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B.T. Connor Reserve

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

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B.T. Connor Reserve
Merri Creek Trail, Melbourne Fawkner

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Preston Lions Soccer Club

Merri Creek Trail
3060 Melbourne, Fawkner
Victoria, Australia
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