1953 Országos Bajnokság I (men's water polo) was the 47th water polo championship in Hungary. There were ten teams who played two-round match for the title.
| Team | M | W | D | L | G+ | G− | P | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Bp. Vasas | 18 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 79 | 35 | 31 |
| 2. | Bp. Dózsa (Újpest) | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 82 | 40 | 27 |
| 3. | Bp. Vörös Lobogó (MTK) | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 60 | 34 | 27 |
| 4. | Szolnoki Dózsa | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 67 | 35 | 25 |
| 5. | Bp. Honvéd | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 76 | 40 | 22 |
| 6. | Bp. Kinizsi (Ferencváros) | 18 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 74 | 62 | 17 |
| 7. | Egri Fáklya | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 58 | 73 | 14 |
| 8. | Szegedi Dózsa | 18 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 33 | 76 | 6 |
| 9. | Vasas Izzó | 18 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 32 | 115 | 6 |
| 10. | Bp. Lokomotív (BVSC) | 18 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 34 | 85 | 5 |
* M: Matches W: Win D: Drawn L: Lost G+: Goals earned G−: Goals got P: Point
Budapest: 1. Vasas GD Hajógyár 33, 2. Fáklya Opera 33, 3. Bp. Szikra 20, 4. III. ker. Vörös Lobogó 20, 5. Bp. Haladás 18, 6. Bp. Előre 15, 7. Vasas MÁVAG 13, 8. Csepeli Vasas 13, 9. Előre MÁVAUT 8, 10. Bp. Vörös Meteor 7 point.