To Divizia B Promoted from Regional Championship •
Constructorul Arad •
Constructorul Craiova •
Dinamo 6 București •
Dinamo Galați •
Flamura Roșie Buhuși •
Flamura Roșie Cluj •
Locomotiva Constanța •
Locomotiva Pașcani •
Metalul Ploiești •
Metalul Tractorul •
Spartac Burdujeni •
Spartac Focșani Relegated from Divizia A • —
From Divizia B Relegated to Regional Championship •
Șantierul Constanța Promoted to Divizia A •
Flacăra Ploiești •
Metalul Hunedoara •
Metalul Câmpia Turzii Excluded teams CA Câmpulung Moldovenesc,
CA Cluj and
CA Craiova were excluded from the championship. The army teams (CA) were abolished in the summer of 1953, except for
CCA București.
Enrolled teams Voința București, which was in fact, the Romania national youth team, was enrolled directly in the second division.
Renamed teams Flamura Roșie Pitești was renamed as
Flacăra Pitești.
Libertatea Sibiu was renamed as
Progresul Sibiu.
Other teams Dinamo Turnu Măgurele was moved from
Turnu Măgurele to
Bârlad and renamed as
Dinamo Bârlad. ==League tables==