As the first competition was held it was still an unofficial cup tournament. One year later, the German Football Association (German: "Deutscher Fußball-Bund" – DFB) made the competition official. The event took place, starting in 2000, in the Hardtberghalle in Bonn. Since 2009 the tournament was held in the GETEC Arena in Magdeburg. Due to the World Cup being held in Germany, the indoor championship was not held in 2011.