1983 FIFA World Youth Championship squads

Below are the rosters for the 1983 FIFA World Youth Championship tournament in Mexico. Those marked in bold went on to earn full international caps. Age as of 2 June 1983, first day of the tournament.

Group A

Head coach: Les Scheinflug

Head coach: Park Jong-Hwan

Head coach: Mario Velarde

Head coach: Andy Roxburgh

Group B

Head coach: Benjamin Iojene

Head coach: Mieczysław Broniszewski

Head coach: Angus McAlpine

Head coach: José Etchegoyen

Group C

Head coach: Carlos Pachamé

Head coach: Gerhard Hitzel

Head coach: Gao Fengwen

Head coach: Milouš Kvaček

Group D

Head coach: Jair Pereira

Head coach: Kees Rijvers

Head coach: Christopher Udemezue

Head coach: Nikolay Kiselyov