1952–53 Oberliga
| Season | 1952–53 |
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| Champions | Hamburger SV Union 06 Berlin Borussia Dortmund 1. FC Kaiserslautern Eintracht Frankfurt |
| Relegated | Concordia Hamburg Eintracht Osnabrück BFC Südring SC Südwest Berlin Hertha BSC Berlin Sportfreunde Katernberg SpVgg Erkenschwick FV Engers BFV Hassia Bingen VfR Mannheim Stuttgarter Kickers |
| German champions | 1. FC Kaiserslautern |
| Top goalscorer | Fritz Walter (38 goals) |
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The 1952–53 Oberliga was the eighth season of the Oberliga, the first tier of the football league system in West Germany and the Saar Protectorate. The league operated in five regional divisions, Berlin, North, South, Southwest and West. The five league champions and the runners-up from the south, north and west then entered the 1953 German football championship which was won by 1. FC Kaiserslautern. It was 1. FC Kaiserslautern's second national championship, having previously won it in 1951.
1. FC Köln set a new Oberliga start record in 1952–53, winning its first eleven games, a mark later equaled by Hannover 96 in 1953–54 and Hamburger SV in 1961–62 but never surpassed.
A similar-named league, the DDR-Oberliga, existed in East Germany, set at the first tier of the East German football league system. The 1952–53 DDR-Oberliga was won by Dynamo Dresden.
The 1952–53 season saw three new clubs in the league, FC Altona 93, Harburger TB and VfB Lübeck, all promoted from the Amateurliga. The league's top scorer was Günter Schlegel of Göttingen 05 with 26 goals.
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