The Tolstoy Cup | |
Contested by | |
Peace Studies FC University of Bradford | War Studies FC King's College London |
First cup match | 1992 |
Current champion | War Studies FC (King's College London) |
Trophy | The Tolstoy Cup (a framed copy of Leo Tolstoy's War and Peace) |
The Tolstoy Cup is an annual football match played between the students of the Department of Peace Studies at the University of Bradford and the Department of War Studies at King's College London since 2007, though the match was first played in 1992. [1] The competition is named after War and Peace , the 1869 novel written by the Russian author Leo Tolstoy.
The rivalry between "Peace Studies" and "War Studies" is one of the great sporting rivalries, being featured at number four on the Financial Times list of "Great college sports rivalries". [1] Although it does not match the history or tradition of university rivalries such as the Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race, the competition is still often covered by the national media including the BBC, [2] [3] The Independent and Bradford's Telegraph and Argus . [4] The second leg of the 2007 match played at Bradford City's Valley Parade attracted over 200 spectators. [3] King's College London itself has a longer standing rivalry with UCL, particularly involving rugby union.
Symbolically, War Studies adopt a red and black stripe, while Peace Studies typically play in light blue colours. Rather than their own, both sides have at times played with the names of notable figures related to their studied disciplines on their shirts: 'D. Lama', 'M. L. King' and 'Gandhi' for Peace and 'Nelson', 'Caesar' and 'Clausewitz' for War. [1] [5]
The "trophy" for the Tolstoy Cup has in prior years constituted a framed copy of Leo Tolstoy's novel War and Peace. The trophy first came into use in 2007. It is kept by the department of the current winners. The Department of War Studies at King's College London currently hold the trophy.
The book used since 2007 was last used following the 2011 match due to its fragile state after 5 years of use and was replaced with a newer copy. It has since been superseded by a conventional trophy. The original trophy is now permanently displayed in Weickartshain, Germany.
No. | Date | Winner | Score | Venue | Total wins | |
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War | Peace | |||||
1 | 1992 | Peace Studies | 2-1 | Bradford | 0 | 1 |
2 | 1994 | Peace Studies | 15–0 | Bradford | 0 | 2 |
3 | 2007 | Peace Studies | 0–1, 0–1, 1–1 agg (4–3 on penalties) | London (1st leg) Bradford (2nd leg) | 0 | 3 |
4 | 2008 | Peace Studies | 1–1 (2–4 on penalties) | London | 0 | 4 |
5 | 2009 | Peace Studies | 3–1 | Bradford | 0 | 5 |
6 | 2010 | War Studies | 2–1 | London | 1 | 5 |
7 | 2011 | Peace Studies | 5–0 | Bradford | 1 | 6 |
8 | 2012 | Peace Studies | 1–2 | London | 1 | 7 |
9 | 2014 | Peace Studies | 3–0 | Bradford | 1 | 8 |
10 | 2015 | War Studies | 4–1 | London | 2 | 8 |
11 | 2016 | Peace Studies | 5–1 | Bradford | 2 | 9 |
12 | 2018 | War Studies | 5–2 | London | 3 | 9 |
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