1953 Divizia B

{{Short description|14th season of the Divizia B, the second tier of the Romanian football league}}

{{Infobox football league season

| competition = Divizia B

| season = 1953

| promoted = Flacăra Ploiești
Metalul Hunedoara
Metalul Câmpia Turzii

| relegated = Șantierul Constanța
CA Cluj
CA Craiova

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| prevseason = 1952

| nextseason = 1954

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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.[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesr/roem2hist.html rsssf.org][http://www.romaniansoccer.ro/divizia_b/tables/1953.shtml romaniansoccer.ro]

Team changes

=To Divizia B=

Promoted from Regional Championship

Relegated from Divizia A

=From Divizia B=

Relegated to Regional Championship

—

Promoted to Divizia A

= 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 =

{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL

|source=[http://www.romaniansoccer.ro/divizia_b/tables/1953.shtml romaniansoccer.ro]

|team13=MOR |team14=FRP |team15=FRB |team16=BRĂ

|result1=DA

|result5=R

|update=complete

|name_FLA = Flacăra Ploiești

|name_SPA = Spartac București

|name_CMP = Metalul Câmpina

|name_DIN = Dinamo Bacău

|name_SCT = Șantierul Constanța

|name_MSR = Metalul Steagul Roșu

|name_MET = Metalul București

|name_LIS = Locomotiva Iași

|name_ȘIS = Știința Iași

|name_LIB = Libertatea Sibiu

|name_DTM = Dinamo Turnu Măgurele

|name_FSG = Flamura Roșie Sfântu Gheorghe

|name_MOR = Flacăra Moreni

|name_FRP = Flamura Roșie Pitești

|name_FRB = Flamura Roșie Bacău

|name_BRĂ = Metalul Brăila

|status_FLA=C,P

|status_SCT=R

|winpoints=2

|show_limit=7

|class_rules=1) Points 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Head-to-head away goals scored; 6) Goal difference; 7) Goals scored.

|res_col_header=PR

|col_DA=green1 |text_DA= Promotion to Divizia A

|col_R=red1 |text_R = Relegation to Regional Championship

}}

= Serie II =

{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL

|source=[http://www.romaniansoccer.ro/divizia_b/tables/1953.shtml romaniansoccer.ro]

|team13=BMA |team14=LUP |team15=ACJ |team16=ACR

|result1=DA

|result2=DA

|result15=E

|result16=E

|update=complete

|name_MHD = Metalul Hunedoara

|name_MCT = Metalul Câmpia Turzii

|name_CLJ = Locomotiva Cluj

|name_PRO = Progresul Satu Mare

|name_LTS = Locomotiva Turnu Severin

|name_ARD = Locomotiva Arad

|name_MED = Flacăra Mediaș

|name_LCR = Locomotiva Craiova

|name_MOR = Metalul Oradea

|name_REȘ = Metalul Reșița

|name_AVÂ = Avântul Reghin

|name_LOR = Locomotiva Oradea

|name_BMA = Metalul Baia Mare

|name_LUP = Minerul Lupeni

|name_ACJ = CA Cluj

|name_ACR = CA Craiova

|status_MHD=C,P

|status_MCT=P

|status_ACJ=E

|status_ACR=E