It was held from 22 to 28 July 2013 in Vienna, Austria at HC Wien.

Austria and Scotland were promoted from the Youth Championship II.

The top two teams advance to the semifinals to determine the winner in a knockout system.

The last two teams will be relegated to the Youth Championship II.

As per statistical convention in field hockey, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws.