| Standings | P | W | D | L | GD | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FK Khimki | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 32 |
| 2 | FC Dynamo Makhachkala | 17 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 38 |
| 3 | FK Akron Tolyatti | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 33 |
| 4 | Arsenal Tula | 17 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 36 |
| 5 | Rodina Moskva | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 31 |
| 6 | Yenisey Krasnoyarsk | 17 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 35 |
| 7 | Shinnik Yaroslavl | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 29 |
| 8 | Alania Vladikavkaz | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 29 |
| 9 | Tyumen | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 28 |
| 10 | Torpedo Moskva | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 27 |
| 11 | Neftekhimik | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | -2 | 21 |
| 12 | KAMAZ Naberezhnye Chelny | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 30 |
| 13 | SKA-Khabarovsk | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 34 |
| 14 | Sokol Saratov | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | -5 | 23 |
| 15 | FK Chernomorets Novorossiysk | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 21 |
| 16 | FK Leningradets | 17 | 1 | 6 | 10 | -14 | 9 |
| 17 | Volgar Astrakhan | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | -8 | 18 |
| 18 | PFC Kuban Krasnodar | 17 | 3 | 7 | 7 | -5 | 16 |