1952–53 Yugoslav First League

Two clubs relegated at the end of the previous season were Rabotnički and Mačva. Teams promoted to the 1952–53 Yugoslav First League were Velež and Spartak. ==League table==

Champions: • RED STAR BELGRADE (coach: Bane Sekulić, replaced by Žarko Mihajlović) players (league matches/league goals): • Miljan Zeković (22/0) • Todor Živanović (21/17) • Branko Stanković (21/1) • Predrag Đajić (21/1) • Siniša Zlatković (21/0) • Rajko Mitić (18/8) • Tihomir Ognjanov (17/3) • Milorad Diskić (17/0) • Branislav Vukosavljević (13/8) • Kosta Tomašević (9/3) • Dimitrije Tadić (7/0) • Jovan Cokić (6/2) • Bela Palfi (6/1) • Vasilije Šijaković (6/1) • Ljuba Spajić (6/0) • Dragoljub Župac (3/0) • Milivoje Đurđević (2/0) • Branko Nešović (1/0) • Svetislav Milić (1/0) • Miodrag Petrović (1/0) • Miroslav Lazić (1/0) ==Top scorers==