| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Spartak Moscow | 30 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 56:30 | 26 | 60 | |
| 2. | Lokomotiv Moscow | 30 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 53:24 | 29 | 56 | |
| 3. | Zenit | 30 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 52:35 | 17 | 56 | |
| 4. | Torpedo Moscow | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 52:42 | 10 | 50 | |
| 5. | Krylya Sovetov | 30 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 38:22 | 16 | 49 | |
| 6. | Saturn Ramenskoye | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 45:22 | 23 | 47 | |
| 7. | CSKA Moscow | 30 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 39:30 | 9 | 47 | |
| 8. | Saratov | 30 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 31:42 | -11 | 41 | |
| 9. | Dynamo Moscow | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 43:51 | -8 | 38 | |
| 10. | FK Rostov | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 29:42 | -13 | 33 | |
| 11. | R. Volgograd | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 38:42 | -4 | 32 | |
| 12. | FK Anzi Makhackala | 30 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 27:34 | -7 | 32 | |
| 13. | Alania Vladikavkaz | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 31:47 | -16 | 32 | |
| 14. | FC Moscow | 30 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 22:35 | -13 | 31 | |
| 15. | Fakel Voronezh | 30 | 8 | 4 | 18 | 30:53 | -23 | 28 | |
| 16. | Chernomorets Novorossijsk | 30 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 19:54 | -35 | 23 |