| Rnk | Team | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA | +/- | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | CSKA Moskva | 29 | 20 | 4 | 5 | 49 | 22 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 9 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 26 | 13 | 27 | 64 |
| 2 | | Zenit St. Petersburg | 29 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 53 | 25 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 9 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 27 | 16 | 28 | 61 |
| 3 | | Anzhi Makhachkala | 29 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 45 | 33 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 30 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 18 | 12 | 53 |
| 4 |  | Spartak Moskva | 29 | 14 | 6 | 9 | 49 | 39 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 18 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 25 | 21 | 10 | 48 |
| 5 | | Kuban Krasnodar | 29 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 47 | 28 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 26 | 13 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 15 | 19 | 48 |
| 6 | | Dinamo Moskva | 29 | 14 | 5 | 10 | 41 | 34 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 14 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 20 | 7 | 47 |
| 7 | | Rubin Kazan | 29 | 14 | 5 | 10 | 37 | 27 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 8 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 19 | 10 | 47 |
| 8 | | Terek Groznyi | 29 | 13 | 6 | 10 | 34 | 39 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 23 | -5 | 45 |
| 9 | | FK Krasnodar | 29 | 12 | 6 | 11 | 45 | 37 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 28 | 12 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 25 | 8 | 42 |
| 10 | | Lokomotiv Moskva | 29 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 37 | 35 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 20 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 15 | 2 | 40 |
| 11 | | Amkar Perm | 29 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 34 | 51 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 22 | 25 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 26 | -17 | 28 |
| 12 | | FC Volga Nizhny Novgorod | 29 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 28 | 46 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 22 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 16 | 24 | -18 | 28 |
| 13 | | Krylya Sovetov Samara | 29 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 30 | 48 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 27 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 21 | -18 | 28 |
| 14 |  | FK Rostov | 29 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 27 | 41 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 20 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 21 | -14 | 26 |
| 15 | | Mordovya Saransk | 29 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 29 | 55 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 27 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 28 | -26 | 20 |
| 16 | | Alania Vladikavkaz | 29 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 26 | 51 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 19 | 23 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 28 | -25 | 19 |
