The 1952–53 Hovedserien was the 9th completed season of top division football in Norway.

Overview 16 teams competed. Larvik Turn & IF won the championship, their first league title.

Teams and locations Note: Table lists in alphabetical order. +Group A Team Location Årstad 5 Bergen Brann 7 Bergen Fredrikstad 8 Fredrikstad Sarpsborg FK 8 Sarpsborg Skeid 7 Oslo Strømmen 4 Strømmen Varegg 1 Bergen Viking 8 Stavanger+Group B Team Location Asker 2 Asker Larvik Turn 4 Larvik Lillestrøm 3 Lillestrøm Lyn 8 Oslo Odd 6 Skien Ranheim 5 Trondheim Sandefjord BK 7 Sandefjord Sparta 6 Sarpsborg

League tables Group A

Group B

Results Group A

Group B

Championship final Larvik Turn 3–2 Skeid

References Norway – List of final tables (RSSSF)