| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Khimki | 17 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 29:20 | 9 | 34 | |
| 2. | Akron Togliatti | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 18:13 | 5 | 26 | |
| 3. | Leningradets | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 15:18 | -3 | 25 | |
| 4. | Rodina Moscow | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 25:18 | 7 | 24 | |
| 5. | Dynamo Makhachkala | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 13:11 | 2 | 23 | |
| 6. | Shinnik Yaroslavl | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 19:24 | -5 | 22 | |
| 7. | Neftekhimik | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 15:14 | 1 | 21 | |
| 8. | Tyumen | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 15:19 | -4 | 20 | |
| 9. | Alania Vladikavkaz | 17 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 19:26 | -7 | 20 | |
| 10. | Arsenal Tula | 16 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 17:17 | 0 | 19 | |
| 11. | Torpedo Moscow | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 13:17 | -4 | 17 | |
| 12. | Yenisey | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 17:21 | -4 | 16 | |
| 13. | Volgar-Astrakhan | 17 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 13:20 | -7 | 16 | |
| 14. | Chernomorets Novorossijsk | 16 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 11:20 | -9 | 14 | |
| 15. | Saratov | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 16:33 | -17 | 12 | |
| 16. | Kamaz | 17 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 7:21 | -14 | 11 | |
| 17. | Kuban | 16 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 7:33 | -26 | 7 | |
| 18. | SKA Khabarovsk | 16 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 8:24 | -16 | 7 |