It was the eight season that the league functions as the Russian domestic first tier level.

A total of 13 teams from five countries contested the league, including nine sides from Russia, one from Belarus, one from Estonia, one from Kazakhstan, and one from Poland.

In the regular season, teams play against each other twice (home-and-away) in a round-robin format.

Quarterfinals were played in a best-of-three format (1-1-1).

Semifinals and finals were played in a best-of-five format (2-2-1).