| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Khimki | 28 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 43:31 | 12 | 51 | |
| 2. | Dynamo Makhachkala | 28 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 30:14 | 16 | 51 | |
| 3. | Akron Togliatti | 28 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 41:21 | 20 | 50 | |
| 4. | Arsenal Tula | 28 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 32:19 | 13 | 46 | |
| 5. | Rodina Moscow | 28 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 43:25 | 18 | 44 | |
| 6. | Tyumen | 28 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 31:28 | 3 | 41 | |
| 7. | Neftekhimik | 28 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 29:27 | 2 | 40 | |
| 8. | Alania Vladikavkaz | 28 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 34:36 | -2 | 40 | |
| 9. | Yenisey | 28 | 12 | 3 | 13 | 47:38 | 9 | 39 | |
| 10. | SKA Khabarovsk | 28 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 30:30 | 0 | 37 | |
| 11. | Shinnik Yaroslavl | 28 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 32:38 | -6 | 37 | |
| 12. | Kamaz | 28 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 26:28 | -2 | 36 | |
| 13. | Torpedo Moscow | 28 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 25:27 | -2 | 36 | |
| 14. | Chernomorets Novorossijsk | 28 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 27:31 | -4 | 32 | |
| 15. | Saratov | 28 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 23:45 | -22 | 28 | |
| 16. | Leningradets | 28 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 19:35 | -16 | 27 | |
| 17. | Volgar-Astrakhan | 28 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 24:38 | -14 | 26 | |
| 18. | Kuban | 28 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 19:44 | -25 | 22 |