| Pos. | Team | Pl | W | D | L | GF | GA | +/- | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CSKA Moscow | 30 | 20 | 4 | 6 | 49 | 25 | 24 | 64 |
| 2 | Zenit St. Petersburg | 30 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 53 | 25 | 28 | 62 |
| 3 | Anzhi Makhachkala | 30 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 45 | 34 | 11 | 53 |
| 4 | Spartak Moscow | 30 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 51 | 39 | 12 | 51 |
| 5 | Kuban Krasnodar | 30 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 48 | 28 | 20 | 51 |
| 6 | Rubin Kazan | 30 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 39 | 27 | 12 | 50 |
| 7 | Dinamo Moscow | 30 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 41 | 34 | 7 | 48 |
| 8 | Terek Groznyi | 30 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 38 | 40 | -2 | 48 |
| 9 | Lokomotiv Moscow | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 39 | 36 | 3 | 43 |
| 10 | FK Krasnodar | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 45 | 39 | 6 | 42 |
| 11 | Amkar Perm | 30 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 34 | 51 | -17 | 29 |
| 12 | FC Volga Nizhny Novgorod | 30 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 28 | 46 | -18 | 29 |
| 13 | FK Rostov | 30 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 30 | 41 | -11 | 29 |
| 14 | Krylya Sovetov Samara | 30 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 31 | 52 | -21 | 28 |
| 15 | Mordovya Saransk | 30 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 30 | 57 | -27 | 20 |
| 16 | Alania Vladikavkaz | 30 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 26 | 53 | -27 | 19 |