| Standings | P | W | D | L | GD | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zenit St. Petersburg | 15 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 17 | 30 |
| 2 | CSKA Moscow | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 22 |
| 3 | Spartak Moscow | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 22 |
| 4 | Rostov | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | -1 | 23 |
| 5 | FC Akhmat Grozny | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 26 |
| 6 | FC Krasnodar | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 20 |
| 7 | FC Orenburg | 15 | 4 | 1 | 10 | -15 | 13 |
| 8 | Lokomotiv Moscow | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 24 |
| 9 | Dinamo Moscow | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | -1 | 19 |
| 10 | PFC Sochi | 15 | 3 | 1 | 11 | -25 | 10 |
| 11 | Ural | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | -6 | 17 |
| 12 | Krylya Sovetov | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | -10 | 14 |
| 13 | FC Nizhny Novgorod | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | -11 | 12 |
| 14 | Fakel | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | -12 | 10 |
| 15 | FK Khimki | 15 | 1 | 2 | 12 | -30 | 5 |
| 16 | Torpedo Moskva | 15 | 1 | 3 | 11 | -18 | 6 |
