| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | CSKA Moscow | 30 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 56:32 | 24 | 59 | |
| 2. | Zenit | 30 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 48:32 | 16 | 56 | |
| 3. | Rubin Kazan | 30 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 44:29 | 15 | 53 | |
| 4. | Lokomotiv Moscow | 30 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 54:33 | 21 | 52 | |
| 5. | Shinnik Yaroslavl | 30 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 43:34 | 9 | 47 | |
| 6. | Dynamo Moscow | 30 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 42:29 | 13 | 46 | |
| 7. | Saturn Ramenskoye | 30 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 40:37 | 3 | 45 | |
| 8. | Torpedo Moscow | 30 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 42:38 | 4 | 43 | |
| 9. | Krylya Sovetov | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 38:33 | 5 | 42 | |
| 10. | Spartak Moscow | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 38:48 | -10 | 36 | |
| 11. | FK Rostov | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 30:42 | -12 | 34 | |
| 12. | R. Volgograd | 30 | 9 | 5 | 16 | 33:44 | -11 | 32 | |
| 13. | Alania Vladikavkaz | 30 | 9 | 4 | 17 | 23:43 | -20 | 31 | |
| 14. | FC Moscow | 30 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 25:39 | -14 | 29 | |
| 15. | FK Elista | 30 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 23:47 | -24 | 28 | |
| 16. | Chernomorets Novorossijsk | 30 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 30:49 | -19 | 24 |