| Season | 2003 |
|---|---|
| Champions | CSKA Moscow |
| Relegated | Uralan Elista Chernomorets Novorossiysk |
| Champions League | CSKA Moscow |
| UEFA Cup | Zenit St.Petersburg Rubin Kazan |
| Intertoto Cup | Shinnik Yaroslavl Spartak Moscow |
| Matches played | 240 |
| Goals scored | 609 (2.54 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Dmitri Loskov (14) |
← 2002 2004 → | |
CSKA won their first Russian title. It was their first championship since the last edition of the Soviet Top League in 1991. Newly promoted Rubin got the bronze.