diff --git a/sth-backend/src/main/java/hdm/mi/sthbackend/controller/TournamentController.java b/sth-backend/src/main/java/hdm/mi/sthbackend/controller/TournamentController.java
index a6860c8760f57214d8c601030383d6c83e431271..6849707885532642b401654385ded74898030498 100644
--- a/sth-backend/src/main/java/hdm/mi/sthbackend/controller/TournamentController.java
+++ b/sth-backend/src/main/java/hdm/mi/sthbackend/controller/TournamentController.java
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ public class TournamentController {
     @PostMapping("/{tournamentId}/teams")
     public Team createTeam(@PathVariable UUID tournamentId,
                            @RequestBody String teamName) throws TournamentIdNotFoundException {
-        return service.createTeamFromTournament(tournamentId, teamName);
+        return service.createTeam(tournamentId, teamName);
     }
     @DeleteMapping("/{tournamentId}/teams/{teamId}")
     public UUID removeTeamFromTournament(@PathVariable UUID tournamentId,
diff --git a/sth-backend/src/main/java/hdm/mi/sthbackend/service/TournamentService.java b/sth-backend/src/main/java/hdm/mi/sthbackend/service/TournamentService.java
index a7d381046b6e669143b2b63a4b0651f3b4085609..03a372686c6730286245dbdc264b235504ed8c5d 100644
--- a/sth-backend/src/main/java/hdm/mi/sthbackend/service/TournamentService.java
+++ b/sth-backend/src/main/java/hdm/mi/sthbackend/service/TournamentService.java
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ public class TournamentService {
         return playerId;
     }
 
-    public Team createTeamFromTournament(UUID tournamentId, String teamName) throws TournamentIdNotFoundException {
+    public Team createTeam(UUID tournamentId, String teamName) throws TournamentIdNotFoundException {
         Tournament tournament = tournamentRepository.findById(tournamentId)
                 .orElseThrow(() -> new TournamentIdNotFoundException(tournamentId));