B.T. Connor Reserve (also commonly known as Genis Steel Stadium due to

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) is the home of the

Preston Lions Preston Lions Football Club (formerly Preston Makedonia Soccer Club) is a semi-professional soccer club from Preston, a northern suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The club was established in 1947 to play non-professional soccer matche ...

football club. It currently has room for about 9,000 spectators with 800 seats. B.T. Connor Reserve has four football (soccer) pitches, and is where the juniors and the women's teams of the

train and play their matches. In December 2023, the stadium became the temporary home ground for Melbourne City in the

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, with their usual home ground unavailable due to ongoing renovations. In March 2025, Preston Lions hosted

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at B.T Connor Reserve, with a record-breaking 9,036 spectators walking through the gate

Redevelopment

The new pavilion at B.T. Connor Reserve will feature four change rooms equipped with toilets and showers, and a new community space for social purposes. The club's facilities at B.T Connor Reserve will undergo a $3 million re-development which will coincide with the start of the proposed Australian Championship, National Second Division. The new-look ground will include upgraded change rooms, medical facilities, a purpose-built social area with a new bar and kitchen, undercover seating for fans, media facilities, disability-friendly access to the pavilion and improved lighting.

Women's international soccer

References

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Preston Lions FC

Preston Lions Archive Page
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