1981 FIFA World Youth Championship squads

Below are the rosters for the 1981 FIFA World Youth Championship tournament in Australia. Those marked in bold went on to earn full international caps.

Group A

Head coach: Waldemar Obrebski

Head coach: Evaristo de Macedo

Head coach: Raúl Bentancor

Head coach: Walt Chyzowych

Group B

Head coach: Vavá

Head coach: Italo Acconcia

Head coach: Park Jong-Hwan

Head coach: Constantin Cernăianu

Group C

Head coach: Mohamed Seddik

Head coach: Alfonso Portugal

Head coach: Chus Pereda

Head coach: Dietrich Weise

Group D

Head coach: Roberto Saporiti

Head coach: Les Scheinflug

Head coach: Radivoje Ognjanović
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Head coach: John Cartwright