| 2016–17 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy | |
| Administrator: | Pakistan Cricket Board |
| Cricket Format: | First-class |
| Tournament Format: | Two round-robin group stages and final |
| Host: |  Pakistan |
| Champions: | WAPDA |
| Count: | 1 |
| Participants: | 16 |
| Matches: | 69 |
| Most Runs: | Kamran Akmal (1035) |
| Most Wickets: | Mohammad Abbas (71) |
| Website: | www.pcb.com.pk |
| Previous Year: | 2015–16 |
| Previous Tournament: | 2015–16 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy |
| Next Year: | 2017–18 |
| Next Tournament: | 2017–18 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy |
The 2016–17 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy was the 59th edition of the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, Pakistan's domestic first-class cricket competition. It was contested by 16 teams representing eight regional associations and eight departments, and ran between 1 October and 15 December 2016.[1]
The format of the competition remained the same as the previous season, with two round-robin group stages and a final. The regions and departments were divided evenly between the two groups for the preliminary group stage, with the four top teams in each advancing to a "Super Eight" group stage; the top team in each of the Super Eight groups contested the final.[2] Ten of the matches, including the two Super Eight fixtures and the final, were played as day/night games, in preparation for Pakistan's tour to Australia in December 2016.[1]
Returning to first-class cricket were (PIA) and a second Karachi team (Blues) having gained promotion from the Patron's Trophy and Quaid-e-Azam Trophy Grade II competitions respectively;[3] [4] they replaced and Hyderabad, which were relegated at the end of 2015–16.[5] Neither PIA nor Karachi Blues were able to retain their first-class status as both were relegated at the end of the season.[6]
The final was contested between Habib Bank Limited and Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA). The match finished in a draw, with WAPDA declared as the winners of the tournament, because of a first-innings lead. This was WAPDA's first title in the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy. Salman Butt was the man of the match in the final after scoring a century in both innings.[7]
| Water and Power Development Authority(Q) | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 46 | |
| United Bank Limited(Q) | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 36 | |
| Sui Southern Gas Corporation(Q) | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 26 | |
| Habib Bank Limited(Q) | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 21 | |
| Islamabad | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 21 | |
| Lahore Blues | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 19 | |
| Peshawar | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | |
| Karachi Blues | 7 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| Khan Research Laboratories(Q) | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 45 | |
| Sui Northern Gas Pipelines(Q) | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 36 | |
| National Bank of Pakistan(Q) | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 29 | |
| Karachi Whites(Q) | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 27 | |
| Federally Administered Tribal Areas | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 24 | |
| Rawalpindi | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 15 | |
| Lahore Whites | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 9 | |
| Pakistan International Airlines | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 9 |
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| Water and Power Development Authority(Q) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 22 | |
| Sui Southern Gas Corporation | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 19 | |
| Sui Northern Gas Pipelines | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9 | |
| Karachi Whites | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Habib Bank Limited(Q) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 16 | |
| United Bank Limited | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | |
| Khan Research Laboratories | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | |
| National Bank of Pakistan | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
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