KOMM MIT was founded in 1983 and is cooperation partner of the German Football Association (DFB) in the field of youth football. Since 25 years KOMM MIT organizes international youth-, sports- and cultural encounters especially in Spain, Italy, Croatia, the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany. Meanwhile KOMM MIT is initiating and promoting different projects regarding youth football.

The main aspect all times is the organization of youth football events (girls and boys teams from 10 years up) for clubs of nations which are a member of UEFA or FIFA. By now more than 1300 teams of more than 30 nations take part together with their coaches, parents, friends and siblings annually in KM events. The intention of KM – supporting a friendly together and bursting cultural borders – is full filled by them. On the pitch the teams match with each other on an international stage, besides the pitch they exchange their ideas and experiences, they form friendships and get to know the country of their venue and its inhabitants.

The events are organized together with the particular football associations, the local clubs and town halls. Qualified and experienced employees accompany every group from the moment of planning until the return. They have a hand in creating an unbelievable experience for you.

We are looking forward to your participation in one of our tournaments or seminars!

The KOMM MIT-Team

Dr. Theo Zwanziger - Executive President DFB (German Football Association)

Dear football friends,

Immediately before the start of the new season in amateur and professional football, it is worth looking back shortly once again. The European championships in Switzerland and Austria brought us great success and a wonderful football festival with our national team’s entry to the finals. The festival was characterised by peaceful and merry mood in the European championship stadia and at the public viewing places all over the continent. It was once more clarified even in the previous tournament season of our long-term cooperation partner in the field of youth work, KOMM MIT, that football is an important social force. Especially the big jubilee tournament commemorating 25 years of KOMM MIT’s existence that was staged under the patronage of UEFA which brought together U15 boys and girls teams from almost all UEFA member states for a week a few days after EURO 2008 lived up to our understanding of football and international understanding.

We are now looking forward to new, exciting tasks and events. Apart from a thrilling qualification for the football world championships 2010 in South Africa, today we are already looking forward to the women’s world championships 2011 in our own country. The preparations for the “reunion at friends’” are already in top gear. The wonderful performance of our women’s national team not only fuels the anticipation but it also contributes to more girls getting interested in football and new teams arising in many places.

We are certainly eagerly looking forward to the new season with all its emotional moments, surprising victories and painful defeats in all leagues and age-groups. At this point, I wish all the players all the best and above all things, fair and dedicated football games.

In 2008, KOMM MIT has successfully organised 20 youth football tournaments with about 1,400 teams and hence contributed extraordinarily to international youth, sports and cultural meetings in Europe. Therefore, I would like to recommend the international KOMM MIT youth football tournaments with regard to your scheduling for 2009. Football notably connects boys and girls from different countries and cultures. Within the framework of many programme points, the “ALLtogether” is in the fore of tournament events besides the sports competition. Doing something together, standing up for each other, getting to know each other better and understanding – how could this succeed better than through sports, especially through football?

Let us look forward to an exciting and diversified season with joy and confidence! With the best wishes for KOMM MIT and all event participants.

Yours sincerely

Dr. Theo Zwanziger

(Executive president DFB)