| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Lipetsk | 17 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 35:4 | 31 | 47 | |
| 2. | FK Serpukhov | 17 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 43:14 | 29 | 41 | |
| 3. | Kursk | 17 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 21:5 | 16 | 38 | |
| 4. | Dynamo Voronezh | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 39:16 | 23 | 36 | |
| 5. | Gubkin | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 37:11 | 26 | 36 | |
| 6. | FK Saransk | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 28:17 | 11 | 36 | |
| 7. | Yelets | 17 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 21:13 | 8 | 31 | |
| 8. | Lukhovitsy | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 21:11 | 10 | 30 | |
| 9. | Liski | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 30:23 | 7 | 28 | |
| 10. | Ryazan | 17 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 19:12 | 7 | 28 | |
| 11. | Penza | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 17:19 | -2 | 27 | |
| 12. | Saturn Ramenskoye 2 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 22:20 | 2 | 26 | |
| 13. | Metallurg-Oskol | 17 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 21:19 | 2 | 26 | |
| 14. | Spartak Tambov | 17 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 20:21 | -1 | 23 | |
| 15. | Oryol | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 13:20 | -7 | 18 | |
| 16. | Znamya Truda | 17 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 15:21 | -6 | 17 | |
| 17. | Nika Moscow | 17 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 16:35 | -19 | 14 | |
| 18. | Fakel Voronezh | 17 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 20:31 | -11 | 11 |