On 4 December, Luxembourg's top athletes, coaches and teams will be celebrated at the Awards Night in Mondorf-les-Bains.

The evening will honour the Sportswoman, Sportsman, Team, and Coach of the Year, chosen by 76 sports journalists and photographers from the Luxembourg Sports Press association.

The successors to Patrizia Van der Weken, Tom Habscheid, Arnaud Starck, and the women's national basketball team will soon be revealed, with 15 men, 12 women, 7 teams, and 5 coaches in the running.

The winners of the special prizes have already been announced.

Sportsman of the Year nominees

The 15 contenders for the 'Trophée du Meilleur Sportif' include:

  • Victor Bettendorf (show jumping)
  • Leandro Barreiro (football)
  • Ralph Daleiden (swimming)
  • Charel Grethen (athletics)
  • Kevin Geniets (cycling)
  • Bob Jungels (cycling)
  • Mathieu Kockelmann (cycling)
  • Anthony Moris (football)
  • Danel Sinani (football)
  • Grégoire Munster (motorsport)
  • Dylan Pereira (motorsport)
  • Ruben Querinjean (athletics)
  • Chris Rodesch (tennis)
  • Gilles Seywert (archery)
  • Nicolas Wagner Ehlinger (dressage)

Sportswoman of the Year nominees

The 12 nominees for the 'Trophée de la Meilleure Sportive' are:

  • Vera Bertemes (athletics)
  • Eva Daniëls (athletics)
  • Jeanne Lehair (triathlon)
  • Mariya Klein-Shkolna (archery)
  • Magaly Meynadier (basketball)
  • Anne Simon (basketball)
  • Laura Miller (football)
  • Céleste Mordenti (artistic gymnastics)
  • Fie Christine Skarsoe (dressage)
  • Marie Schreiber (cycling)
  • Patrizia Van der Weken (athletics)
  • Jenny Warling (karate)

Team of the Year nominees

Seven teams are competing for the 'Challenge de la Meilleure Équipe':

  • The women's national basketball team
  • The women's national football team
  • HB Dudelange men's handball
  • The men's national table football team
  • The men's pétanque triplette team
  • The men's national cycling team
  • The men's national tennis team

Coach of the Year nominees

Five coaches are in the running for the 'Prix d'Entraîneur de l'Année':

  • Jempy Drucker (cycling)
  • Mariusz Dziurdzia (basketball)
  • Dan Santos (football)
  • Arnaud Starck (athletics)
  • Thomas Vandormael (athletics)

Special prizes

Challenge 'Jeune Espoir':

  • Lea Tonus (archery): At 18, Tonus is one of the world's top young talents in compound archery. Early in 2025, she won the overall title in the Indoor World Series, adding victories at the GT Open in Luxembourg and Nîmes.
  • Enzo Duarte (football): The 16-year-old Borussia Dortmund U19 regular made his senior national team debut on 10 June in a friendly against Ireland.

'Prix d'Honneur':

  • Petz Lahure (sportspress.lu): Having led the Luxembourg Sports Press association for 27 years, Lahure guided it into a new era and left a lasting mark on sports journalism at home and abroad. He covered 15 Olympic Games and around 40 Tours de France. The honorary president of sportspress.lu passed away in July after a short illness.

'Prix Fairplay':

  • Luka Mladenovic (table tennis): During a decisive Bundesliga match against Tiago Apolonia, Mladenovic overturned a call that would have given him the match point, admitting that his opponent's shot had grazed the table edge. He went on to lose both the set and the match, a remarkable act of fairness, especially given that his team, Grenzau, was fighting to avoid relegation.

'Prix Ultrasport':

  • Jemp Moura (trail running): At Portugal's Terra de Gigantes, Moura completed 309 kilometres and 10,000 metres of elevation gain in just under 65 hours, finishing in 12th place.

'Prix Sport et Handicap':

  • Liz Conzemius (blind tennis): After winning the World Championship last year, Conzemius claimed the European title in October, triumphing in the women's singles without dropping a single game. She also took mixed doubles gold alongside Nicolas Berodt.