| Standings | P | W | D | L | GD | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FK Khimki | 34 | 20 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 66 |
| 2 | FC Dynamo Makhachkala | 34 | 18 | 7 | 9 | 18 | 61 |
| 3 | FK Akron Tolyatti | 34 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 22 | 59 |
| 4 | Arsenal Tula | 34 | 13 | 16 | 5 | 14 | 55 |
| 5 | Rodina Moskva | 34 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 22 | 55 |
| 6 | Yenisey Krasnoyarsk | 34 | 15 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 51 |
| 7 | Shinnik Yaroslavl | 34 | 14 | 9 | 11 | -2 | 51 |
| 8 | Alania Vladikavkaz | 34 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 49 |
| 9 | Tyumen | 34 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 48 |
| 10 | Torpedo Moscow | 34 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 47 |
| 11 | Neftekhimik | 34 | 11 | 9 | 14 | -4 | 42 |
| 12 | KAMAZ Naberezhnye Chelny | 34 | 10 | 11 | 13 | -6 | 41 |
| 13 | SKA-Khabarovsk | 34 | 11 | 8 | 15 | -3 | 41 |
| 14 | Sokol Saratov | 34 | 10 | 8 | 16 | -21 | 38 |
| 15 | FK Chernomorets Novorossiysk | 34 | 7 | 14 | 13 | -8 | 35 |
| 16 | FK Leningradets | 34 | 8 | 10 | 16 | -17 | 34 |
| 17 | Volgar Astrakhan | 34 | 7 | 13 | 14 | -15 | 34 |
| 18 | PFC Kuban Krasnodar | 34 | 5 | 8 | 21 | -33 | 23 |
