Qaid-i-Azam Trophy
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The Qaid-i-Azam Trophy (aka Quaid-e-Azam Trophy) is the premier first-class domestic cricket competition in Pakistan.
[edit] History
Named after Mohammad Ali Jinnah, the founder of Pakistan, the Trophy was introduced in 1953 to help pick the squad for Pakistan's Test tour of England in the forthcoming year. The competition has been contested sometimes by regional teams, sometimes by departments, and sometimes by a mixture of the two. Seven regional teams competed in the first competition. However, in 1956-57, it was decided that Karachi and Punjab would have to enter three teams each, in order to make the teams more evenly matched. Karachi teams have dominated the trophy, winning 17 times.
[edit] Winners
| Year | Winning Team | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|
| 1953/54 | Bahawalpur | Punjab |
| 1954/55 | Karachi | Pakistan Combined Services |
| 1956/57 | Punjab | Karachi Whites |
| 1957/58 | Bahawalpur | Karachi C |
| 1958/59 | Karachi | Pakistan Combined Services |
| 1959/60 | Karachi | Lahore |
| 1961/62 | Karachi Blues | Pakistan Combined Services |
| 1962/63 | Karachi A | Karachi B |
| 1963/64 | Karachi Blues | Karachi Whites |
| 1964/65 | Karachi Blues | Lahore |
| 1965/66 | Karachi Blues | Lahore Greens |
| 1966/67 | Karachi | Pakistan Railways |
| 1967/68 | Karachi | Pakistan Railways |
| 1968/69 | Lahore | Karachi |
| 1969/70 | PIA | PWD |
| 1970/71 | Karachi Blues | Punjab University |
| 1972/73 | Pakistan Railways | Sind |
| 1973/74 | Pakistan Railways | Sind |
| 1974/75 | Punjab A | Sind A |
| 1975/76 | National Bank | Punjab A |
| 1976/77 | United Bank | National Bank |
| 1977/78 | Habib Bank | National Bank |
| 1978/79 | National Bank | Habib Bank |
| 1979/80 | National Bank | PIA |
| 1980/81 | United Bank | PIA |
| 1981/82 | National Bank | United Bank |
| 1982/83 | United Bank | National Bank |
| 1983/84 | National Bank | United Bank |
| 1984/85 | United Bank | Pakistan Railways |
| 1985/86 | Karachi | Pakistan Railways |
| 1986/87 | National Bank | United Bank |
| 1987/88 | PIA | United Bank |
| 1988/89 | ADBP | Habib Bank |
| 1989/90 | PIA | United Bank |
| 1990/91 | Karachi Whites | Bahawalpur |
| 1991/92 | Karachi Whites | Lahore |
| 1992/93 | Karachi Whites | Sargodha |
| 1993/94 | Lahore | Karachi Whites |
| 1994/95 | Karachi Blues | Lahore |
| 1995/96 | Karachi Blues | Karachi Whites |
| 1996/97 | Lahore | Karachi Whites |
| 1997/98 | Karachi Blues | Peshawar |
| 1998/99 | Peshawar | Karachi Whites |
| 1999/00 | PIA | Habib Bank |
| 2000/01 | Lahore Blues | Karachi Whites |
| 2001/02 | Karachi Whites | Peshawar |
| 2002/03 | PIA | KRL |
| 2003/04 | Faisalabad | Sialkot |
| 2004/05 | Peshawar | Faisalabad |
| 2005/06 | Sialkot | Faisalabad |
| 2006/07 | Karachi Urban | Sialkot |
Karachi teams have won the Qaid-i-Azam Trophy 17 times, PIA 6, National Bank 5, Lahore teams and United Bank 4, Bahawalpur, Punjab and Railways 2, ADBP, Faisalabad, Habib Bank and Peshawar 1.
