The Sixth China-Germany U16 Youth Football Friendship Tournament jointly organized by CPAFFC and Friendship Association Mannheim/Rhein-Neckar in Germany was successfully held in Qingdao, Shandong Province from August 2nd to August 13th . CPAFFC Vice-President Song Jingwu attended the event.

Team Waldhof and Team Waldorf from Mannheim competed with No.1 High School Qingdao, Qingdao Experimental High School, Yiwu 11th High School and The Huis' Middle School of Shenyang. Finally Team Waldorf, Team Waldhof and Qingdao Experimental High School won respectively the Top 3 of the Tournament.

On the evening of August 10th, over 150 youth from both countries gathered for the Sino-German Youth Night of Friendship in the Qingdao Sino-German Ecological Park. After 10 days of competition and being together, the young players communicated with each other and established a deep friendship among them using football as a language.

Vice-president Song Jingwu. Vice-Mayor of Qingdao, former German head coach of Chinese Men National Soccer Team Klaus Schlappner, city councilor of Mannheim Andrea Safferling attended the closing ceremony and the Night of Friendship.

former German head coach of Chinese national football team Klaus Schlappner making speech in the opening ceremony

Vice-president Song Jingwu speaking in the closing ceremony

during the game

Sino-German Youth Night of Friendship

champion of the Tournament: U16-football team of Waldorf