1953 German football championship
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Group 1
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
| 1 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 7 | 11 |
| 2 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
| 3 | 1. FC Köln | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 5 |
| 4 | Holstein Kiel | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 1 |
Group 2
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
| 1 | VfB Stuttgart | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 10 |
| 2 | Borussia Dortmund | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 10 |
| 3 | Hamburger SV | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 3 |
| 4 | Union Berlin | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 1 |