1981 FIFA World Youth Championship squads

Main article: 1981 FIFA World Youth Championship

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

 Poland

Head coach: Waldemar Obrebski

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club
1	1GK	Józef Wandzik	(1963-08-13)13 August 1963 (aged 18)		Ruch Chorzów
2	3MF	Robert Grzanka	(1962-09-06)6 September 1962 (aged 19)		Motor Lublin
3	3MF	Zbigniew Kaczmarek	(1963-06-01)1 June 1963 (aged 18)		Stoczniowiec Gdańsk
4	2DF	Kazimierz Sokołowski	(1963-02-10)10 February 1963 (aged 18)		Pogoń Szczecin
5	2DF	Henryk Majer	(1963-01-29)29 January 1963 (aged 18)		Odra Opole
6	3MF	Ryszard Tarasiewicz	(1962-04-27)27 April 1962 (aged 19)		Śląsk Wrocław
7	2DF	Dariusz Wdowczyk	(1962-09-25)25 September 1962 (aged 19)		Gwardia Warszawa
8	4FW	Jan Urban	(1962-05-14)14 May 1962 (aged 19)		Zagłębie Sosnowiec
9	4FW	Erwin Koźlik	(1962-02-04)4 February 1962 (aged 19)		Górnik Zabrze
10	4FW	Dariusz Dziekanowski	(1962-09-30)30 September 1962 (aged 19)		Gwardia Warszawa
11	3MF	Piotr Rzepka	(1961-08-18)18 August 1961 (aged 20)		Bałtyk Gdynia
12	1GK	Jerzy Zajda	(1963-05-10)10 May 1963 (aged 18)		Zaglebie Wałbrzych
13	3MF	Jerzy Kowalik	(1961-10-15)15 October 1961 (aged 19)		Wisła Kraków
14	2DF	Modest Boguszewski	(1963-01-08)8 January 1963 (aged 18)		Motor Lublin
15	3MF	Mirosław Pękala	(1961-10-15)15 October 1961 (aged 19)		Śląsk Wrocław
16	2DF	Roman Geszlecht	(1961-12-28)28 December 1961 (aged 19)		Zagłębie Sosnowiec
17	3MF	Tadeusz Świątek	(1961-11-08)8 November 1961 (aged 19)		Wisła Płock
18	4FW	Andrzej Łatka	(1962-10-31)31 October 1962 (aged 18)		Stal Mielec

 Qatar

Head coach: Evaristo de Macedo

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club
1	1GK	Younes Ahmed	(1963-08-17)17 August 1963 (aged 18)		Al-Rayyan
2	2DF	Mohammed Al-Sowaidi	(1962-06-25)25 June 1962 (aged 19)		Al-Arabi
3	2DF	Abdullah Mubarak	(1962-08-05)5 August 1962 (aged 19)		Al-Ahli
4	2DF	Jamal Khalifah	(1961-12-04)4 December 1961 (aged 19)		Al-Rayyan
5	2DF	Adel Malallah	(1961-09-15)15 September 1961 (aged 20)		Al-Ahli
6	3MF	Sameer Sultan	(1961-11-08)8 November 1961 (aged 19)		Al-Ahli
7	4FW	Khamis Sultan	(1961-11-03)3 November 1961 (aged 19)		Al-Rayyan
8	3MF	Mohamed Saeed Afifa	(1962-12-07)7 December 1962 (aged 18)		Al-Rayyan
9	4FW	Badr Bilal	(1962-11-04)4 November 1962 (aged 18)		Al-Sadd
10	3MF	Nasser Salem	(1962-03-04)4 March 1962 (aged 19)		Al Arabi
11	4FW	Khamis Daham	(1961-12-03)3 December 1961 (aged 19)		Al-Arabi
12	4FW	Ali Zaid	(1961-01-20)20 January 1961 (aged 20)		Al-Arabi
13	3MF	Majed Bakheet	(1961-10-04)4 October 1961 (aged 19)		Qatar SC
14	3MF	Ibrahim Khalfan	(1961-10-25)25 October 1961 (aged 19)		Al-Arabi
15	3MF	Essa Ahmed	(1963-03-08)8 March 1963 (aged 18)		Al-Ahli
16	2DF	Khalid Salman	(1962-04-05)5 April 1962 (aged 19)		Al-Sadd
17	3MF	Mansour Mubarak	(1961-10-09)9 October 1961 (aged 19)		Al Ahli
18	1GK	Ahmad Al-Majed	(1962-06-18)18 June 1962 (aged 19)		Al-Arabi

 Uruguay

Head coach: Raúl Bentancor

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club
1	1GK	Carlos Arias	(1961-09-13)13 September 1961 (aged 20)		Fénix
2	2DF	Nelson Gutiérrez	(1962-04-13)13 April 1962 (aged 19)		Peñarol
3	3MF	José Enrique Peña	(1963-05-07)7 May 1963 (aged 18)		Huracán Buceo
4	3MF	Carlos Vásquez	(1962-03-12)12 March 1962 (aged 19)		Bella Vista
5	3MF	Carlos Berrueta	(1961-08-21)21 August 1961 (aged 20)		Danubio
6	3MF	Carlos Melián	(1961-09-05)5 September 1961 (aged 20)		Wanderers
7	4FW	Carlos Aguilera	(1964-09-21)21 September 1964 (aged 17)		Nacional
8	3MF	Javier López Báez	(1962-07-19)19 July 1962 (aged 19)		River Plate
9	4FW	Jorge da Silva	(1961-12-11)11 December 1961 (aged 19)		Defensor Sporting
10	4FW	Enzo Francescoli	(1961-11-12)12 November 1961 (aged 19)		Wanderers
11	4FW	Jorge Villazán	(1962-10-05)5 October 1962 (aged 18)		Nacional
12	1GK	Javier Zeoli	(1962-05-02)2 May 1962 (aged 19)		Danubio
13	3MF	Eduardo Linaris	(1962-04-26)26 April 1962 (aged 19)		River Plate
14	3MF	Gustavo Ancheta	(1963-11-21)21 November 1963 (aged 17)		Miramar Misiones
15	2DF	José Batista	(1962-03-06)6 March 1962 (aged 19)		Cerro
16	3MF	Yubert Lemos	(1962-06-12)12 June 1962 (aged 19)		Nacional
17	4FW	Adolfo Barán	(1961-11-22)22 November 1961 (aged 19)		Rentistas
18	4FW	Alexis Noble	(1963-05-05)5 May 1963 (aged 18)		Peñarol

 United States

Head coach: Walt Chyzowych

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club
1	1GK	Craig Scarpelli	(1963-09-17)17 September 1963 (aged 18)		University of Tampa
2	2DF	Al Smith	(1962-10-06)6 October 1962 (aged 18)		Wichita Wings
3	2DF	Chris Hundelt	(1963-06-07)7 June 1963 (aged 18)		SIU Edwardsville Cougars
4	2DF	Jay Ainslie	(1961-09-13)13 September 1961 (aged 20)		Chicago Sting
5	2DF	Tom Gardiner	(1962-09-19)19 September 1962 (aged 19)		Philadelphia Fever
6	3MF	George Fernandez	(1961-10-29)29 October 1961 (aged 19)		Cal State Hayward Pioneers
7	4FW	Tom Kain	(1963-01-07)7 January 1963 (aged 18)		Duke Blue Devils
8	3MF	Keith Meyer	(1961-09-21)21 September 1961 (aged 20)		New York Cosmos
9	4FW	Dave Lischner	(1962-12-18)18 December 1962 (aged 18)		Philadelphia Fever
10	3MF	Todd Saldana	(1962-11-15)15 November 1962 (aged 18)		Los Angeles Aztecs
11	4FW	Darryl Gee	(1963-06-06)6 June 1963 (aged 18)		New York Cosmos
12	4FW	Mark Devey	(1963-06-06)6 June 1963 (aged 18)		Moravian Academy
13	3MF	Daryl Doran	(1963-03-29)29 March 1963 (aged 18)		Saint Louis Louis Billikens
14	3MF	John Stollmeyer	(1962-10-25)25 October 1962 (aged 18)		Thomas Jefferson High School
15	4FW	Peter Jianette	(1963-02-11)11 February 1963 (aged 18)		New York Arrows
16	4FW	Steve McLean	(1961-10-31)31 October 1961 (aged 19)		Philadelphia Textile
17	4FW	Amr Aly	(1962-01-08)8 January 1962 (aged 19)		Columbia Lions
18	1GK	Mark White	(1961-12-05)5 December 1961 (aged 19)		Philadelphia Fever

Group B

 Brazil

Head coach: Vavá

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club
1	1GK	Pereira	(1962-02-08)8 February 1962 (aged 19)		Atlético Mineiro
2	2DF	Luiz Antônio	(1961-09-25)25 September 1961 (aged 20)		São Bento
3	2DF	Mauro Galvão	(1961-12-19)19 December 1961 (aged 19)		Internacional
4	2DF	Paulo Roberto	(1962-01-27)27 January 1962 (aged 19)		Grêmio
5	2DF	Júlio César	(1963-03-08)8 March 1963 (aged 18)		Guarani
6	3MF	Nelsinho	(1962-12-31)31 December 1962 (aged 18)		São Paulo
7	4FW	Cacau	(1962-11-20)20 November 1962 (aged 18)		Goiás
8	3MF	Josimar	(1961-09-19)19 September 1961 (aged 20)		Botafogo
9	4FW	Marcelo	(1963-02-19)19 February 1963 (aged 18)		Guarani
10	3MF	Leomir	(1961-12-18)18 December 1961 (aged 19)		Coritiba
11	4FW	Djalma Bahia	(1962-04-09)9 April 1962 (aged 19)		Matsubara
12	1GK	Bourguignon	(1962-04-26)26 April 1962 (aged 19)		Atlético Mineiro
13	3MF	Partala	(1962-09-25)25 September 1962 (aged 19)		Matsubara
14	3MF	Paulo César	(1963-06-05)5 June 1963 (aged 18)		Grêmio
15	3MF	Geovani	(1964-04-06)6 April 1964 (aged 17)		Desportiva Capixaba
16	4FW	Ronaldo	(1962-03-14)14 March 1962 (aged 19)		Flamengo
17	4FW	Pedro Verdum	(1963-08-20)20 August 1963 (aged 18)		Internacional
18	1GK	Brigatti	(1964-03-14)14 March 1964 (aged 17)		Ponte Preta

 Italy

Head coach: Italo Acconcia

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club
1	1GK	Carlo Riccetelli	(1962-01-02)2 January 1962 (aged 19)		Empoli
2	2DF	Pasquale Bruno	(1962-06-09)9 June 1962 (aged 19)		Lecce
3	3MF	Andrea Icardi	(1963-06-14)14 June 1963 (aged 18)		Milan
4	3MF	Andrea Manzo	(1961-11-05)5 November 1961 (aged 19)		Sampdoria
5	2DF	Riccardo Ferri	(1963-08-20)20 August 1963 (aged 18)		Internazionale
6	2DF	Domenico Progna	(1963-08-07)7 August 1963 (aged 18)		Lecce
7	2DF	Pietro Mariani	(1962-06-09)9 June 1962 (aged 19)		Torino
8	3MF	Giovanni Koetting	(1962-03-10)10 March 1962 (aged 19)		SPAL
9	4FW	Giuseppe Galderisi	(1963-03-22)22 March 1963 (aged 18)		Juventus
10	3MF	Francesco Mileti	(1962-05-27)27 May 1962 (aged 19)		Lecce
11	4FW	Gianfranco Cinello	(1962-04-08)8 April 1962 (aged 19)		Udinese
12	1GK	Giulio Drago	(1962-06-25)25 June 1962 (aged 19)		Juventus
13	2DF	Roberto Fontanini	(1962-05-29)29 May 1962 (aged 19)		Monza
14	2DF	Ubaldo Righetti	(1963-03-01)1 March 1963 (aged 18)		Roma
15	3MF	Marcello Gamberini	(1961-10-10)10 October 1961 (aged 19)		Catania
16	2DF	Fausto Pari	(1962-09-15)15 September 1962 (aged 19)		Parma
17	3MF	Dario Donà	(1961-09-17)17 September 1961 (aged 20)		Lanerossi Vicenza
18	4FW	Nicola Coppola	(1962-10-01)1 October 1962 (aged 19)		Reggina

 South Korea

Head coach: Park Jong-Hwan^[1]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club
1	1GK	Choi In-Young	(1962-03-05)5 March 1962 (aged 19)		Seoul Metropolitan Government
2	2DF	Kim Man-Kil	(1962-01-04)4 January 1962 (aged 19)		Seoul Physical Education High School
3	2DF	Choi Jong-Hak	(1962-05-10)10 May 1962 (aged 19)		Seoul National University
4	3MF	Jun Jong-Son	(1962-02-15)15 February 1962 (aged 19)		Seoul Metropolitan Government
5	2DF	Yoon Yong-Seung	(1962-01-08)8 January 1962 (aged 19)		Kyung Hee University
6	3MF	Kim Sung-Ki	(1961-11-21)21 November 1961 (aged 19)		Hanyeong High School
7	1GK	Lee Joo-Han	(1962-04-27)27 April 1962 (aged 19)		Paichai High School
8	2DF	Kang Yong-Kook	(1961-11-17)17 November 1961 (aged 19)		Yanggok High School
9	3MF	Kim Kyung-Ho	(1963-03-22)22 March 1963 (aged 18)		POSCO
10	3MF	Jun Kwang-Woon	(1961-09-10)10 September 1961 (aged 20)		Chungnam National University
11	3MF	Kang Deuk-Soo	(1961-08-16)16 August 1961 (aged 20)		Yonsei University
12	3MF	Kim Sam-Soo	(1963-02-08)8 February 1963 (aged 18)		Daejeon Commercial High School
13	4FW	Choi Soon-Ho	(1962-01-10)10 January 1962 (aged 19)		POSCO
14	4FW	Kim Suk-Won	(1961-11-07)7 November 1961 (aged 19)		Korea University
15	4FW	Baek Chi-Soo	(1962-09-03)3 September 1962 (aged 19)		Hanyang University
16	4FW	Choi Chul-Hee	(1962-10-03)3 October 1962 (aged 19)		Dong-A University
17	4FW	Lee Kyung-Nam	(1961-11-14)14 November 1961 (aged 19)		Shinheung High School
18	4FW	Kwak Sung-Ho	(1961-12-24)24 December 1961 (aged 19)		Moonil High School

 Romania

Head coach: Constantin Cernăianu

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club
1	1GK	Iosif Lovas	(1962-05-07)7 May 1962 (aged 19)		UTA Arad
2	2DF	Gheorghe Viscreanu	(1961-08-19)19 August 1961 (aged 20)		Sport Club Bacău
3	2DF	Ioan Andone	(1960-03-15)15 March 1960 (aged 21)		Corvinul Hunedoara
4	2DF	Augustin Eduard	(1962-08-01)1 August 1962 (aged 19)		Argeș Pitești
5	2DF	Mircea Rednic	(1962-04-09)9 April 1962 (aged 19)		Corvinul Hunedoara
6	3MF	Costel Ilie	(1961-09-19)19 September 1961 (aged 20)		ASA Târgu Mureș
7	4FW	Dorel Zamfir	(1961-09-30)30 September 1961 (aged 20)		Dinamo București
8	3MF	Gavril Balint	(1963-01-03)3 January 1963 (aged 18)		Steaua București
9	4FW	Stere Sertov	(1963-02-15)15 February 1963 (aged 18)		Steaua București
10	3MF	Mihăiță Hanghiuc	(1961-11-07)7 November 1961 (aged 19)		FCM Galați
11	4FW	Romulus Gabor	(1961-10-14)14 October 1961 (aged 19)		Corvinul Hunedoara
12	1GK	Constantin Gârjoabă	(1963-06-18)18 June 1963 (aged 18)		Progresul București
13	2DF	Marin Matei	(1961-10-05)5 October 1961 (aged 19)		Olt Scornicești
14	2DF	Doru Vuscan	(1962-11-19)19 November 1962 (aged 18)		UTA Arad
15	2DF	Cornel Fâșic	(1962-05-29)29 May 1962 (aged 19)		Sport Club Bacău
16	3MF	Decebal Balaur	(1961-12-26)26 December 1961 (aged 19)		Argeș Pitești
17	4FW	Mircea Bolba	(1961-10-31)31 October 1961 (aged 19)		ASA Târgu Mureș
18	3MF	Horațiu Lasconi	(1963-04-08)8 April 1963 (aged 18)		Jiul Petroșani

Group C

 Egypt

Head coach: Mohamed Seddik

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club
1	1GK	Mohamed Ashour	(1961-10-12)12 October 1961 (aged 19)		Al-Masry
2	2DF	Moustafa Abouldahab	(1961-12-15)15 December 1961 (aged 19)		Al-Ahly
3	2DF	Khaled El Amshati	(1964-01-22)22 January 1964 (aged 17)		El-Mansoura
4	3MF	Mohamed Helmy	(1962-10-29)29 October 1962 (aged 18)		Al-Zamalek
5	2DF	Osama Abbas	(1962-02-06)6 February 1962 (aged 19)		Al-Ahly
6	2DF	Hamada Sedki	(1961-08-25)25 August 1961 (aged 20)		El Minya SC
7	3MF	Hisham Saleh	(1962-05-04)4 May 1962 (aged 19)		El-Mokawloon El-Arab
8	3MF	Khamis Hassan	(1963-03-01)1 March 1963 (aged 18)		Al-Ittihad Alexandria
9	4FW	Tarek Soliman	(1962-01-24)24 January 1962 (aged 19)		Al-Masry
10	4FW	Khaled El Kamash	(1962-05-23)23 May 1962 (aged 19)		Al-Ismaily
11	2DF	Atef El Sayed	(1962-03-15)15 March 1962 (aged 19)		Al-Ittihad Alexandria
12	4FW	Taher Abouzeid	(1962-04-10)10 April 1962 (aged 19)		Al-Ahly
13	2DF	Hisham Berto	(1962-03-01)1 March 1962 (aged 19)		Smouha SC
14	3MF	Alaa Mayhoub	(1962-01-09)9 January 1962 (aged 19)		Al-Ahly
15	3MF	Sherif El Kashab	(1961-09-25)25 September 1961 (aged 20)		Ghazl El-Mahalla
16	2DF	Mohammed Hasheesh	(1962-10-25)25 October 1962 (aged 18)		Al-Ahly
17	1GK	Mohamed Hozain	(1962-04-21)21 April 1962 (aged 19)		Al-Ittihad Alexandria
18	1GK	Fawzi El Tawil	(1961-12-02)2 December 1961 (aged 19)		Al-Zamalek

 Mexico

Head coach: Alfonso Portugal

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club
1	1GK	Adrián Chávez	(1962-06-27)27 June 1962 (aged 19)		Atlético Español
2	2DF	Francisco Chávez	(1958-10-04)4 October 1958 (aged 22)[2]		Atlas
3	2DF	Aarón Aguirre	(1959-01-08)8 January 1959 (aged 22)[3]		Coyotes Neza
4	2DF	Luis Dominguez	(1962-08-12)12 August 1962 (aged 19)		America
5	2DF	Raúl Servín	(1963-04-29)29 April 1963 (aged 18)		Pumas UNAM
6	2DF	Ángel Martínez	(1963-05-01)1 May 1963 (aged 18)		Atlético Español
7	3MF	Carlos Muñoz	(1962-09-08)8 September 1962 (aged 19)		La Laguna
8	3MF	José Curiel	(1962-12-11)11 December 1962 (aged 18)		Atletas Campesinos
9	4FW	José Luis Herrera	(1962-10-17)17 October 1962 (aged 18)		Deportivo Neza
10	4FW	Agustín Coss	(1962-05-23)23 May 1962 (aged 19)		Atlético Español
11	4FW	Ildefonso Ríos	(1962-01-23)23 January 1962 (aged 19)		La Laguna
12	1GK	Silvino Escobedo	(1961-01-26)26 January 1961 (aged 20)[4]		Cruz Azul
13	3MF	Gonzalo Farfán	(1961-02-25)25 February 1961 (aged 20)[5]		Atlante
14	3MF	José María Guillén	(1962-04-18)18 April 1962 (aged 19)		Guadalajara
15	3MF	Ramón Pereda	(1962-02-06)6 February 1962 (aged 19)		Cruz Azul
16	4FW	José Enrique Vaca	(1962-05-15)15 May 1962 (aged 19)		Atlético Español
17	4FW	José Antonio Alonso	(1962-09-11)11 September 1962 (aged 19)		Atlético Español
18	3MF	Gerardo Coría	(1962-07-12)12 July 1962 (aged 19)		Pumas UNAM

 Spain

Head coach: Chus Pereda

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club
1	1GK	Fernando Peralta	(1961-08-15)15 August 1961 (aged 20)		Málaga
2	2DF	Alberto Vallina	(1961-11-11)11 November 1961 (aged 19)		Sporting Gijón
3	2DF	Jorge Fabregat	(1961-12-04)4 December 1961 (aged 19)		Terrassa
4	2DF	Narcís Julià	(1963-04-24)24 April 1963 (aged 18)		Gerona
5	3MF	Francisco López	(1962-11-01)1 November 1962 (aged 18)		Sevilla
6	3MF	José Manuel Lacalle	(1962-04-30)30 April 1962 (aged 19)		Real Sociedad
7	4FW	Alfonso Martínez	(1962-02-02)2 February 1962 (aged 19)		Castilla
8	3MF	Reces Casero	(1962-03-20)20 March 1962 (aged 19)		Hércules
9	4FW	Chano	(1961-08-18)18 August 1961 (aged 20)		Cádiz
10	4FW	Sebastián Nadal	(1963-10-03)3 October 1963 (aged 18)		Atlético Madrid B
11	4FW	Chalo	(1962-03-01)1 March 1962 (aged 19)		Tenerife
12	3MF	Roberto Marina	(1961-08-28)28 August 1961 (aged 20)		Atlético Madrid B
13	3MF	José Ramón Romo	(1963-10-12)12 October 1963 (aged 17)		Real Betis
14	3MF	Tolo Ocaña	(1961-08-02)2 August 1961 (aged 20)		Albacete
15	1GK	Manuel Ruiz	(1962-12-03)3 December 1962 (aged 18)		Jerez
16	2DF	Javi Rodríguez	(1962-08-28)28 August 1962 (aged 19)		Real Valladolid
17	2DF	Francis Rodríguez	(1962-12-28)28 December 1962 (aged 18)		Real Madrid
18	2DF	Antonio Iriarte	(1962-03-05)5 March 1962 (aged 19)		Barcelona

 West Germany

Head coach: Dietrich Weise

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club
1	1GK	Rüdiger Vollborn	(1963-02-12)12 February 1963 (aged 18)		Bayer Leverkusen
2	2DF	Helmut Winklhofer	(1961-08-27)27 August 1961 (aged 20)		Bayern Munich
3	2DF	Anton Schmidkunz	(1963-01-03)3 January 1963 (aged 18)		1860 Munich
4	2DF	Michael Nushöhr	(1962-08-14)14 August 1962 (aged 19)		1. FC Saarbrücken
5	3MF	Martin Trieb	(1961-09-23)23 September 1961 (aged 20)		Eintracht Frankfurt
6	3MF	Michael Zorc	(1962-08-25)25 August 1962 (aged 19)		Borussia Dortmund
7	3MF	Thomas Brunner	(1962-08-10)10 August 1962 (aged 19)		1. FC Nürnberg
8	4FW	Holger Anthes	(1962-08-09)9 August 1962 (aged 19)		Eintracht Frankfurt
9	4FW	Thomas Herbst	(1962-10-05)5 October 1962 (aged 18)		Bayern Munich
10	2DF	Ralf Loose	(1963-01-05)5 January 1963 (aged 18)		Borussia Dortmund
11	4FW	Roland Wohlfarth	(1963-01-11)11 January 1963 (aged 18)		MSV Duisburg
12	1GK	Rainer Wilk	(1963-11-22)22 November 1963 (aged 17)		Arminia Bielefeld
13	3MF	Alfred Schön	(1962-01-13)13 January 1962 (aged 19)		Waldhof Mannheim
14	3MF	Ingo Aulbach	(1962-08-05)5 August 1962 (aged 19)		Viktoria Aschaffenburg
15	3MF	Ralf Sievers	(1961-10-30)30 October 1961 (aged 19)		Lüneburger SK
16	4FW	Axel Brummer	(1961-11-25)25 November 1961 (aged 19)		1. FC Kaiserslautern
17	3MF	Bernhard Scharold	(1962-09-20)20 September 1962 (aged 19)		Hamburger SV
18	4FW	Martin Hermann	(1963-01-14)14 January 1963 (aged 18)		1. FC Nürnberg

Group D

 Argentina

Head coach: Roberto Saporiti

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club
1	1GK	Sergio Goycochea	(1963-10-17)17 October 1963 (aged 17)		Defensores Unidos
2	2DF	Sergio Giovagnoli	(1962-02-23)23 February 1962 (aged 19)		Newell's Old Boys
3	2DF	Jorge Gordillo	(1962-01-27)27 January 1962 (aged 19)		River Plate
4	2DF	José Eduardo Alul	(1963-04-22)22 April 1963 (aged 18)		Gimnasia y Esgrima Jujuy
5	3MF	Gerardo Martino	(1962-11-20)20 November 1962 (aged 18)		Newell's Old Boys
6	2DF	Gustavo Paredes	(1962-03-19)19 March 1962 (aged 19)		Instituto de Córdoba
7	4FW	Juan Ramón Comas	(1962-10-02)2 October 1962 (aged 19)		Patronato de Parana
8	4FW	Jorge Burruchaga	(1962-10-09)9 October 1962 (aged 18)		Arsenal de Sarandí
9	3MF	Enrique Borrelli	(1962-04-08)8 April 1962 (aged 19)		Chacarita Juniors
10	3MF	Claudio Morresi	(1962-04-30)30 April 1962 (aged 19)		Huracán
11	3MF	Carlos Mendoza	(1962-01-13)13 January 1962 (aged 19)		Unión de Santa Fe
12	1GK	Sergio Genaro	(1962-07-12)12 July 1962 (aged 19)		Boca Juniors
13	2DF	Néstor Clausen	(1962-09-29)29 September 1962 (aged 19)		Independiente
14	3MF	Cayetano Palermo	(1961-08-27)27 August 1961 (aged 20)		Huracán
15	3MF	Carlos Tapia	(1962-08-20)20 August 1962 (aged 19)		River Plate
16	4FW	Juan José Urruti	(1962-05-24)24 May 1962 (aged 19)		Racing de Córdoba
17	4FW	Claudio García	(1963-08-24)24 August 1963 (aged 18)		Huracán
18	3MF	Jorge Cecchi	(1963-05-15)15 May 1963 (aged 18)		Boca Juniors

 Australia

Head coach: Les Scheinflug

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club
1	1GK	Glen Ahearn	(1962-02-13)13 February 1962 (aged 19)		Sydney City
2	2DF	Robert Wheatley	(1962-05-17)17 May 1962 (aged 19)		Blacktown City
3	4FW	Howard Tredinnick	(1962-02-23)23 February 1962 (aged 19)		Newcastle KB United
4	2DF	Steven Blair	(1961-12-28)28 December 1961 (aged 19)		South Melbourne
5	3MF	Oscar Crino	(1962-08-09)9 August 1962 (aged 19)		Australian Institute of Sport
6	3MF	Paul Kay	(1962-05-18)18 May 1962 (aged 19)		Wollongong City
7	4FW	Ian Hunter	(1961-08-10)10 August 1961 (aged 20)		Marconi Fairfield
8	3MF	Peter Raskopoulos	(1962-02-22)22 February 1962 (aged 19)		Sydney Olympic
9	4FW	David Mitchell	(1962-06-13)13 June 1962 (aged 19)		Adelaide City
10	3MF	Grant Lee	(1961-10-19)19 October 1961 (aged 19)		Sydney City
11	4FW	Fabio Incantalupo	(1963-12-30)30 December 1963 (aged 17)		Melbourne Juventus
12	2DF	David Skeen	(1962-01-13)13 January 1962 (aged 19)		St. George
13	2DF	Brett Woods	(1963-04-04)4 April 1963 (aged 18)		Sydney City
14	3MF	Mark Koussas	(1963-01-09)9 January 1963 (aged 18)		Sydney Olympic
15	3MF	Jim Patikas	(1963-10-18)18 October 1963 (aged 17)		Sydney City
16	3MF	Dennis Colusso	(1961-11-02)2 November 1961 (aged 19)		Marconi Fairfield
17	3MF	John Little	(1962-04-14)14 April 1962 (aged 19)		Preston Makedonia
18	1GK	Dennis Ivanac	(1963-06-29)29 June 1963 (aged 18)		Australian Institute of Sport

 Cameroon

Head coach: Radivoje Ognjanović

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club
1	1GK	Pierre Yombo	(1961-10-08)8 October 1961 (aged 19)		Canon Yaounde
2	1GK	Mathias Ebongué	(1962-04-28)28 April 1962 (aged 19)		Bamboutos FC
3	2DF	Jules Denis Onana			Canon Yaounde
4	2DF	Sunday Nji	(1961-10-24)24 October 1961 (aged 19)		Tiko United
5	3MF	André Kopla	(1961-12-20)20 December 1961 (aged 19)		Unisport de Bafang
6	2DF	Omer Nyamsi	(1962-09-09)9 September 1962 (aged 19)		Union Douala
7	2DF	Gaston Kwedi	(1962-02-12)12 February 1962 (aged 19)		Aigle Royal
8	2DF	Stéphane Macky	(1962-04-02)2 April 1962 (aged 19)		Danay FC
9	4FW	Michel Wamba	(1961-09-11)11 September 1961 (aged 20)		Unisport de Bafang
10	3MF	Ernest Ebongue	(1962-05-15)15 May 1962 (aged 19)		Tonnerre Yaoundé
11	4FW	Bonaventure Djonkep	(1961-08-20)20 August 1961 (aged 20)		Union Douala
12	4FW	Alain Eyobo	(1961-10-17)17 October 1961 (aged 19)		Dynamo Douala
13	2DF	Hermann Kingué	(1961-09-21)21 September 1961 (aged 20)		Aigle Royal
14	3MF	Alexandre Belinga	(1962-08-25)25 August 1962 (aged 19)		Tiko United
15	4FW	Bertin Ollé Ollé	(1963-10-18)18 October 1963 (aged 17)		Tonnerre Yaoundé
16	3MF	Louis-Paul Mfédé	(1961-02-26)26 February 1961 (aged 20)		Canon Yaoundé
17	3MF	David Dibongué	(1961-10-18)18 October 1961 (aged 19)		Bamboutos FC
18	2DF	Engelbert Mbarga	(1962-10-31)31 October 1962 (aged 18)		Canon Yaounde

(N°3)Jules Denis Onana DF 12/06/1964 Canon Yaounde Cameroon

 England

Head coach: John Cartwright

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club
1	1GK	Mark Kendall	(1961-10-12)12 October 1961 (aged 19)		Aston Villa
2	3MF	Paul Allen	(1962-08-28)28 August 1962 (aged 19)		West Ham United
3	2DF	Neil Banfield	(1962-01-20)20 January 1962 (aged 19)		Crystal Palace
4	3MF	Geoff Dey	(1964-01-11)11 January 1964 (aged 17)		Sheffield United
5	3MF	John Cooke	(1962-04-25)25 April 1962 (aged 19)		Sunderland
6	2DF	Phil Crosby	(1962-11-09)9 November 1962 (aged 18)		Grimsby Town
7	3MF	Tony Finnigan	(1962-10-17)17 October 1962 (aged 18)		Fulham
8	2DF	Colin Greenall	(1963-12-30)30 December 1963 (aged 17)		Blackpool
9	4FW	Steve Kinsey	(1963-01-02)2 January 1963 (aged 18)		Manchester City
10	4FW	Ian Muir	(1963-05-05)5 May 1963 (aged 18)		Queens Park Rangers
11	3MF	Kevin Gage	(1964-04-21)21 April 1964 (aged 17)		Wimbledon
12	3MF	Andy Peake	(1961-11-01)1 November 1961 (aged 19)		Leicester City
13	1GK	Andy Gosney	(1963-11-08)8 November 1963 (aged 17)		Portsmouth
14	3MF	Stewart Robson	(1964-11-06)6 November 1964 (aged 16)		Arsenal
15	2DF	Peter Southey	(1962-01-04)4 January 1962 (aged 19)		Tottenham Hotspur
16	4FW	Mike Small	(1962-02-02)2 February 1962 (aged 19)		Luton Town
17	4FW	Danny Wallace	(1964-01-21)21 January 1964 (aged 17)		Southampton
18	3MF	Neil Webb	(1963-01-14)14 January 1963 (aged 18)		Reading

References

1. 세계靑少年(청소년)축구 대표18명을확정. Kyunghyang Shinmun (in Korean). naver.com. 5 August 1981.^{[permanent dead link]}
2. "Francisco Chavez Serrano, Ficha Cuerpo Técnico" (in Spanish). ligamx.net.
3. "Aarón Gamal Aguirre Fimbres" (in Spanish). Instituto del Deporte de Hermosillo. 2010.
4. "Silvino Román Escobedo Meza, Ficha Cuerpo Técnico" (in Spanish). ligamx.net.
5. "Gonzalo Farfan Infante, Ficha Cuerpo Técnico" (in Spanish). ligamx.net.

• FIFA pages on 1981 World Youth Cup