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RTÉ Sport 2025 Team of the Year nominees revealed

The RTÉ Sport Awards take place on 20 December
The RTÉ Sport Awards take place on 20 December

Next Saturday night, the best teams in the land will battle it out for the title of RTÉ Sport Team of the Year.

Live on RTÉ One and RTÉ Player from 8.05pm, Joanne Cantwell, Darragh Maloney and David Gillick will present the RTÉ Sport Awards 2025.

Among the highlights of the evening is the team award. Who will succeed 2024 winners Katie-George Dunlevy and Kate Kelly?

This afternoon, the shortlist was revealed on RTÉ Radio One's Saturday Sport.

The nominees are:

Hannah Waesch of Athlone Town celebrates after the UEFA Women's Champions League First Qualifying Round final match between Agram and Athlone Town at Athlone Town Stadium

ATHLONE TOWN - SOCCER

The team achieved a historic double by winning both the league and the cup, and also had an extended run in European competition.

Dublin players Leah Caffrey, left, and Martha Byrne lift the Brendan Martin Cup after defeating Meath in 2025 All-Ireland final

DUBLIN - WOMEN'S FOOTBALL

Dublin won their seventh All-Ireland senior title, defeating Meath in the final on a 2-16 to 0-10 scoreline. They also secured the Leinster Championship, beating Meath 2-13 to 1-12 in the final.

Galway players Aoife Donohue, behind, and Jennifer Hughes celebrate after their side's victory in the Glen Dimplex All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship final match between Cork and Galway at Croke Park in Dublin.

GALWAY - CAMOGIE

Galway defeated Cork in the final, with a score of 1-14 to 1-13, claiming their fifth ever All-Ireland senior title.

Katie-George Dunlevy and Linda Kelly

KATIE-GEORGE DUNLEVY AND LINDA KELLY - PARACYCLING

The reigning RTÉ Sport Team of the Year won two gold medals at the UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships in Ronse, Belgium.

David Clifford with Tyrone players

KERRY - GAELIC FOOTBALL

Kerry football achieved a major clean sweep by winning the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, the Allianz Football League Division 1 title and the Munster Senior Football Championship

Roberto Lopes of Shamrock Rovers lifts the FAI Cup after the 2025 Sports Direct Men's FAI Cup Final match between Shamrock Rovers and Cork City at the Aviva Stadium

SHAMROCK ROVERS - SOCCER

Shamrock Rovers secured their 22nd top-flight title and their fifth in the last six seasons. They won their 26th FAI Cup title by defeating Cork City 2-0 in the final, which completed the historic double for the first time since 1987.

Tipperary players, from left, Eoghan Connolly, Jake Morris and Alan Tynan celebrate after the GAA Hurling All-Ireland Senior Championship semi-final match between Kilkenny and Tipperary at Croke Park in Dublin

TIPPERARY - HURLING

Won the All-Ireland hurling title coming from a difficult season the year before. Went through Munster in third, then beat Galway, Kilkenny and Cork for an unlikely triumph.

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