| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Rubin Kazan | 15 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 31:9 | 22 | 38 | |
| 2. | CSKA Moscow | 15 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 32:11 | 21 | 34 | |
| 3. | Krylya Sovetov | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 26:9 | 17 | 33 | |
| 4. | Lokomotiv Moscow | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 31:12 | 19 | 32 | |
| 5. | Zenit | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 26:9 | 17 | 32 | |
| 6. | Torpedo Moscow | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 28:16 | 12 | 29 | |
| 7. | Shinnik Yaroslavl | 15 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 26:12 | 14 | 28 | |
| 8. | Saturn Ramenskoye | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 24:19 | 5 | 26 | |
| 9. | Alania Vladikavkaz | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 14:9 | 5 | 26 | |
| 10. | R. Volgograd | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 20:15 | 5 | 24 | |
| 11. | Dynamo Moscow | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 27:18 | 9 | 23 | |
| 12. | FK Rostov | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 19:17 | 2 | 23 | |
| 13. | Spartak Moscow | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 18:20 | -2 | 22 | |
| 14. | FK Elista | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 16:19 | -3 | 20 | |
| 15. | Chernomorets Novorossijsk | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 19:24 | -5 | 17 | |
| 16. | FC Moscow | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 15:18 | -3 | 16 |