| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Spartak Moscow | 30 | 23 | 1 | 6 | 69:30 | 39 | 70 | |
| 2. | Lokomotiv Moscow | 30 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 50:20 | 30 | 62 | |
| 3. | Torpedo Moscow | 30 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 42:28 | 14 | 55 | |
| 4. | FK Anzi Makhackala | 30 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 43:30 | 13 | 52 | |
| 5. | Dynamo Moscow | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 45:35 | 10 | 50 | |
| 6. | Chernomorets Novorossijsk | 30 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 46:28 | 18 | 49 | |
| 7. | Zenit | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 38:26 | 12 | 47 | |
| 8. | CSKA Moscow | 30 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 45:39 | 6 | 41 | |
| 9. | Saturn Ramenskoye | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 26:29 | -3 | 40 | |
| 10. | Alania Vladikavkaz | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 32:36 | -4 | 38 | |
| 11. | FK Rostov | 30 | 6 | 14 | 10 | 24:27 | -3 | 32 | |
| 12. | R. Volgograd | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 35:54 | -19 | 32 | |
| 13. | Fakel Voronezh | 30 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 25:45 | -20 | 30 | |
| 14. | Krylya Sovetov | 30 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 25:45 | -20 | 29 | |
| 15. | Lokomotiv N. Novgorod | 30 | 3 | 9 | 18 | 16:46 | -30 | 18 | |
| 16. | FK Elista | 30 | 2 | 6 | 22 | 15:58 | -43 | 12 |