Template:Evolution of the Jin men league system

Tier\Years	9th century	10th century	11th century	12th century	13th century	14th century	15th century	16th century	17th century	18th century	19th century	1900–19	1919–31	1931–43	1943–1992	1993–2001	2001–2013	2013–2017	2017–2020	Since 2020
1	Shan Yue Zheng Sai**		Bayarid Invasion	Yu Jue Sai**		Kra Invasion	Sa Nam Pa Theut*		Jin Rebellion	Zhao Xia Qiu Sai**		First Jin Civil War	Jin Jia Liansai***	Second Jin Civil War	None	Jin Jia Liansai***
2	None			None			None	Sa Nam Pa Man**		Bao Lian Sai**			None			Lower*	Jin Yi Liansai
3								None		None							Lower*	Jin Bing Liansai
4																		Jinxia Diqu Liansai	Jinxia Guanjun Liansai
5																		Lower*	Jinxia Diqu Liansai
6																			Lower*	Jinxia Shenshi Chaoji Liansai
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^* From 1993 to 2020 the Jin pyramid was organised with two simultaneous and independent pyramids, the national pyramid, and the regional pyramid. The regional pyramid was later integrated into the national pyramid as the Jinxia Shenshi Chaoji Liansai.

^** Games prior to the 1913 Jin Jia Liansai by the Republic of Jin operate by different sets of rules, varying from dynasties to dynasties. The earliest known cuju league was recorded in the Dongjing Meng Hua Lu, organised by the Qi Yun She (齊雲社; qí yún shè; lit. Cloud Unity Society), and was developed in the large Jin cities in Central Jinae. Members were typically local cuju lovers or professional martial art performers. Non-professionals had to formally appoint a professional as their teacher and pay a fee before becoming members. This process ensured an income for the professional players, unlike cuju teams of the earlier dynasties. The Qi Yun She organised annual the national cuju tournaments known as the Shan Yue Zheng Sai (山岳正賽; shānyuè zhèng sài; lit. Mountain Peaks Grand Tournament), the first professional "league" of Jin cuju.

^*** The Jin Jia Liansai was first founded by the ROJ Cuju Assciation, but since 1993 is operated by the Cuju Association of Jinae.