac1.835 million<\/strong> will be invested in game-day operations and ticketing.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"782\" data-end=\"864\">On the revenue side, <strong data-start=\"803\" data-end=\"824\">commercial income<\/strong> is expected to reach <strong data-start=\"846\" data-end=\"863\">\u20ac5.11 million<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h2 data-start=\"866\" data-end=\"912\">Rytas Vilnius&#8217; financial results in 2025-26<\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"914\" data-end=\"1103\">The increase in spending comes after Rytas finished the 2025-26 season with a <strong data-start=\"992\" data-end=\"1012\">\u20ac980,000 surplus<\/strong>. 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