round                 main date  number of fixtures    clubs new entries this round
0  preliminary round            27 august 2008                  16  48 → 32                   none
1        first round  23 and 24 september 2008                  16  32 → 16                     16
2       second round           29 october 2008                   8   16 → 8                   none
3   quarter - finals   12 and 26 november 2008                   8    8 → 4                   none
4      semi - finals       4 and 18 march 2009                   4    4 → 2                   none
5              final        13 and 28 may 2009                   2    2 → 1                   none

Table as JSON:
{"round":{"0":"preliminary round","1":"first round","2":"second round","3":"quarter - finals","4":"semi - finals","5":"final"},"main date":{"0":"27 august 2008","1":"23 and 24 september 2008","2":"29 october 2008","3":"12 and 26 november 2008","4":"4 and 18 march 2009","5":"13 and 28 may 2009"},"number of fixtures":{"0":16,"1":16,"2":8,"3":8,"4":4,"5":2},"clubs":{"0":"48 → 32","1":"32 → 16","2":"16 → 8","3":"8 → 4","4":"4 → 2","5":"2 → 1"},"new entries this round":{"0":"none","1":"16","2":"none","3":"none","4":"none","5":"none"}}