# 1953 Divizia B

The 1953 Divizia B was the 14th season of the second tier of the Romanian football league system.
The format with two series has been maintained, but each of them being expanded from 12 to 16. At the end of the season the winners of the series and one second place promoted to Divizia A and only the teams which had organizational problems relegated to District Championship, because the series would be expanded from the next season. This was the fourth season played in the spring-autumn system, a system imposed by the new leadership of the country which were in close ties with the Soviet Union.

## Team changes
### Renamed teams

Flacăra Lupeni was renamed as Minerul Lupeni.
Flacăra Poiana Câmpina was renamed as Metalul Câmpina.
Înainte Sibiu was renamed as Libertatea Sibiu.

## League tables
### Serie I

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Flacăra Ploiești (C, P) | 30 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 76 | 23 | +53 | 48 | Promotion to Divizia A |
| 2 | Spartac București | 30 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 50 | 23 | +27 | 44 | |
| 3 | Metalul Câmpina | 30 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 53 | 32 | +21 | 39 | |
| 4 | Dinamo Bacău | 30 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 54 | 41 | +13 | 35 | |
| 5 | Șantierul Constanța (R) | 30 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 49 | 42 | +7 | 31 | Relegation to Regional Championship |
| 6 | Metalul Steagul Roșu | 30 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 33 | 34 | −1 | 31 | |
| 7 | Metalul București | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 34 | 36 | −2 | 30 | |
| 8 | Locomotiva Iași | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 40 | 40 | 0 | 29 | |
| 9 | Știința Iași | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 45 | 48 | −3 | 29 | |
| 10 | Libertatea Sibiu | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 33 | 35 | −2 | 28 | |
| 11 | Dinamo Turnu Măgurele | 30 | 7 | 14 | 9 | 30 | 36 | −6 | 28 | |
| 12 | Flamura Roșie Sfântu Gheorghe | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 26 | 44 | −18 | 25 | |
| 13 | Flacăra Moreni | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 43 | 51 | −8 | 24 | |
| 14 | Flamura Roșie Pitești | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 26 | 40 | −14 | 24 | |
| 15 | Flamura Roșie Bacău | 30 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 32 | 59 | −27 | 19 | |
| 16 | Metalul Brăila | 30 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 28 | 68 | −40 | 16 | |

### Serie II

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Metalul Hunedoara (C, P) | 28 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 51 | 25 | +26 | 40 | Promotion to Divizia A |
| 2 | Metalul Câmpia Turzii (P) | 28 | 16 | 4 | 8 | 48 | 35 | +13 | 36 | Promotion to Divizia A |
| 3 | Locomotiva Cluj | 28 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 48 | 32 | +16 | 35 | |
| 4 | Progresul Satu Mare | 28 | 13 | 4 | 11 | 47 | 46 | +1 | 30 | |
| 5 | Locomotiva Turnu Severin | 28 | 12 | 5 | 11 | 42 | 39 | +3 | 29 | |
| 6 | Locomotiva Arad | 28 | 13 | 2 | 13 | 38 | 37 | +1 | 28 | |
| 7 | Flacăra Mediaș | 28 | 12 | 2 | 14 | 47 | 42 | +5 | 26 | |
| 8 | Locomotiva Craiova | 28 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 31 | 36 | −5 | 25 | |
| 9 | Metalul Oradea | 28 | 10 | 4 | 14 | 40 | 49 | −9 | 24 | |
| 10 | Metalul Reșița | 28 | 10 | 4 | 14 | 36 | 45 | −9 | 24 | |
| 11 | Avântul Reghin | 28 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 34 | 43 | −9 | 24 | |
| 12 | Locomotiva Oradea | 28 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 26 | 50 | −24 | 23 | |
| 13 | Metalul Baia Mare | 28 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 23 | 37 | −14 | 22 | |
| 14 | Minerul Lupeni | 28 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 28 | 56 | −28 | 16 | |
| 15 | CA Cluj (E) | 15 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 28 | 6 | +22 | 24 | Clubs dissolved |
| 16 | CA Craiova (E) | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 27 | 16 | +11 | 16 | Clubs dissolved |