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.
====== Head coach: Waldemar Obrebski
====== Head coach: Evaristo de Macedo
====== Head coach: Raúl Bentancor
====== Head coach: Walt Chyzowych
====== Head coach: Vavá
====== Head coach: Italo Acconcia
====== Head coach: Park Jong-Hwan
====== Head coach: Constantin CernÃÂianu
====== Head coach: Mohamed Seddik
====== Head coach: Alfonso Portugal
====== Head coach: Chus Pereda
====== Head coach: Dietrich Weise
====== Head coach: Roberto Saporiti
====== Head coach: Les Scheinflug
====== Head coach: Radivoje OgnjanoviÃÂ
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====== Head coach: John Cartwright