| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Khimki | 29 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 45:32 | 13 | 54 | |
| 2. | Dynamo Makhachkala | 29 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 30:14 | 16 | 52 | |
| 3. | Akron Togliatti | 29 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 41:22 | 19 | 50 | |
| 4. | Arsenal Tula | 29 | 11 | 14 | 4 | 35:22 | 13 | 47 | |
| 5. | Rodina Moscow | 29 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 44:26 | 18 | 45 | |
| 6. | Tyumen | 29 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 32:29 | 3 | 42 | |
| 7. | Neftekhimik | 29 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 30:28 | 2 | 41 | |
| 8. | SKA Khabarovsk | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 31:30 | 1 | 41 | |
| 9. | Alania Vladikavkaz | 29 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 37:39 | -2 | 41 | |
| 10. | Yenisey | 29 | 12 | 4 | 13 | 48:39 | 9 | 40 | |
| 11. | Shinnik Yaroslavl | 29 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 33:38 | -5 | 40 | |
| 12. | Kamaz | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 27:28 | -1 | 40 | |
| 13. | Torpedo Moscow | 29 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 26:29 | -3 | 36 | |
| 14. | Chernomorets Novorossijsk | 29 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 27:31 | -4 | 33 | |
| 15. | Saratov | 29 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 23:46 | -23 | 28 | |
| 16. | Leningradets | 29 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 19:36 | -17 | 27 | |
| 17. | Volgar-Astrakhan | 29 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 25:39 | -14 | 27 | |
| 18. | Kuban | 29 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 20:45 | -25 | 23 |