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B.T. Connor Reserve
Genis Steel Stadium
Standort	Reservoir, Victoria, Australia
Coordinates	37°42′18″S 144°58′50″E / 37.70500°S 144.98056°E
Owner	City of Darebin
Operator	City of Darebin; Preston Lions FC
Capacity	5,000
Surface	Grass
Tenants
	Preston Lions

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B.T. Connor Reserve (also commonly known as Genis Steel Stadium^[2] due to naming rights) is the home of the Preston Lions football club. It has room for about 8,000 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 Preston Lions train and play their matches.

In December 2023, the stadium became the temporary home ground for Melbourne City in the A-League Women, with their usual home ground unavailable due to ongoing renovations.^[3]

Redelvopment

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.^[4]

The club's facilities at B.T Connor Reserve will undergo a $3 million re-development which will tie in nicely with the start of the 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 top notch lighting.^[5]

Women's international soccer

Game	Date	Team	Result	Team	Attendance	Part of
1	16 July 2023	Jamaika	1–0	Marokko		Friendly

References

^ "BT Connor Reserve". Austadiums. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
^ "Stadium – Preston Lions F.C." plfc.com.au. Preston Lions F.C. Archived from the original on 25 November 2016. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
^ Mellios, Dan (29 November 2023). "A message from the CEO". Melbourne City. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
^ "Preston Lions FC receives green light for facilities upgrade". 9 December 2020.
^ "Lions from Preston set to roar once more".

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[1] "BT Connor Reserve". Austadiums. Retrieved 17 September 2023.

[2] "Stadium – Preston Lions F.C." plfc.com.au. Preston Lions F.C. Archived from the original on 25 November 2016. Retrieved 29 November 2016.

[3] Mellios, Dan (29 November 2023). "A message from the CEO". Melbourne City. Retrieved 29 November 2023.

[4] "Preston Lions FC receives green light for facilities upgrade". 9 December 2020.

[5] "Lions from Preston set to roar once more".

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+| seating_capacity  = 5,000<ref>{{cite web |title=BT Connor Reserve |url=https://www.austadiums.com/stadiums/bt-connor-reserve |website=Austadiums |access-date=17 September 2023}}</ref>
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-'''B.T. Connor Reserve''' (also commonly known as '''Genis Steel Stadium'''<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.plfc.com.au/stadium/|title=Stadium – Preston Lions F.C.|last=|first=|date=|website=plfc.com.au|publisher=Preston Lions F.C.|access-date=29 November 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161125185108/http://www.plfc.com.au/stadium/|archive-date=25 November 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> due to [[naming rights]]) is the home of the [[Preston Lions]] football club. It has room for about 8,000 spectators with 1,000 seats.
+'''B.T. Connor Reserve''' (also commonly known as '''Genis Steel Stadium'''<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.plfc.com.au/stadium/|title=Stadium – Preston Lions F.C.|last=|first=|date=|website=plfc.com.au|publisher=Preston Lions F.C.|access-date=29 November 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161125185108/http://www.plfc.com.au/stadium/|archive-date=25 November 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> due to [[naming rights]]) is the home of the [[Preston Lions]] football club. It has room for about 8,000 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 [[Preston Lions]] train and play their matches.
+In December 2023, the stadium became the temporary home ground for [[Melbourne City FC (A-League Women)|Melbourne City]] in the [[A-League Women]], with their [[Casey Fields|usual home ground]] unavailable due to ongoing renovations.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mellios |first=Dan |date=2023-11-29 |title=A message from the CEO |url=https://melbournecityfc.com.au/news/20231129-from-the-ceo |access-date=2023-11-29 |website=Melbourne City}}</ref>
 ==Redelvopment==
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 The club's facilities at B.T Connor Reserve will undergo a $3 million re-development which will tie in nicely with the start of the [[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 top notch lighting.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.ftbl.com.au/news/lions-from-preston-set-to-roar-once-more-560099 | title=Lions from Preston set to roar once more }}</ref>
+== Women's international soccer ==
+{| class="wikitable"
+|- style="background:#bdb76b;"
+! Game !! Date !! Team !! Result !! Team !! Attendance !! Part of
+|-
+|1 || 16 July 2023 || align="right" |{{fbw-rt|JAM}}|| align="center" | 1–0 ||{{fbw|MAR}}||
+|[[Exhibition game|Friendly]]
+|}
 ==References==
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 [[Category:Preston Lions FC]]
 [[Category:Buildings and structures in the City of Darebin]]
+[[Category:Sport in the City of Darebin]]