| Pl. | Mannschaft | Sp. | Goals | Diff. | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Krasnodar | 12 | 24:7 | 17 | 26 | |
| 2 | Lok. Moskau | 12 | 29:16 | 13 | 26 | |
| 3 | ZSKA Moskau | 13 | 22:13 | 9 | 25 | |
| 4 | St. Petersburg | 12 | 24:10 | 14 | 23 | |
| 5 | Baltika Kali | 12 | 18:6 | 12 | 23 | |
| 6 | Spartak Moskau | 13 | 21:18 | 3 | 22 | |
| 7 | Rubin Kazan | 12 | 15:18 | -3 | 18 | |
| 8 | Dyn. Moskau | 12 | 20:19 | 1 | 16 | |
| 9 | Terek Grosny | 12 | 16:15 | 1 | 16 | |
| 10 | FK Rostow | 13 | 11:14 | -3 | 15 | |
| 11 | Samara | 13 | 17:22 | -5 | 14 | |
| 12 | Akron | 12 | 14:18 | -4 | 11 | |
| 13 | Makhachkala | 13 | 6:16 | -10 | 11 | |
| 14 | Orenburg | 13 | 14:24 | -10 | 8 | |
| 15 | FC Nizhny Novg | 12 | 9:23 | -14 | 6 | |
| 16 | PFC Sochi | 12 | 7:28 | -21 | 5 | |
| 17 | Torp. Moskau | - | -:- | 0 | - | |
| 18 | Dynamo Kiev | - | -:- | 0 | - |
Unsere Tabellensituation hat sich über Weihnachten leider nicht verbessert.
— Dietmar Demuth, Trainer des Tabellenletzten FC St. Pauli, in der Winterpause 2001/2002.