A brief history
A brief history of the Patrons Trophy in Pakistan
05-Oct-2006
Named after Mohammad Ali Jinnah, the founder of Pakistan, the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy is Pakistan's premier first-class competition and 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.
Winners
| Year | Winner |
|---|---|
| 1953-54 | Bahawalpur |
| 1954-55 | Karachi |
| 1956-57 | Punjab |
| 1957-58 | Bahawalpur |
| 1958-59 | Karachi |
| 1959-60 | Karachi |
| 1961-62 | Karachi Blues |
| 1962-63 | Karachi A |
| 1963-64 | Karachi Blues |
| 1964-65 | Karachi Blues |
| 1966-67 | Karachi |
| 1968-69 | Lahore |
| 1969-70 | PIA |
| 1970-71 | Karachi Blues |
| 1972-73 | Railways |
| 1973-74 | Railways |
| 1974-75 | Punjab A |
| 1975-76 | National Bank |
| 1976-77 | United Bank |
| 1977-78 | Habib Bank |
| 1978-79 | National Bank |
| 1979-80 | PIA |
| 1980-81 | United Bank |
| 1981-82 | National Bank |
| 1982-83 | United Bank |
| 1983-84 | National Bank |
| 1984-85 | United Bank |
| 1985-86 | Karachi |
| 1986-87 | National Bank |
| 1987-88 | PIA |
| 1988-89 | ADBP |
| 1989-90 | PIA |
| 1990-91 | Karachi Whites |
| 1991-92 | Karachi Whites |
| 1992-93 | Karachi Whites |
| 1993-94 | Lahore City |
| 1994-95 | Karachi Blues |
| 1995-96 | Karachi Blues |
| 1996-97 | Lahore City |
| 1997-98 | Karachi Blues |
| 1998-99 | Peshawar |
| 1999-00 | PIA |
| 2000-01 | Lahore City Blues |
| 2001-02 | Karachi Whites |
| 2002-03 | PIA |
| 2003-04 | Faisalabad |
| 2004-05 | Peshawar |
| 2005-06 | Sialkot |
| 2006-07 | Karachi Urban |
| 2007-08 | Sialkot |
| 2008-09 | SNGPL |
| 2009-10 | Karachi Blues |
| 2010-11 | Habib Bank Limited |
| 2011-12 | PIA |
| 2012-13 | Karachi Blues |
| 2013-14 | Rawalpindi |
| 2014-15 | SNGPL |
| 2015-16 | SNGPL |