| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Lokomotiv Moscow | 15 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 37:10 | 27 | 38 | |
| 2. | Spartak Moscow | 15 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 28:8 | 20 | 35 | |
| 3. | Zenit | 15 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 31:14 | 17 | 34 | |
| 4. | Krylya Sovetov | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 24:6 | 18 | 32 | |
| 5. | CSKA Moscow | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 24:11 | 13 | 29 | |
| 6. | Saturn Ramenskoye | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 24:9 | 15 | 28 | |
| 7. | Dynamo Moscow | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 27:20 | 7 | 27 | |
| 8. | Alania Vladikavkaz | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 23:17 | 6 | 26 | |
| 9. | Torpedo Moscow | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 26:23 | 3 | 25 | |
| 10. | R. Volgograd | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 24:14 | 10 | 24 | |
| 11. | FK Anzi Makhackala | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 17:13 | 4 | 23 | |
| 12. | Fakel Voronezh | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 19:17 | 2 | 23 | |
| 13. | Saratov | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 17:17 | 0 | 23 | |
| 14. | FC Moscow | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 15:17 | -2 | 23 | |
| 15. | FK Rostov | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 20:17 | 3 | 21 | |
| 16. | Chernomorets Novorossijsk | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 13:23 | -10 | 17 |