1953–54 RSFSR Championship season

The 1953-54 RSFSR Championship season was divided into multiple regional groups to start. The top teams from the regional groups advanced to play in the final tournament.

First round

Zone 1

1. Khimik Voskresensk
2. Traktor Perovo

Other participants: Red Flag Pavlovsky Posad, Zenith Zagorsk, Metallurg Elektrostal, "Machine Engineer" Podolsk, Palace of Culture Karl Marx-2 Elektrostal.

Zone 2

1. Torpedo Gorky

Other participants: Sparak Ivanovo, Lokomotiv Vologda, Dynamo Kostroma. Known scores: Gorky 4 - Vologda 1, Gorky 11 - Kostroma 1, Ivanovo 14 - Kostroma 2.

Zone 3

1. Shakhtar Bobrik-Donskoy

Other participants: Spartak Tula, Dynamo Voronezh, Dynamo Rostov-on-Don. Known scores: Bobrik 11 - Tula 2, Bobrik 13 - Voronezh 1, Bobrik 18 - Rostov 2, Voronezh 7 - Rostov 2.

Zone 4

	Club	GP	W	T	L	GF-GA	Pts
1.	Zenit Kuibyshev	8	7	1	0	-:-	15
2.	"Science" Kuibyshev	8	4	1	3	-:-	9
3.	Spartak Penza	8	4	0	4	-:-	8
4.	Iskra Saratov	8	3	1	4	39:48	7
5.	Dynamo Stalingrad	8	0	1	7	-:-	1

Zone 5

1. ODO Sverdlovsk (went undefeated)

Other participants: Metallurg Magnitogorsk, "Science" Chelyabinsk, Metallurg Revda, Spartak Molotov, Metallurg Serov (had no wins after five games).

Zone 6

1. Soviet Wings Novosibirsk

Other participants: SKIF Omsk, Spartak Irkutsk, Khimik Novosibirsk, Metallurg Stalinsk, Spartak Krasnoyarsk (finished last).

Final tournament

	Club	GP	W	T	L	GF-GA	Pts
1.	Khimik Voskrenesk	4	4	0	0	27:14	8
2.	Shakhtor Bobrik-Donskoy	4	3	0	1	24:13	6
3.	ODO Sverdlovsk	4	2	0	2	16:12	4
4.	Dynamo Gorky	4	1	0	3	12:15	2
5.	Soviet Wings Novosibirsk	4	0	0	4	10:35	0

Note: A sixth team, Metallurg Serov, participated in the tournament in place of Zenit Kuibyshev. Their games did not count toward the outcome of the tournament.