| Pos. | Team | Pl | W | D | L | GF | GA | +/- | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CSKA Moscow | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 9 | 14 | 34 |
| 2 | Anzhi Makhachkala | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 28 | 14 | 14 | 32 |
| 3 | FK Krasnodar | 14 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 28 | 11 | 17 | 31 |
| 4 | Zenit St. Petersburg | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 8 | 15 | 30 |
| 5 | Rubin Kazan | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 29 |
| 6 | Kuban Krasnodar | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 26 | 13 | 13 | 27 |
| 7 | Spartak Moscow | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 18 | 6 | 27 |
| 8 | Dinamo Moscow | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 26 |
| 9 | Terek Groznyi | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 26 |
| 10 | Lokomotiv Moscow | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 20 | -1 | 18 |
| 11 | FK Rostov | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 20 | -3 | 18 |
| 12 | Amkar Perm | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 22 | 25 | -3 | 16 |
| 13 | Alania Vladikavkaz | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 23 | -5 | 12 |
| 14 | Mordovya Saransk | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 26 | -10 | 12 |
| 15 | FC Volga Nizhny Novgorod | 15 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 22 | -10 | 12 |
| 16 | Krylya Sovetov Samara | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 26 | -15 | 9 |