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| # | Team | M. | W | D | L | goals | Dif. | Pt. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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Uralmash Ekaterinburg | 16 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 32:16 | 16 | 11:8 |
| 2 |
|
Rotor Volgograd (1929-2005) | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 27:14 | 13 | 11:10 |
| 3 |
|
Fakel Voronezh | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 13:9 | 4 | 11:13 |
| 4 |
|
FK Tekstilschik Kamyshin | 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 19:6 | 13 | 10:8 |
| 5 |
|
Dinamo Stavropol | 16 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 23:17 | 6 | 10:13 |
| 6 |
|
Zenit St. Petersburg | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 24:16 | 8 | 10:12 |
| 7 |
|
Krylia Sovetov | 16 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 18:10 | 8 | 10:10 |
| 8 |
|
Okean Nakhodka | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 22:14 | 8 | 9:10 |
| 9 |
|
Torpedo Moskva | 16 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 24:10 | 14 | 9:8 |
| 10 |
|
Shinnik Yaroslavl | 16 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 14:23 | -9 | 6:23 |
| 11 |
|
Kuban Krasnodar (1928-2018) | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 16:20 | -4 | 5:18 |
| 12 |
|
Dinamo-Gazovik Tyumen | 16 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 13:30 | -17 | 4:25 |
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