The BBC Sports Team of the Year Award is an award given annually as part of the BBC Sports Personality of the Year ceremony each December. Currently, the award is given "for the team in an individual sport or sporting discipline that has achieved the most notable performance in the calendar year to date. The team should have significant UK interest or involvement".
Nomination procedure
From 2012 the award's recipient is decided by an expert panel selected by the BBC. For some years before 2012 a panel of over 30 sporting journalists, each of whom voted for their top two choices and followed a defined set of voting criteria. Before that, the winner of the Team of the Year Award has been chosen by public vote and picked by listeners of BBC Radio 5 Live.
History
The Team of the Year Award was first presented in 1960, six years after the BBC Sports Personality of the Year award was introduced. The first recipient of the award was the Cooper Formula One Racing team.
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By nation
This table lists the total number of awards won by nations that the teams have represented.
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|align=center| 6
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By sport
This table lists the total number of awards won by the teams sporting discipline.
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!scope=col|Sporting profession
!scope=col|Number of wins
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!scope=row|Football
|align=center| 16
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!scope=row|Rugby union
|align=center| 11
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!scope=row|Golf
|align=center| 7
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!scope=row|Cricket
|align=center| 6
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!scope=row|Athletics
|align=center| 4
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!scope=row|Equestrianism
|align=center| 3
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!scope=row|Rowing
|align=center| 3
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!scope=row|Rugby league
|align=center| 3
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!scope=row|Figure skating
|align=center| 2
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!scope=row|Horse racing
|align=center| 2
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!scope=row|Motor racing
|align=center| 2
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!scope=row|Tennis
|align=center| 2
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!scope=row|Cycling
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!scope=row|Hockey
|align=center| 1
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!scope=row|Netball
|align=center| 1
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!scope=row|Swimming
|align=center| 1
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