The Milan Academy Malappuram, born in 2022 as the second Rossoneri HQ in India in collaboration with the Calicut Sport City LLP company, proposes the training model implemented in the project headquarters to boys and girls, aged 5 to 18, involving them in a context capable of fostering personal and sporting growth, in line with the values ​​of AC Milan.

Official AC Milan Head Coach Deniel Azzolini, who resides in the area throughout the season, has the task of coordinating and training up the local staff on a daily basis. He ensures that the coaching being offered instills the values of sport and increases the skillset of every single player, with the Milan Method being implemented throughout.

Milan Baiju, president of the Academy: "I am extremely confident that the Academy Project will be a milestone for the success of football in India. Through this collaboration we will offer elite training by improving the quality and professional level of all the children and technicians involved, thus responding to a specific need in the area."

• Milan Academy U6 - Ages 5-6
  An introduction to motor and technical skills for the smaller children as they learn to understand and move their bodies while on the ball in the most introductory games in football coaching.
• Milan Academy U8 - Ages 7-8
  Consolidation and development of motor and coordination skills, improvement of individual technique and an introduction to the principles of individual tactics through games against an opponent.
• Milan Academy U10 - Ages 9-10
  The fine-tuning of individual technique and the development of the children's understanding of individual and team tactics as they begin to work together in different match situations.
• Milan Academy U12 - Ages 11-12
  A more in-depth understanding of offensive and defensive phases of the game; the development of and introduction to various playing systems through games and situational drills.
• Milan Academy U14 - Ages 13-14
  A fine-tuning of the children's understanding of offensive and defensive phases of the game; a more in-depth focus on various playing systems, an introduction to different tactics through team exercises.
• Milan Academy U16 - Ages 15-16
  The consolidation of a footballing philosophy and identity based on ball possession as the result of all of the children’s training in their various stages of growth.
• Milan Academy U18 - Ages 17-18
  A programme centred on the specialisation of the technique, tactics, psychology and physicality required for elite competitive football.