| Season | 1953 |
|---|---|
| Promoted | Flacăra Ploiești Metalul Hunedoara Metalul Câmpia Turzii |
| Relegated | Șantierul Constanța CA Cluj CA Craiova |
←1952 1954 → | |
The1953Divizia B was the 14th season of the second tier of theRomanian 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 toDivizia 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 theSoviet Union.[1][2]
To Divizia B[edit]Promoted fromRegional Championship
Relegated fromDivizia A | From Divizia B[edit]Relegated toRegional Championship
Promoted toDivizia A
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Flacăra Lupeni was renamed asMinerul Lupeni.
Flacăra Poiana Câmpina was renamed asMetalul Câmpina.
Înainte Sibiu was renamed asLibertatea Sibiu.
| 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 toDivizia 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 toRegional 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 |
| 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 toDivizia A |
| 2 | Metalul Câmpia Turzii(P) | 28 | 16 | 4 | 8 | 48 | 35 | +13 | 36 | |
| 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 |