| # | Team | PL | W | D | L | +/- | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FC Volgar | 34 | 28 | 6 | 0 | 73-15 | 58 | 90 |
| 2 | Chernomorets Novorossiysk | 34 | 27 | 4 | 3 | 74-19 | 55 | 85 |
| 3 | Vityaz Krymsk | 34 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 48-31 | 17 | 60 |
| 4 | FC Olimpia Volgograd | 34 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 51-35 | 16 | 58 |
| 5 | Dagdissel | 34 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 41-36 | 5 | 55 |
| 6 | Mitos | 34 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 42-27 | 15 | 54 |
| 7 | Astrakhan | 34 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 43-36 | 7 | 51 |
| 8 | SKA Rostov | 34 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 39-30 | 9 | 50 |
| 9 | Gazprom Transgaz | 34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 37-32 | 5 | 47 |
| 10 | Torpedo Armavir | 34 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 41-41 | 0 | 46 |
| 11 | FK Taganrog | 34 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 38-47 | -9 | 43 |
| 12 | Mashuk-KMV | 34 | 9 | 7 | 18 | 28-54 | -26 | 34 |
| 13 | FC Alania Vladikavkaz | 34 | 10 | 3 | 21 | 43-65 | -22 | 33 |
| 14 | Biolog Novokubansk | 34 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 37-53 | -16 | 33 |
| 15 | Druzhba | 34 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 26-47 | -21 | 32 |
| 16 | Terek Grozny II | 34 | 7 | 9 | 18 | 30-53 | -23 | 30 |
| 17 | FC Krasnodar II | 34 | 7 | 6 | 21 | 35-66 | -31 | 27 |
| 18 | Energiya Volzhskiy | 34 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 31-70 | -39 | 21 |