B.T. Connor Reserve

Football stadium in Victoria, Australia

37°42′18″S 144°58′50″E / 37.70500°S 144.98056°E / -37.70500; 144.98056OwnerCity of DarebinOperatorCity of Darebin
Preston Lions FCCapacity5,000^[1]SurfaceGrassTenantsPreston Lions

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 1,000 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	Jamaica	1–0	Morocco		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".