| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Spartak Moscow | 15 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 39:9 | 30 | 38 | |
| 2. | CSKA Moscow | 15 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 38:13 | 25 | 36 | |
| 3. | Lokomotiv Moscow | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 33:13 | 20 | 35 | |
| 4. | Alania Vladikavkaz | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 39:18 | 21 | 30 | |
| 5. | FK Elista | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 20:9 | 11 | 28 | |
| 6. | FK Rostov | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 22:17 | 5 | 28 | |
| 7. | Zenit | 15 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 21:13 | 8 | 27 | |
| 8. | Dynamo Moscow | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 23:14 | 9 | 26 | |
| 9. | Torpedo Moscow | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 22:18 | 4 | 25 | |
| 10. | Saturn Ramenskoye | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 22:15 | 7 | 24 | |
| 11. | Chernomorets Novorossijsk | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 18:14 | 4 | 24 | |
| 12. | Krylya Sovetov | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 24:20 | 4 | 21 | |
| 13. | Lokomotiv N. Novgorod | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 17:18 | -1 | 21 | |
| 14. | Zhemchuzhina | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 20:23 | -3 | 21 | |
| 15. | R. Volgograd | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 23:21 | 2 | 20 | |
| 16. | Shinnik Yaroslavl | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 13:14 | -1 | 20 |