| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Arsenal Tula | 30 | 22 | 7 | 1 | 74:20 | 54 | 73 | |
| 2. | Fakel Voronezh | 30 | 20 | 4 | 6 | 55:33 | 22 | 64 | |
| 3. | Saratov | 30 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 44:16 | 28 | 56 | |
| 4. | Lipetsk | 30 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 46:40 | 6 | 49 | |
| 5. | Kaluga | 30 | 14 | 5 | 11 | 52:33 | 19 | 47 | |
| 6. | Penza | 30 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 34:26 | 8 | 45 | |
| 7. | Podolye | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 50:40 | 10 | 44 | |
| 8. | Vityaz | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 41:42 | -1 | 43 | |
| 9. | Kursk | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 42:40 | 2 | 41 | |
| 10. | Liski | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 35:46 | -11 | 41 | |
| 11. | Ryazan | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 47:36 | 11 | 39 | |
| 12. | Gubkin | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 34:40 | -6 | 37 | |
| 13. | Metallurg Vyksa | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 26:48 | -22 | 31 | |
| 14. | Metallurg-Oskol | 30 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 28:61 | -33 | 26 | |
| 15. | Spartak Tambov | 30 | 6 | 3 | 21 | 28:77 | -49 | 21 | |
| 16. | Oryol | 30 | 2 | 5 | 23 | 18:56 | -38 | 11 |