1952–53 Yugoslav First League
Teams
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.
| Team | Location | Federal Republic | Position
in 1952 |
| BSK Belgrade | Belgrade | | 0055th |
| Dinamo Zagreb | Zagreb | | 0044th |
| Hajduk Split | Split | | 0011st |
| Lokomotiva | Zagreb | | 0033rd |
| Partizan | Belgrade | | 0066th |
| Red Star | Belgrade | | 0022nd |
| Sarajevo | Sarajevo | | 0099th |
| Spartak | Subotica | | |
| Vardar | Skopje | | 0077th |
| Velež | Mostar | | |
| Vojvodina | Novi Sad | | 0088th |
| NK Zagreb | Zagreb | | 01010th |
Champions:
players :
Miljan Zeković
Todor Živanović
Branko Stanković
Predrag Đajić
Siniša Zlatković
Rajko Mitić
Tihomir Ognjanov
Milorad Diskić
Branislav Vukosavljević
Kosta Tomašević
Dimitrije Tadić
Jovan Cokić
Bela Palfi
Vasilije Šijaković
Ljuba Spajić
Dragoljub Župac
Milivoje Đurđević
Branko Nešović
Svetislav Milić
Miodrag Petrović
Miroslav Lazić
