Below are the rosters for the 1977 FIFA World Youth Championship tournament in Tunisia. Those marked in bold went on to earn full international caps.
Group A
Head coach: Jack Braun
Head coach: Alfonso Portugal
Head coach: Chus Pereda
Head coach: Moktar Ben Nacef
Group B
Head coach: Rodolfo Trinidad Ramirez Godoy
Head coach: Gyula Rákosi
Head coach: Abdallah Ben Barek
Head coach: Agustín Isarch
Group C
Head coach: Evaristo de Macedo
Head coach: George Beniamini
Head coach: Mahmoud Yavari
Head coach: Italo Acconcia
Group D
Head coach: Alfred Hohenberger
Only 16 players in Austria squad. (17) Karl Meister MF Lask Linz Austria 02/24/1958 (18) Johann Gross FW Rapid Wien Austria 12/21/1959