The GPA Gaelic Team of the Year known for sponsorship reason as The Opel Gaelic Team of the Year awards were an awards ceremony to honour the performances ofGaelic Athletic Association players. The awards were judged and awarded by the Gaelic Players Association.In 2011 the GAA and GPA announced that their respective annual player awards schemes were to merge under the sponsorship of Opel.[1] The first merged awards were given out in 2011.[2]
Brian Codd (Wexford), Paul Curran Evan Costello (Laois), Tommy Walsh (Kilkenny), Michael Walsh (Waterford), Mike Whyte (Offaly), Michael Fennelly (Kilkenny), Brendan Maher (Tipperary), Andy Kennedy (Limerick), Sean Cleary (Offaly), Lar Corbett (Tipperary), Eoin Kelly (Tipperary),Gearoid Burke (Laois), Aodan Keally (Offaly),Barry O'Dowd(Roscommon)
PJ Ryan (Kilkenny)Ollie Canning (Galway)JJ Delaney (Kilkenny)Jackie Tyrell (Kilkenny)Tommy Walsh (Kilkenny)Conor O'Mahony (Tipperary)Padraic Maher (Tipperary)Shane McGrath (Tipperary)Michael Rice (Kilkenny)Eddie Brennan (Kilkenny)Seamus Callanan (Tipperary)Eoin Larkin (Kilkenny)John Mullane (Waterford)Henry Shefflin (Kilkenny)Lar Corbett (Tipperary)
Brendan Cummins (Tipperary)Michael Kavanagh (Kilkenny)Noel Hickey (Kilkenny)Jackie Tyrell (Kilkenny)Tommy Walsh (Kilkenny)Conor O'Mahony (Tipperary)JJ Delaney (Kilkenny)Shane McGrath (Tipperary)James 'Cha' Fitzpatrick (Kilkenny)Ben O'Connor (Cork)Henry Shefflin (Kilkenny)Eoin Larkin (Kilkenny)Eddie Brennan (Kilkenny)Eoin Kelly (Waterford)John Mullane (Waterford)
Hurling Team of the Year
| Player | Position | County Team | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Damien Fitzhenry | Goalkeeper | Wexford | |
| Michael Kavanagh | Right Corner Back | Kilkenny | |
| Stephen Lucey | Full back | Limerick | |
| Jackie Tyrrell | Left Corner Back | Kilkenny | |
| Tommy Walsh | Right half back | Kilkenny | |
| Ken McGrath | Centre half back | Waterford | |
| Mark Foley | Left half back | Limerick | |
| James Fitzpatrick | Midfield | Kilkenny | |
| Michael Walsh | Midfield | Waterford | |
| Eddie Brennan | Right half forward | Kilkenny | |
| Ollie Moran | Centre half forward | Limerick | |
| Dan Shanahan | Left half forward | Waterford | |
| Andrew O'Shaughnessy | Right corner forward | Limerick | |
| Henry Shefflin | Full forward | Kilkenny | |
| Martin Comerford | Left corner forward | Kilkenny |
1. Dónal Óg Cusack (Cork)
2. Eoin Murphy (Waterford)
3. Paul Curran (Tipperary)
4. Brian Murphy (Cork)
5. Tony Browne (Waterford)
6. Ronan Curran (Cork)
7. Tommy Walsh (Kilkenny)
8. Jerry O'Connor (Cork)
9. James 'Cha' Fitzpatrick (Kilkenny)
10. Dan Shanahan (Waterford)
11. Henry Shefflin (Kilkenny)
12. Martin Comerford (Kilkenny)
13. Ben O'Connor (Cork)
14. Eoin Kelly (Tipperary)
15. Joe Deane (Cork)
Brendan McVeigh (Down), Charlie Harrison (Sligo), Michael Shields (Cork), Philly McMahon (Dublin),Kevin McKernan (Down), Emmet Bolton (Kildare),Paudie Kissane (Cork), Paddy Keenan (Louth),John Galvin (Limerick), Daniel Hughes (Down),Martin Clarke (Down), John Doyle (Kildare), Daniel Goulding (Cork), Brendan Coulter (Down), Bernard Brogan (Dublin)
Diarmuid Murphy (Kerry), Marc Ó Sé (Kerry), Michael Shields (Cork), Tom O'Sullivan (Kerry), Tomás Ó Sé (Kerry), Graham Canty (Cork), John Miskella(Cork), Dermot Earley (Kildare), Seamus Scanlon (Kerry), Paul Galvin (Kerry), Pearse O'Neill (Cork), Paddy Kelly (Cork), Daniel Goulding (Cork), Declan O'Sullivan (Kerry), Tommy Walsh (Kerry)
Football Team of the Year
| Player | Position | County Team | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Masterson | Goalkeeper | Wexford | |
| John Keane | Right Corner Back | Westmeath | |
| Justin McMahon | Full back | Tyrone | |
| Conor Gormley | Left Corner Back | Tyrone | |
| David Harte | Right half back | Tyrone | |
| Philip Jordan | Centre half back | Tyrone | |
| Ryan McMenamin | Left half back | Tyrone | |
| Darragh Ó Sé | Midfield | Kerry | |
| Enda McGinley | Midfield | Tyrone | |
| Brian Dooher | Right half forward | Tyrone | |
| Declan O'Sullivan | Centre half forward | Kerry | |
| Joe McMahon | Left half forward | Tyrone | |
| Colm Cooper | Right corner forward | Kerry | |
| Seán Cavanagh | Full forward | Tyrone | |
| Michael Meehan | Left corner forward | Galway |
Football Team of the Year
| Player | Position | County Team | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen Cluxton | Goalkeeper | Dublin | |
| Marc Ó Sé | Right Corner Back | Kerry | |
| Darren Fay | Full back | Meath | |
| Conor Gormley | Left Corner Back | Tyrone | |
| Tomás Ó Sé | Right half back | Kilkenny | |
| Aidan O'Mahony | Centre half back | Kerry | |
| Barry Cahill | Left half back | Dublin | |
| Darragh Ó Sé | Midfield | Kerry | |
| Nicholas Murphy | Midfield | Cork | |
| Declan O'Sullivan | Right half forward | Kerry | |
| Alan Brogan | Centre half forward | Dublin | |
| Paul Galvin | Left half forward | Kerry | |
| Colm Cooper | Right corner forward | Kerry | |
| Paddy Bradley | Full forward | Derry | |
| Tomás Freeman | Left corner forward | Monaghan |
1. Stephen Cluxton (Dublin)
2. Marc Ó Sé(Kerry)
3. Barry Owens (Fermanagh)
4. Tom O'Sullivan (Kerry)
5. Seamus Moynihan (Kerry)
6. Bryan Cullen (Dublin)
7. Aidan O'Mahony (Kerry)
8. Nicholas Murphy (Cork)
9. Darragh Ó Sé (Kerry)
10. Alan Dillon (Mayo)
11. Alan Brogan (Dublin)
12. Ciarán McDonald (Mayo)
13. Conor Mortimer (Mayo)
14. Kieran Donaghy (Kerry)
15. Rónán Clarke (Armagh)