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    Laureus World Sports Award for Team of the Year

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    Laureus World Sports Award for Team of the Year
    Awarded for"team that best demonstrates supreme performance and achievements – such as world, continental, international or national and major championship titles"[1]
    LocationMadrid (2025)
    Presented byLaureus Sport for Good Foundation
    First award2000
    Currently held by Real Madrid (2025)
    WebsiteOfficial website

    The Laureus World Sports Award for Team of the Year is an award honouring the achievements of those teams who have demonstrated "supreme performance" in the world of sports. It was first awarded in 2000 as one of the seven constituent awards presented during the Laureus World Sports Awards.[1] The awards are presented by the Laureus Sport for Good Foundation, a global organisation involved in more than 150 charity projects supporting 500,000 young people.[2] The first ceremony was held on 25 May 2000 in Monte Carlo, at which Nelson Mandela gave the keynote speech.[3] As of 2020, a shortlist of six nominees for the award comes from a panel composed of the "world's leading sports editors, writers and broadcasters".[1] The Laureus World Sports Academy then selects the winner who is presented with a Laureus statuette, created by Cartier, at an annual awards ceremony held in various locations around the world.[4] The awards are considered highly prestigious and are frequently referred to as the sporting equivalent of "Oscars".[5][6][7]

    The inaugural winner of the award was English football team Manchester United, who had completed an "historic treble" by winning the UEFA Champions League, the Premier League and the FA Cup during the 1998–99 season.[8] Football teams, including both domestic and international sides, have won more awards than any other sport with eleven, followed by rugby union (four) and Formula One teams (three). Teams from France, Germany and Spain have won the award three times, while teams from England and South Africa have won it twice. The 2025 winner of the Laureus World Sports Award for Team of the Year was the Real Madrid.

    List of winners and nominees

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    UEFA Champions League trophy, FA Cup trophy and FA Premier League trophy
    Manchester United won three trophies in the 1998–99 season, and earned the inaugural Laureus team award in 2000.[9]
    England rugby union team celebrating with the World Cup
    England's rugby union team won the World Cup in 2003, and won the Laureus team award the following year.[10]
    Greek player ANgelos Charisteas scoring for Greece in 2004
    Angelos Charisteas scoring Greece's winning goal in the Euro 2004 final – his team received the award in 2005[11]
    Ross Brawn in 2010
    Ross Brawn's Formula One team Brawn GP won the award in 2010.[12]
    Germany lift the World Cup in 2014
    Germany lifting the World Cup trophy in 2014 – the team won the Laureus award in 2015[13]
    Chicago Cubs in 2016
    The Chicago Cubs celebrating winning the 2016 World Series – they were the 2017 recipients of the Laureus team award.[14]
    Laureus World Sports Award for Team of the Year winners and nominees
    Year Winner Nationality Sport Achievement(s) Nominees Refs
    2000 Manchester United GBR Association football Won the treble (UEFA Champions League, FA Premier League, FA Cup) Australia Rugby Union Team ( AUS) – rugby union
    United States Women's Soccer Team ( USA) – football     		[15][16]
    2001 France Men's Football Team FRA Association football Won UEFA Euro 2000 Australia Men's Cricket Team ( AUS) – cricket
    Cameroon Olympic Football Team ( CMR) – football
    New York Yankees ( USA) – baseball
    Real Madrid ( ESP) – football     		[17][18]
    2002 Australia Men's Cricket Team AUS Cricket Extended their winning streak to 16 Test victories Bayern Munich ( GER) – football
    French Davis Cup Team ( FRA) – tennis
    Scuderia Ferrari ( ITA) – Formula One
    Los Angeles Lakers ( USA) – basketball     		[19][20]
    2003 Brazil Men's Football Team BRA Association football Won the 2002 FIFA World Cup Canada Men's Ice Hockey Team ( CAN) – ice hockey
    Europe Ryder Cup Team ( Europe) – golf
    Scuderia Ferrari ( ITA) – Formula One
    Real Madrid ( ESP) – football     		[21][22]
    2004 England Rugby Union Team GBR Rugby union Won the 2003 Rugby World Cup AC Milan ( ITA) – football
    Alinghi America's Cup Team (  SUI) – yachting
    Australia Men's Cricket Team ( AUS) – cricket
    Scuderia Ferrari ( ITA) – Formula One
    Germany Women's Football Team ( GER) – football     		[10][23]
    2005 Greece Men's Football Team GRE Association football Won UEFA Euro 2004 Argentina Men's Olympic Basketball Team ( ARG) – basketball
    Boston Red Sox ( USA) – baseball
    Europe Ryder Cup Team ( Europe) – golf
    FC Porto ( POR) – football
    Scuderia Ferrari ( ITA) – Formula One     		[11][24]
    2006 Renault Formula One Team FRA Formula One Won the 2005 FIA Formula One World Constructor's Championship FC Barcelona ( ESP) – football
    Croatia Davis Cup Team ( CRO) – tennis
    Liverpool F.C. ( GBR) – football
    New Zealand Rugby Union Team ( NZL) – rugby union
    San Antonio Spurs ( USA) – basketball     		[25][26]
    2007 Italy Men's Football Team ITA Association football Won the 2006 FIFA World Cup New Zealand Rugby Union Team ( NZL) – rugby union
    FC Barcelona ( ESP) – football
    Europe Ryder Cup Team ( Europe) – golf
    Renault Formula One Team ( FRA) – Formula One
    Spain Men's Basketball Team ( ESP) – basketball     		[27][28]
    2008 South Africa Rugby Union Team RSA Rugby union Won the 2007 Rugby World Cup Australia Men's Cricket Team ( AUS) – cricket
    Scuderia Ferrari ( ITA) – Formula One
    Germany Women's Football Team ( GER) – football
    Iraq Men's Football Team ( IRQ) – football
    AC Milan ( ITA) – football     		[29][30]
    2009 China Olympic Team CHN Summer Olympics Topped the medal table at the 2008 Summer Olympics with 48 gold medals Boston Celtics ( USA) – basketball
    Great Britain Olympic Cycling Team ( GBR) – cycling
    Jamaica Olympic Sprint Team ( JAM) – athletics
    Manchester United ( GBR) – football
    Spain Men's Football Team ( ESP) – football     		[31][32]
    2010 Brawn Formula One Team GBR Formula One Won the 2009 FIA Formula One World Constructors' Championship FC Barcelona ( ESP) – football
    New York Yankees ( USA) – baseball
    Germany Women's Football Team ( GER) – football
    Los Angeles Lakers ( USA) – basketball
    South African Rugby Union Team ( RSA) – rugby union     		[12][33]
    2011 Spain Men's Football Team ESP Association football Won the 2010 FIFA World Cup Inter Milan ( ITA) – football
    New Zealand Rugby Union Team ( NZL) – rugby union
    Europe Ryder Cup Team ( Europe) – golf
    Los Angeles Lakers ( USA) – basketball
    Red Bull Formula One Team ( AUT) – Formula One     		[34][35]
    2012 FC Barcelona ESP Association football Won third consecutive La Liga title, the UEFA Champions League, Spanish and UEFA Super Cups, and the 2011 FIFA Club World Cup New Zealand Rugby Union Team ( NZL) – rugby union
    England Cricket Team ( GBR) – cricket
    Japan Women's Football Team ( JPN) – football
    Dallas Mavericks ( USA) – basketball
    Red Bull Formula One Team ( AUT) – Formula One     		[16][36]
    2013 Europe Ryder Cup Team Europe Golf Won the 2012 Ryder Cup China Olympic Table Tennis Team ( CHN) – table tennis
    Miami Heat ( USA) – basketball
    Red Bull Formula One Team ( AUT) – Formula One
    Spain Men's Football Team ( ESP) – association football
    United States Men's Basketball Team ( USA) – basketball     		[37][38]
    2014 Bayern Munich GER Association football Won the treble (UEFA Champions League, Bundesliga, German Cup) New Zealand Rugby Union Team ( NZL) – rugby union
    Brazil Men's Football Team ( BRA) – football
    Bob and Mike Bryan ( USA) – tennis
    Miami Heat ( USA) – basketball
    Red Bull Formula One Team ( AUT) – Formula One     		[39][40]
    2015 Germany Men's Football Team GER Association football Won the 2014 FIFA World Cup Europe Ryder Cup Team ( Europe) – golf
    Real Madrid ( ESP) – football
    Switzerland Davis Cup Team (  SUI) – tennis
    San Antonio Spurs ( USA) – basketball
    Mercedes AMG Petronas ( GER) – Formula One     		[13][41]
    2016 New Zealand Rugby Union Team NZL Rugby union Won the 2015 Rugby World Cup FC Barcelona ( ESP) – football
    Golden State Warriors ( USA) – basketball
    Great Britain Davis Cup Team ( GBR) – tennis
    Mercedes AMG Petronas ( GER) – Formula One
    United States Women's Soccer Team ( USA) – football     		[42][43]
    2017 Chicago Cubs USA Baseball Won the 2016 World Series Cleveland Cavaliers ( USA) – basketball
    Mercedes AMG Petronas ( GER) – Formula One
    Portugal Men's Football Team ( POR) – football
    Brazil Men's Olympic Football Team ( BRA) – football
    Real Madrid ( ESP) – football     		[14][44]
    2018 Mercedes Formula One Team GER Formula One Won the Drivers and Constructors 2017 FIA Formula One World Championship France Davis Cup Team ( FRA) – Tennis
    Golden State Warriors ( USA) – basketball
    New Zealand America's Cup Sailing Team ( NZL) – yachting
    New England Patriots ( USA) – American football
    Real Madrid ( ESP) – Football     		[45]
    2019 France Men's Football Team FRA Association football Won the 2018 FIFA World Cup Mercedes Formula One Team ( GER) – Formula One
    Real Madrid ( ESP) – football
    Norway Winter Olympic Team ( NOR) – Winter Olympics
    Golden State Warriors ( USA) – basketball
    Europe Ryder Cup Team ( Europe) – golf     		[46][47]
    2020 South Africa Rugby Union Team RSA Rugby union Won the 2019 Rugby World Cup and 2019 Rugby Championship Liverpool F.C. ( GBR) – football
    Mercedes Formula One Team ( GER) – Formula One
    Spain Men's Basketball Team ( ESP) – basketball
    Toronto Raptors ( CAN) – basketball
    United States Women's Soccer Team ( USA) – football     		[48][49]
    2021 Bayern Munich GER Association football Won the sextuple (UEFA Champions League, Bundesliga, German Cup, German Supercup, UEFA Super Cup, and FIFA Club World Cup) Argentina Rugby Union Team ( ARG) – rugby union
    Kansas City Chiefs ( USA) – American football
    Liverpool F.C. ( GBR) – Association football
    Los Angeles Lakers ( USA) – basketball
    Mercedes Formula One Team ( GER) – Formula One     		[50]
    2022 Italy Men's Football Team ITA Association football Won the UEFA Euro 2020, set a world record of 37 games unbeaten Argentina Men's Football Team ( ARG) – football
    Barcelona Women's Football Team ( ESP) – Association football
    China Olympic Diving Team ( CHN) – diving
    Mercedes Formula One Team ( GER) – Formula One
    Milwaukee Bucks ( USA) – basketball     		[51]
    2023 Argentina Men's Football Team ARG Association football Won the 2022 FIFA World Cup Real Madrid ( ESP) – Association football
    France Rugby Union Team ( FRA) – rugby union
    England Women's Football Team ( GBR) – Association football
    Red Bull Racing ( AUT) – Formula One
    Golden State Warriors ( USA) – basketball     		[52]
    2024 Spain Women's Football Team ESP Association football Won the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup Europe Ryder Cup Team ( Europe) – Golf
    Germany Men's Basketball Team ( GER) – basketball
    Manchester City ( GBR) – football
    Red Bull Racing ( AUT) – Formula One
    South Africa Rugby Union Team ( RSA) – rugby union     		[53]
    2025 Real Madrid ESP Association football Won La Liga and the UEFA Champions League Boston Celtics ( USA) – basketball
    Barcelona Women's Football Team ( ESP) – football
    McLaren Formula 1 Team ( GBR) – motor racing
    Spain national football team ( ESP) – football
    United States men's national basketball team ( USA) – basketball     		[54]

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