It will be held from 15 to 21 July 2018 in Santander, Spain at the Ruth Beitia Sports Complex.

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.

The points obtained in the preliminary round against the other team are taken over.

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.