# 1953 in Soviet football

The 1953 Soviet football championship was the 21st seasons of competitive football in the Soviet Union and the 15th among teams of sports societies and factories. Spartak Moscow won the championship becoming the Soviet domestic champions for the fifth time and tying with the Army team and Dinamo.

## Honours

| Competition | Winner | Runner-up |
| Class A | Spartak Moscow (5) | Dinamo Tbilisi |
| Class B | Dinamo Minsk | Torpedo Gorkiy |
| Soviet Cup | Dinamo Moscow (2) | Zenit Kuibyshev |
Notes = Number in parentheses is the times that club has won that honour. * indicates new record for competition

## Soviet Union football championship
### Class A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Spartak Moscow (C) | 20 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 47 | 15 | +32 | 29 | League champions |
| 2 | Dynamo Tbilisi | 20 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 39 | 24 | +15 | 27 | |
| 3 | Torpedo Moscow | 20 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 25 | |
| 4 | Dynamo Moscow | 20 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 34 | 19 | +15 | 23 | |
| 5 | Zenit Leningrad | 20 | 11 | 1 | 8 | 25 | 21 | +4 | 23 | |
| 6 | Lokomotiv Moscow | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 21 | 28 | −7 | 18 | |
| 7 | Krylia Sovetov Kuybyshev | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 22 | 25 | −3 | 17 | |
| 8 | Dynamo Kiev | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 22 | 26 | −4 | 17 | |
| 9 | Lokomotiv Kharkov | 20 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 19 | 34 | −15 | 16 | |
| 10 | Dynamo Leningrad (R) | 20 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 20 | 33 | −13 | 14 | Relegation to Class B |
| 11 | Spartak Vilnius (R) | 20 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 33 | −23 | 11 | Relegation to Class B |

### Class B (second stage)
#### For places 1-6

| Pos | Rep | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
| 1 | BLR | Dinamo Minsk | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 | +10 | 9 | Promoted |
| 2 | RUS | Torpedo Gorkiy | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 7 | Promoted |
| 3 | UKR | Shakhtyor Stalino | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 6 | |
| 4 | RUS | Krasnoye Znamya Ivanovo | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 10 | −4 | 4 | |
| 5 | ARM | Dinamo Yerevan | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 3 | |
| 6 | GEO | Spartak Tbilisi | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 10 | −9 | 1 | |
* 1 2 -
Sep 13–27, Gorkiy

#### For places 7-9

| Pos | Rep | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 7 | UKR | Metallurg Odessa | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 4 |
| 8 | RUS | Torpedo Rostov-na-Donu | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | UKR | Metallurg Zaporozhye | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 0 |
* 1 2 3 +

#### For places 10-12

| Pos | Rep | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 10 | RUS | Zenit Kaliningrad (M.R.) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 4 |
| 11 | AZE | Neftyanik Baku | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | RUS | Torpedo Stalingrad | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 0 |
Sep 27 - Oct 1, Baku

#### For places 13-15

* Daugava Riga 2-0 Avangard Chelyabinsk
* Dinamo Alma-Ata withdrew.

#### For places 16-18

| Pos | Rep | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 16 | MDA | Burevestnik Kishinev | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 3 |
| 17 | RUS | Krylya Sovetov Molotov | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 2 |
| 18 | TKM | Spartak Ashkhabad | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 1 |
Sep 29 – Oct 3, Kishinev

#### For places 19-21

| Pos | Rep | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 19 | RUS | Avangard Sverdlovsk | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | +8 | 4 |
| 20 | EST | Kalev Tallinn | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 21 | UZB | Spartak Tashkent | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 | −8 | 0 |
* 1 2 +
Sep 27 – Oct 1, Sverdlovsk

#### For places 22-24

| Pos | Rep | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 22 | UKR | Metallurg Dnepropetrovsk | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 4 |
| 23 | RUS | Spartak Kalinin | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 2 |
| 24 | KGZ | Iskra Frunze | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 11 | −9 | 0 |
* 1 2 3 +
Sep 26–29, Dnepropetrovsk

#### For places 25-27

| Pos | Rep | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 25 | RUS | Khimik Moskva | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | +7 | 3 |
| 26 | RUS | Krasnaya Zvezda Petrozavodsk | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 3 |
| 27 | TJK | Gornyak Leninabad | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 12 | −11 | 0 |
* 1 2 +
Sep 25–29, Moskva

### Top goalscorers

Class A
* Nikita Simonyan (Spartak Moscow), Avtandil Gogoberidze (Dinamo Tbilisi) – 14 goals