The field experiment was conducted to study the effects of different application location of release-controlled nitrogen fertilizer on yield, nutrient absorption and utilization and soil nutrient of spring maize. The result showed that maize yield of release-controlled nitrogen fertilizer application 8-10 cm under seed treatment（T1） was significantly increased by 5.3% than farmer’s practice treatment（FP）, and nitrogen agronomic utilization efficiency,nitrogen partial factor productivity and nitrogen utilization efficiency of T1 treatment were increased by 14.6%,3.7% and 16.3% than FP treatment, respectively. Release-controlled nitrogen fertilizer application improved the available nutrient contents in surface soil significantly. Therefore, the optimum location of release-controlled nitrogen fertilizer application was 8-10 cm under seed in spring maize production. This is of significance to guide the application of release-controlled nitrogen fertilizer in the technique of single basal fertilizer application.