RTÉ Sports Team of the Year Award

RTÉ Sports Team of the Year Award
Awarded forMost substantive contribution to sport
CountryIreland
Presented byRTÉ Sport
First awarded2004; 20 years ago (2004)
Most recent winnerKatie-George Dunlevy and Linda Kelly (2024; para cycling)
WebsiteOfficial website

The RTÉ Sports Team of the Year Award is given on an annual basis to the sporting team or partnership considered to have made the most substantive contribution to sport in that year. It was first awarded in 2004.

List of winners

Year Winner Sport Achievement
2004 Ireland Rugby Union Rugby Union Winners of the Triple Crown in the 2004 Six Nations Championship
2005 Tyrone Gaelic Football Gaelic Football Winners of the 2005 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final
2006 Munster Rugby Rugby Union Winners of the 2005–06 Heineken Cup
2007 Ireland Cricket Cricket Qualified for the Super 8 stages in their first ever World Cup
2008 Munster Rugby Rugby Union Winners of the Heineken Cup for the second time in three years
2009 Ireland Rugby Union Rugby Union Winners of the Six Nations Grand Slam for first time in sixty-one years
2010 Irish Amateur Boxing Team Boxing Winners of 5 medals at the 2010 European Amateur Boxing Championships
2011 Leinster Rugby Rugby Union 2008-09 & 2010-11 Heineken Cup Champions - Heineken Cup for the second time in three years
2012 Donegal Gaelic Football[1] Gaelic Football Blew every opponent away using "The System" on their way to Championship glory
2013 Clare Hurling Hurling Emerged to win the 2013 All-Ireland after only winning one championship match over the previous four campaigns.
2014 Cork Ladies' Football Ladies' Gaelic Football Won their 9th All-Ireland title in 10 years.
2015 Dundalk F.C. Association football Won the double of League of Ireland and FAI Cup
2016 Gary O'Donovan and Paul O'Donovan Rowing Won the silver medal in the Men's lightweight double sculls at the 2016 Summer Olympics
2017 Irish show jumping team Show jumping
2018 Ireland women's national field hockey team Field hockey Runners-up at the 2018 Women's Hockey World Cup
2019 Dublin Gaelic football team Gaelic football Record-breaking five successive All-Ireland Championships
2020 Limerick hurling team Hurling Winners of the 2020 Munster Senior Hurling Championship, the 2020 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship and the 2020 National Hurling League
2021 Katie-George Dunlevy and Eve McCrystal Cycling Won the silver medal in the Women's individual pursuit at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
2022 Paul O'Donovan and Fintan McCarthy Rowing Won the gold medal in the 2022 World Rowing Championships Men's lighweight double sculls
2023 Limerick hurling team Hurling Winners of the 2023 Munster Senior Hurling Championship, the 2023 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship and the 2023 National Hurling League
2024 Katie-George Dunlevy and Linda Kelly Cycling Won Paralympics Gold in the Time Trial and Silver in the Road Race and Two Gold medal at the World Championships

Shortlists

The winner is in bold.

2010

[2]

2011

[3]

2012

[4]

2014

[5]

2015

[6]

  • Dublin footballers,
  • Kilkenny hurlers,
  • Cork camogie,
  • Cork ladies football,
  • Dundalk F.C.
  • Ireland women's cricket team,
  • Ireland men's rugby team,
  • Ireland men's hockey team,
  • Irish boxing team,
  • Northern Ireland soccer team,
  • Republic of Ireland soccer team
  • Special Olympics team

2016

[7][8]

2020

[9][10]

2021

[11][12]

2022

[13]

2023

2024

See also

References

  1. ^ "Donegal are Team of the Year". Hogan Stand. 24 December 2012. Retrieved 24 December 2012.
  2. ^ "Shortlist for RTÉ awards named". The Irish Times. 15 December 2010. Retrieved 15 December 2010.
  3. ^ "RTÉ Sports Awards shortlist revealed". RTÉ Sport. 8 December 2011. Archived from the original on 7 January 2012. Retrieved 8 December 2011.
  4. ^ "Nominees for RTÉ Sports Awards". RTÉ Sport. 10 December 2012. Retrieved 10 December 2012.
  5. ^ "Nominees for RTÉ Sports Awards 2014". RTÉ Sport. 8 December 2014. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
  6. ^ "The nominees for the 2015 RTÉ Sports Awards have been announced". The 42. 12 December 2015. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
  7. ^ "12 nominees in contention for the 2016 RTÉ Sports Team of the Year award". The 42. 11 December 2015. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
  8. ^ "O'Donovan brothers and Stephen Kenny honoured at RTÉ Sports Awards". The 42. 17 December 2016. Retrieved 20 December 2016.
  9. ^ "Shortlist revealed for RTÉ Sport Awards Team of the Year - who would you pick?". The 42. 26 January 2021. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  10. ^ "Katie Taylor is RTÉ Sportsperson of the Year 2020". RTE Sport. 29 January 2020. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
  11. ^ Duffy, Emma (11 December 2021). "Nominees revealed for RTÉ Sport Awards Team of the Year - who would you pick". The 42. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
  12. ^ "RTÉ Sport Awards 2021: Team of the Year nominees". RTÉ Sport. 11 December 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
  13. ^ "Recap: RTE Sports Awards 2022". RTE Sport. 18 December 2022. Retrieved 28 July 2023.