diff --git a/app/src/main/java/ch/zhaw/projekt2/turnierverwaltung/FXController.java b/app/src/main/java/ch/zhaw/projekt2/turnierverwaltung/FXController.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5c5c545
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/main/java/ch/zhaw/projekt2/turnierverwaltung/FXController.java
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+package ch.zhaw.projekt2.turnierverwaltung;
+
+public abstract class FXController {
+    Tournament tournament;
+    Factory factory;
+
+    public void setup(Tournament tournament, Factory factory){
+        this.tournament = tournament;
+        this.factory = factory;
+    }
+
+    protected Tournament getTournament() {
+        return tournament;
+    }
+
+    protected Factory getFactory() {
+        return factory;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/ch/zhaw/projekt2/turnierverwaltung/Factory.java b/app/src/main/java/ch/zhaw/projekt2/turnierverwaltung/Factory.java
index 2b671d1..5e851fa 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/ch/zhaw/projekt2/turnierverwaltung/Factory.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/ch/zhaw/projekt2/turnierverwaltung/Factory.java
@@ -51,6 +51,8 @@ public class Factory {
         try {
             FXMLLoader loader = new FXMLLoader(location);
             pane.setCenter(loader.load());
+            FXController controller = loader.getController();
+            controller.setup(tournament, this);
         } catch (IOException e) {
             e.printStackTrace();
             //TODO handle and logging?
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/ch/zhaw/projekt2/turnierverwaltung/main/MainWindowController.java b/app/src/main/java/ch/zhaw/projekt2/turnierverwaltung/main/MainWindowController.java
index 577a538..f33fb69 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/ch/zhaw/projekt2/turnierverwaltung/main/MainWindowController.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/ch/zhaw/projekt2/turnierverwaltung/main/MainWindowController.java
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 package ch.zhaw.projekt2.turnierverwaltung.main;
 
+import ch.zhaw.projekt2.turnierverwaltung.FXController;
 import javafx.event.ActionEvent;
 import javafx.fxml.FXML;
 
-public class MainWindowController {
+public class MainWindowController extends FXController {
 
     @FXML
     void changeLangToGerman(ActionEvent event) {
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/ch/zhaw/projekt2/turnierverwaltung/main/participantAddFormular/participantFormularController.java b/app/src/main/java/ch/zhaw/projekt2/turnierverwaltung/main/participantAddFormular/participantFormularController.java
index 8056644..6991216 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/ch/zhaw/projekt2/turnierverwaltung/main/participantAddFormular/participantFormularController.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/ch/zhaw/projekt2/turnierverwaltung/main/participantAddFormular/participantFormularController.java
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package ch.zhaw.projekt2.turnierverwaltung.main.participantAddFormular;
 
+import ch.zhaw.projekt2.turnierverwaltung.FXController;
 import javafx.event.ActionEvent;
 import javafx.fxml.FXML;
 import javafx.scene.control.Button;
@@ -10,7 +11,7 @@ import javafx.scene.input.MouseEvent;
 import javafx.scene.layout.GridPane;
 import javafx.scene.layout.VBox;
 
-public class participantFormularController {
+public class participantFormularController extends FXController {
 
     @FXML
     private Button addBtn;
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/ch/zhaw/projekt2/turnierverwaltung/main/tournamentList/tournamentListController.java b/app/src/main/java/ch/zhaw/projekt2/turnierverwaltung/main/tournamentList/tournamentListController.java
index cb8799f..cc399e7 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/ch/zhaw/projekt2/turnierverwaltung/main/tournamentList/tournamentListController.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/ch/zhaw/projekt2/turnierverwaltung/main/tournamentList/tournamentListController.java
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package ch.zhaw.projekt2.turnierverwaltung.main.tournamentList;
 
+import ch.zhaw.projekt2.turnierverwaltung.FXController;
 import ch.zhaw.projekt2.turnierverwaltung.main.MainWindow;
 import javafx.event.ActionEvent;
 import javafx.fxml.FXML;
@@ -9,7 +10,7 @@ import javafx.scene.control.Label;
 import javafx.scene.control.ListView;
 import javafx.scene.layout.GridPane;
 
-public class tournamentListController {
+public class tournamentListController extends FXController {
 
     @FXML
     private Button createBtn;