1979 FIFA World Youth Championship squads

Below are the rosters for the 1979 FIFA World Youth Championship tournament in Japan. Those marked in bold went on to earn full international caps.

Group A

Head coach: Chus Pereda

Head coach: Rachid Hanifi

Head Coach: José Moncebáez

Head Coach: Ikuo Matsumoto

Group B

Head coach: César Luis Menotti

Head coach: Marian Bednarczyk

Head coach: Ivan Toplak

Head Coach: Soetjipto Soentoro

Group C

Head Coach: Salvador Breglia

Head Coach: Jose Augusto Peres Bandeira

Head coach: Kim Chan-Ki

Head coach: Barrie Clarke

Group D

Head coach: Raúl Bentancor

Head coach: Sergei Korshunov

Head Coach: Gyula Rakosi

Head Coach: Nabi Camara