Cricket - Quaid-e-Azam Trophy
Pakistan's first-class championship is named after the founder of the nation, Mohammad Ali Jinnah (aka Quaid-e-Azam - "Great Leader") and was insituted when Pakistan became a Test Match-playing country. The trophy has been contested by regional teams, departments and commercially-backed sides. The current format sees 14 regions divided into two groups of seven, with the top four in each section progressing to the "super league", with the remaining six playing in the plate league. The top two in the super league take part in a final to decide the champions.
Karachi has provided more than one team in several seasons under various guises - Whites, Blues, B, C, Urban - all come from the same regional association. It's a similar scenario for Lahore.
Karachi has provided more than one team in several seasons under various guises - Whites, Blues, B, C, Urban - all come from the same regional association. It's a similar scenario for Lahore.
YEAR | WINNERS | RUNNERS-UP | |
1954 | BAHAWALPUR | Punjab | |
1955 | KARACHI | Comb Services | |
1956 | No Tournament | - | |
1957 | PUNJAB | Karachi Whites | |
1958 | BAHAWALPUR | Karachi C | |
1959 | KARACHI | Comb Services | |
1960 | KARACHI | Lahore | |
1961 | No Tournament | - | |
1962 | KARACHI BLUES | Comb Services | |
1963 | KARACHI A | Karachi B | |
1964 | KARACHI BLUES | Karachi Whites | |
1965 | KARACHI BLUES | Lahore | |
1966 | KARACHI BLUES | Lahore Greens | |
1967 | KARACHI | Railways | |
1968 | KARACHI | Railways | |
1969 | LAHORE | Karachi | |
1970 | PIA | PWD | |
1971 | KARACHI BLUES | Punjab University | |
1972 | No Tournament | - | |
1973 | RAILWAYS | Sind | |
1974 | RAILWAYS | Sind | |
1975 | PUNJAB A | Sind A | |
1976 | NATIONAL BANK | Punjab A | |
1977 | UNITED BANK | National Bank | |
1978 | HABIB BANK | National Bank | |
1979 | NATIONAL BANK | Habib Bank | |
1980 | NATIONAL BANK | PIA | |
1981 | UNITED BANK | PIA | |
1982 | NATIONAL BANK | United Bank | |
1983 | UNITED BANK | National Bank | |
1984 | NATIONAL BANK | United Bank | |
1985 | UNITED BANK | Railways | |
1986 | KARACHI | Railways | |
1987 | NATIONAL BANK | United Bank | |
1988 | PIA | United Bank | |
1989 | ADB | Habib Bank | |
1990 | PIA | United Bank | |
1991 | KARACHI WHITES | Bahawalpur | |
1992 | KARACHI WHITES | Lahore | |
1993 | KARACHI WHITES | Sargodha | |
1994 | LAHORE | Karachi Whites | |
1995 | KARACHI BLUES | Lahore | |
1996 | KARACHI BLUES | Karachi Whites | |
1997 | LAHORE | Karachi Whites | |
1998 | KARACHI BLUES | Peshawar | |
1999 | PESHAWAR | Karachi Whites | |
2000 | PIA | Habib Bank | |
2001 | LAHORE BLUES | Karachi Whites | |
2002 | KARACHI WHITES | Peshawar | |
2003 | PIA | KRL | |
2004 | FAISALABAD | Sialkot | |
2005 | PESHAWAR | Faisalabad | |
2006 | SIALKOT | Faisalabad | |
2007 | KARACHI URBAN | Sialkot | |
2008 | ~SNGPL | Habib Bank | |
2009 | SIALKOT | KRL | |
2010 | KARACHI BLUES | Habib Bank | |
2011 | HABIB BANK | PIA | |
2012 | PIA | *ZTB | |
2013 | KARACHI BLUES | Sialkot | |
2014 | RAWALPINDI | Islamabad | |
2015 | SNGP | National Bank | |
2016 | SNGP | United Bank | |
2017 | WAPDA | Habib Bank | |
2017 | SNGPL | WAPDA | |
2018 | HABIB BANK | SNGP | |
2019 | CENTRAL PUNJAB | Northern | |
~2020 | C PUNJAB & KHYBER P | - |
PIA = Pakistan International Airlines
* Zarai Taraqiati Bank, formerly known as Agriculture Development Bank (ADB)
SNGPL = Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Ltd
WAPDA = Water and Power Development Authority
KRL = Khan Research laboratories
PWD = Public Works Department
~Final, played in January 2021, ended as a tie
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