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Estonian Sports Team of the Year is chosen annually each December, since 1969. [1]
The winner is voted by a group of sports journalists, public, and sports associations.
| Year | Estonian Sports Team of the Year |
|---|---|
| 1969 | Tartu Kalev basketball team |
| 1970 | Kalev basketball team |
| 1971 | Estonia men's national basketball team |
| 1972 | Tartu Kalev double sculls academic rowing team |
| 1973 | Tartu Kalev quadruple sculls academic rowing team |
| 1974 | Soling sailing team |
| 1975 | Soling sailing team |
| 1976 | double sculls academic rowing team Gennadi Kinko – Tiit Helmja |
| 1977 | Kalev volleyball team |
| 1978 | Tallinna Linnuvabrik women's handball team |
| 1979 | double sculls academic rowing team Gennadi Kinko – Tiit Helmja |
| 1980 | rally team Eedo Raide – Georg Valdek |
| 1981 | rally team Heiki Ohu – Toomas Diener |
| 1982 | rally team Vello Õunpuu – Aarne Timusk |
| 1983 | TRÜ women's basketball team |
| 1984 | 100 km maanteesõidu meeskond jalgrattaspordis |
| 1985 | 100 km maanteesõidu meeskond jalgrattaspordis |
| 1986 | Estonia men's epee team |
| 1987 | Kalev basketball team |
| 1988 | 470 sailing team Toomas Tõniste – Tõnu Tõniste |
| 1989 | Kalev basketball team |
| 1990 | 470 sailing team Toomas Tõniste – Tõnu Tõniste |
| 1991 | Estonia men's national basketball team |
| 1992 | 470 sailing team Toomas Tõniste – Tõnu Tõniste |
| 1993 | Estonia men's national basketball team |
| 1994 | Estonian Nordic combined team |
| 1995 | Estonia women's epee team |
| 1996 | Estonia men's epee team |
| 1997 | Estonia decathlon team |
| 1998 | Estonia men's epee team |
| 1999 | Estonia men's epee team |
| 2000 | rally team Markko Märtin – Michael Park |
| 2001 | Estonia men's epee team |
| 2002 | Estonia women's epee team |
| 2003 | rally team Markko Märtin – Michael Park |
| 2004 | double sculls rowing team Tõnu Endrekson – Leonid Gulov |
| 2005 | quadruple sculls rowing team (Andrei Jämsa, Jüri Jaanson, Tõnu Endrekson and Leonid Gulov) |
| 2006 | quadruple sculls rowing team (Andrei Jämsa, Tõnu Endrekson, Igor Kuzmin and Allar Raja) |
| 2007 | double sculls rowing team Jüri Jaanson – Tõnu Endrekson |
| 2008 | double sculls rowing team Jüri Jaanson – Tõnu Endrekson |
| 2009 | double sculls rowing team Kaspar Taimsoo – Allar Raja |
| 2010 | Estonia men's national volleyball team |
| 2011 | Estonia national football team |
| 2012 | quadruple sculls rowing team (Andrei Jämsa, Tõnu Endrekson, Kaspar Taimsoo and Allar Raja) |
| 2013 | Estonia women's epee team (Julia Beljajeva, Irina Embrich, Erika Kirpu and Kristina Kuusk) |
| 2014 | Estonia women's epee team (Julia Beljajeva, Irina Embrich, Erika Kirpu and Kristina Kuusk) |
| 2015 | quadruple sculls rowing team (Andrei Jämsa, Tõnu Endrekson, Kaspar Taimsoo and Allar Raja) |
| 2016 | quadruple sculls rowing team (Andrei Jämsa, Tõnu Endrekson, Kaspar Taimsoo and Allar Raja) |
| 2017 | Estonia women's epee team (Julia Beljajeva, Irina Embrich, Erika Kirpu and Kristina Kuusk) |
| 2018 | rally team Ott Tänak – Martin Järveoja |
| 2019 | rally team Ott Tänak – Martin Järveoja |
| 2021 | Estonia women's epee team (Julia Beljajeva, Irina Embrich, Erika Kirpu and Katrina Lehis) |
| 2022 | rally team Ott Tänak – Martin Järveoja |
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