| Standings | P | W | D | L | GD | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FK Khimki | 17 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 34 |
| 2 | FC Dynamo Makhachkala | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 23 |
| 3 | FK Akron Tolyatti | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 26 |
| 4 | Arsenal Tula | 17 | 3 | 10 | 4 | -1 | 19 |
| 5 | Rodina Moskva | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 24 |
| 6 | Yenisey Krasnoyarsk | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | -4 | 16 |
| 7 | Shinnik Yaroslavl | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | -5 | 22 |
| 8 | Alania Vladikavkaz | 17 | 4 | 8 | 5 | -7 | 20 |
| 9 | Tyumen | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | -6 | 20 |
| 10 | Torpedo Moskva | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | -3 | 20 |
| 11 | Neftekhimik | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | -2 | 21 |
| 12 | KAMAZ Naberezhnye Chelny | 17 | 2 | 5 | 10 | -14 | 11 |
| 13 | SKA-Khabarovsk | 17 | 1 | 4 | 12 | -17 | 7 |
| 14 | Sokol Saratov | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | -16 | 15 |
| 15 | FK Chernomorets Novorossiysk | 17 | 2 | 8 | 7 | -10 | 14 |
| 16 | FK Leningradets | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | -3 | 25 |
| 17 | Volgar Astrakhan | 17 | 3 | 7 | 7 | -7 | 16 |
| 18 | PFC Kuban Krasnodar | 17 | 2 | 1 | 14 | -28 | 7 |