| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Lukhovitsy | 17 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 31:18 | 13 | 37 | |
| 2. | Kursk | 17 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 27:13 | 14 | 37 | |
| 3. | Gubkin | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 25:17 | 8 | 31 | |
| 4. | Lipetsk | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 23:12 | 11 | 29 | |
| 5. | Dynamo Voronezh | 17 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 14:13 | 1 | 26 | |
| 6. | FK Serpukhov | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 21:18 | 3 | 24 | |
| 7. | Oryol | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 19:21 | -2 | 20 | |
| 8. | FK Saransk | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 18:21 | -3 | 20 | |
| 9. | Ryazan | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 21:22 | -1 | 19 | |
| 10. | Penza | 17 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 16:25 | -9 | 16 | |
| 11. | Yelets | 17 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 23:38 | -15 | 15 | |
| 12. | Spartak Tambov | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 14:25 | -11 | 15 | |
| 13. | Liski | 17 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 14:22 | -8 | 14 | |
| 14. | Znamya Truda | 17 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 15:33 | -18 | 12 | |
| 15. | Nika Moscow | 17 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 7:42 | -35 | 9 | |
| 16. | Fakel Voronezh | 17 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 5:36 | -31 | 7 | |
| 17. | Metallurg-Oskol | 17 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 10:31 | -21 | 6 | |
| 18. | Saturn Ramenskoye 2 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 9:31 | -22 | 5 |