| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Spartak Moscow | 15 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 34:13 | 21 | 37 | |
| 2. | Lokomotiv Moscow | 15 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 30:10 | 20 | 37 | |
| 3. | FK Anzi Makhackala | 15 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 29:10 | 19 | 36 | |
| 4. | Chernomorets Novorossijsk | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 29:14 | 15 | 30 | |
| 5. | Saturn Ramenskoye | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 17:6 | 11 | 29 | |
| 6. | Dynamo Moscow | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 26:16 | 10 | 29 | |
| 7. | Torpedo Moscow | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 22:14 | 8 | 29 | |
| 8. | Zenit | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 23:9 | 14 | 27 | |
| 9. | Alania Vladikavkaz | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 22:16 | 6 | 26 | |
| 10. | CSKA Moscow | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 30:18 | 12 | 25 | |
| 11. | R. Volgograd | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 24:24 | 0 | 22 | |
| 12. | Krylya Sovetov | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 15:18 | -3 | 21 | |
| 13. | Fakel Voronezh | 15 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 15:14 | 1 | 20 | |
| 14. | FK Rostov | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 14:11 | 3 | 18 | |
| 15. | Lokomotiv N. Novgorod | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 8:17 | -9 | 13 | |
| 16. | FK Elista | 15 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 6:22 | -16 | 6 |