Overview
- The American football club finished ahead of KC Potsdam’s canoe duo of Max Lemke and Jacob Schopf and the UJKC Potsdam judo team in the journalists’ poll.
- In October the Royals secured a third consecutive GFL championship, defeating the Dresden Monarchs 33:23 before 20,000 fans at Dresden’s Rudolf‑Harbig‑Stadion.
- Coach Michael Vogt called the award a welcome recognition for the team and a validation for the sport in a statement released by the Landessportbund Brandenburg.
- The Landessportbund announced the selections and will honor the winners at the Sportland Brandenburg annual reception on January 16, 2026 at the Haus des Sports in Potsdam.
- Separately, bobsleigh brakewoman Deborah Levi of SC Potsdam was named Sportswoman of the Year, and para‑swimmer Josia Topf was named Sportsman of the Year.