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.
Head coach: Les Scheinflug
Head coach: Park Jong-Hwan
Head coach: Mario Velarde
Head coach: Andy Roxburgh
Head coach: Benjamin Iojene
Head coach: Mieczysław Broniszewski
Head coach: Angus McAlpine
Head coach: José Etchegoyen
Head coach: Carlos Pachamé
Head coach: Gerhard Hitzel
Head coach: Gao Fengwen
Head coach: Milouš Kvaček
Head coach: Jair Pereira
Head coach: Kees Rijvers
Head coach: Christopher Udemezue
Head coach: Nikolay Kiselyov