Following are the results of the 2004 Russian Premier League, the top division of Russian association football. Lokomotiv won their second Premier League title, while Krylya Sovetov finished in the top three for the first time, winning bronze. Kuban were relegated after just one season in the Premier League. They were joined by Rotor who played at the top level since the beginning of the Russian league.
| Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lokomotiv Moscow (C) | 30 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 44 | 19 | +25 | 61 | 2005–06 UEFA Champions League Third qualifying round |
| 2 | CSKA Moscow | 30 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 53 | 22 | +31 | 60 | UEFA Cup 2005–06 First round |
| 3 | Krylia Sovetov Samara | 30 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 50 | 41 | +9 | 56 | UEFA Cup 2005–06 Second qualifying round |
| 4 | Zenit St. Petersburg | 30 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 55 | 37 | +18 | 56 | |
| 5 | Torpedo Moscow | 30 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 53 | 37 | +16 | 54 | |
| 6 | Shinnik Yaroslavl | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 44 | |
| 7 | Saturn Moscow Oblast | 30 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 37 | 30 | +7 | 41 | |
| 8 | Spartak Moscow | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 43 | 44 | −1 | 40 | |
| 9 | FC Moscow | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 38 | 39 | −1 | 40 | |
| 10 | Rubin Kazan | 30 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 32 | 31 | +1 | 33 | |
| 11 | Amkar Perm | 30 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 27 | 42 | −15 | 30 | |
| 12 | Rostov | 30 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 28 | 42 | −14 | 29 | |
| 13 | Dynamo Moscow | 30 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 27 | 38 | −11 | 29 | |
| 14 | Alania Vladikavkaz | 30 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 28 | 52 | −24 | 28 | |
| 15 | Kuban Krasnodar (R) | 30 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 26 | 42 | −16 | 28 | Relegation to Russian First Division |
| 16 | Rotor Volgograd (R) | 30 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 28 | 53 | −25 | 22 |
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