Group A
Head coach: Václav Ježek
Head coach: Olatunde Disu
Head coach: Carlos Queiroz
Head coach: José Roberto Avila
Group B
Head coach: Juan José Pelaez
Head coach: Juan José Gámez
Head coach: Bakhadir Ibrahimov
Head coach: Boris Ignatyev
Group C
Head coach: Renê Simões
Head coach: Lothar Priebe
Head coach: Idrissa Touré
Head coach: Bob Gansler
Group D
Head coach: Carlos Oscar Pachamé
Apart from the two goalkeepers who were assigned numbers 1 & 12, this squad was numbered in alphabetical order of player surname.
Head coach: Anwar Jassam
Head coach: Svein Ivar Sigernes
Head coach: Chus Pereda
References
FIFA pages on 1989 World Youth Cup