The Greenwich Cardinals defeated Stamford 3-0 on the final day of the regular season to nail down the No. 1 seed in the FCIAC boys soccer tournament, which gets underway with the quarterfinal round on Friday.
Here is the playoff schedule:
FCIAC Tournament
Quarterfinals
Fri., Oct. 29
No. 8 Brien McMahon (5-4-6) at No. 1 Greenwich (11-1-3), 3 p.m.
No. 6 Warde (9-2-4) at No. 3 Staples (10-1-4), 3 p.m.
No. 5 Ridgefield (9-2-4) at No. 4 Darien (9-1-5), 7 p.m.
Sat., Oct. 30
No. 7 Danbury (5-4-6) at No. 2 Norwalk (11-2-2), 6 p.m.
Semifinals – Mon., Nov. 1
At Ludlowe, 5 and 7 p.m.
Final – Thurs., Nov. 4
At Norwalk, 7 p.m.
There were two ties in the final standings.
Ridgefield and Warde each finished 9-2-4 and they tied 1-1 in their regular-season game. Using the quality results criteria, Ridgefield earned the higher seed based on its 1-0 win over Norwalk on Oct. 9. Warde lost to Norwalk 5-1.
Danbury and Brien McMahon each finished 5-4-6 and they tied 1-1 during the regular season. Using the quality results criteria, Danbury earned the higher seed based on its 1-1 tie with Norwalk on Oct. 5. Norwalk defeated Brien McMahon 3-0.