On 22 November 1916 the Cantabrian teams left the North Federation, joining the newly formed Cantabrian Federation (Federación Cantábrica de Clubes de Football), which encompassed Asturian and Cantabrian clubs. In 1918 the province of Gipuzkoa formed its own federation, leaving the province of Biscay on their own in Federation Norte. Gipuzkoa and Biscay organised their own separate teams. In 1919 the Asturians decided to form their own federation ("Federación Regional Asturiana de Clubes de Fútbol") so the Cantabrian teams rejoined 'Norte', but now it only had teams from Cantabria and Biscay. This complicated situation of federations splitting off continued for a few more years. In 1922 separate teams were created for Biscay and Cantabria because the former decided to form their own federation (Biscayan Federation).