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The Tolstoy Cup is a biannual or annual football competition contested by the 'Peace Studies' department of Bradford University and the 'War Studies' department of King's College London. The term 'Tolstoy Cup' takes it's name from Leo Tolstoy's masterpiece, War and Peace.

The competition became a regular fixture in 2007. Previously the last game between the departments was played in 1996, when Bradford University's 'Peace Studies' won by a less than competitive score of 15-0.

The current holders of the Tolstoy Cup are Bradford University, who beat King's College London in a penalty shootout after the two-legged game finished 1-1 in 2007. Although winning the second leg of the 2007 match, War Studies are yet to hold the Tolstoy Cup.

Rivalry
Arguably one of the biggest rivalries in sporting events occurs between 'Peace Studies' and 'War Studies'. This is a football, a university and a departmental rivalry. Although it does not match the history or tradition of university rivalries such as the Cambridge University and Oxford University Varsity match, the cup competition is still widely covered by various media including the BBC, The Independent and Bradford's Telegraph and Argus. The second leg of the 2007 match played at Bradford City's Valley Parade attracted over 200 spectators. The cup also has an ideological rivalry in depicting "war" versus "peace".

Symbolically, War Studies adopt a red and black strip, whilst Peace Studies typically play in light blue colours. In the first leg of their 2007 game however, Peace Studies adopted their "away" claret and blue kit. Rather than their own, Peace Studies play with the names of famous peace activists, such as "Dalai Lama" and "Gandhi" on their shirts.

Trophy
The "trophy" for the Tolstoy Cup is a framed picture of Leo Tolstoy's book War and Peace. The trophy first came into use in 2007. It is kept by the department of the current winners.