Below are the rosters for the 1985 FIFA World Youth Championship tournament in Soviet Union. Those marked in bold went on to earn full international caps.

Group A

Head coach: Boris Angelov

Head coach: Luis Marroquín

Head coach: Bertalan Bicskei

Head coach: Mrad Mahjoub

Group B

Head coach: Gilson Nunes

Head coach: Liam Tuohy

Head coach: 🇧🇷 Oswaldo Sempaio

Head coach: Jesús Pereda

Group C

Head coach: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Jim Shoulder

Head coach: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Bob Bearpark

Head coach: Paul Hamilton

Head coach: Sergei Mosyagin

Group D

Head coach: Zhang Zhicheng

Head coach: Dave Sexton

Head coach: Jesús del Muro

Head coach: Salvador Breglia