| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Kuban | 16 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 49:11 | 38 | 40 | |
| 2. | Chernomorets Novorossijsk | 16 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 28:7 | 21 | 40 | |
| 3. | Kholding | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 29:14 | 15 | 36 | |
| 4. | Legion Makhachkala | 16 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 34:10 | 24 | 35 | |
| 5. | SKA Rostov | 16 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 32:16 | 16 | 32 | |
| 6. | Dynamo Makhachkala | 16 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 34:18 | 16 | 32 | |
| 7. | FK Anzi Makhackala | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 30:17 | 13 | 29 | |
| 8. | Dynamo Stavropol | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 32:18 | 14 | 28 | |
| 9. | Forte Taganrog | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 27:10 | 17 | 27 | |
| 10. | Spartak Nalchik | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 22:16 | 6 | 25 | |
| 11. | Biolog | 16 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 34:24 | 10 | 23 | |
| 12. | Mashuk | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 27:21 | 6 | 23 | |
| 13. | Krasnodar 3 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 22:30 | -8 | 20 | |
| 14. | Maykop | 16 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 16:38 | -22 | 14 | |
| 15. | Tuapse | 16 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 19:46 | -27 | 14 | |
| 16. | Inter Cherkessk | 16 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 13:39 | -26 | 10 | |
| 17. | Yessentuki | 16 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 19:45 | -26 | 8 |