As for all sports competitions related statistics are very appreciate because they permit to know exact records and any other details of all participating players. Basketball is one of the important sports where players can achieve different records in each match and each season. As any other leagues in the world, ACB Basketball League in Spain, where a lot of foreign players (specially from USA) play in each team of this category, the statistics are quite relevant. We are going to have a quick look to these statistics refereed to Play-Off of this competition.All figures refers to one single match of Play-Off. Points: 43 – David Rusell (Estudiantes, 1987)3 Points Shooting: 10 – Cicho Sibilio ( FC Barcelona, 1986)Blocks: 8 – George Singleton (Manresa, 1994) and Derrich Alston (Manresa, 1998)Rebounds: 21 – Arvydas Sabonis (Real Madrid, 1993) and Fernando Romay (Real Madrid, 1987)Steals: 14 – Andres Jimenez (Joventut, 1985)Assists: 13 – Michael Anderson (CS San Fernando, 1996), Elmer Bennett (Tau, 2001) and Andre Turner (CS San Fernando, 1996)Another important individual title along the regular season is the MVP (Most Value Player) and the last five winners have been: Juan Carlos Navarro (Barcelona, 2003/04 and 2005/06 Seasons), Luis Scola (Tau, 2004/05 Seasons) and Marc Gasol (Akasvayu, 2007/08 Season).

When many European Football Leagues have not yet finished, specially in Eastern countries there are 10 clubs already qualified for the first phase of the competition and 21 clubs also qualified for the preliminary phase. The 10 clubs already qualified for the first phase of the competition are: Real Madrid (Spain), Bayern Munich (Germany), Manchester United and Chelsea (England), Internazionale and Rome (Italy), Olympique Lyon and Girondins Bordeaux (France), Porto (Portugal) and PSV Eindhoven (Holland). Another 5 clubs will join the above 10 as soon as their national leagues finished: 1 club from the following countries: Spain, Germany, Greece, Portugal and Russia.The 21 clubs already qualified for the preliminary phase of the competition are: Arsenal and Liverpool (England), Juventus (Italy), Sparta Prague and Slavia Prague (Czech Republic), CFR 1907 Cluj and Steaua Bucarest (Rumania), Shakhtar Donetsk and Dynamo Kiev (Ukraine), Standard Liege (Belgium), FC Santa Coloma (Andorra), Rapid Vienna (Austria), CSKA Sofia (Bulgaria), Anorthosis Famagusta (Cyprus), Lanelli AFC (Wales), Dinamo Tiblisi (Georgia), Linfield Belfast (North Ireland), F91 Dudelange (Luxembourg), Valetta FC (Malta) and Wisla Krakow (Poland). But still other 50 clubs will join the 21 above clubs when their domestic leagues completed.Spain, England and Italy (4 clubs each country), France, Germany, Portugal, Holland, Greece and Russia (3 clubs), Scotland, Turkey, Czech Republic, Rumania, Ukraine and Belgium (2 clubs) and other 39 countries (1 club each).In total it will be 81 clubs that will fight for the Champions League 2008/09. But let wait for the complete list and the preliminary qualification phase results to know the last 32 clubs which will go into the draw next September to conform the eight definitive groups.