diff --git a/tournaments/views.py b/tournaments/views.py
index 816c2ce..a2f1e0e 100644
--- a/tournaments/views.py
+++ b/tournaments/views.py
@@ -1715,37 +1715,54 @@ def private_tournaments(request):
     thirty_days_ago = now - timedelta(days=30)
     thirty_days_future = now + timedelta(days=30)
 
-    # Custom query for private tournaments
-    queries = [
-        Q(is_private=True, is_deleted=False, event__club__isnull=False)
-    ]
-
-    # Filter by date range for future tournaments
-    future_query = queries.copy()
-    future_query.append(Q(start_date__gt=now, start_date__lte=thirty_days_future))
-
-    # Filter for live tournaments
-    live_query = queries.copy()
-    live_query.append(Q(start_date__lte=now, end_date__isnull=True) | Q(start_date__lte=now, end_date__gt=now))
+    # Define a custom private tournaments query function
+    def private_tournaments_query(query, ascending, limit=None):
+        queries = [query, Q(is_private=True, is_deleted=False, event__club__isnull=False)]
+
+        sortkey = 'start_date'
+        if not ascending:
+            sortkey = '-start_date'
+
+        queryset = Tournament.objects.filter(*queries).prefetch_related(
+            'group_stages',
+            'rounds',
+            'team_registrations',
+        ).order_by(sortkey)
+
+        # Apply limit directly in the database query
+        if limit is not None and isinstance(limit, int) and limit > 0:
+            queryset = queryset[:limit]
+
+        return queryset
+
+    # Get all tournaments matching our criteria (similar to index but for private tournaments)
+    tournaments = private_tournaments_query(
+        Q(end_date__isnull=True, start_date__gte=thirty_days_ago, start_date__lte=thirty_days_future),
+        True, 50
+    )
 
-    # Filter for ended tournaments
-    ended_query = queries.copy()
-    ended_query.append(Q(end_date__lte=now, end_date__gte=thirty_days_ago))
+    # Filter tournaments that should be displayed
+    display_tournament = [t for t in tournaments if t.display_tournament()]
 
-    # Get the tournaments from the database
-    future_tournaments = Tournament.objects.filter(*future_query).prefetch_related(
-        'group_stages', 'rounds', 'team_registrations').order_by('start_date')
+    # Categorize tournaments by status
+    live = []
+    future = []
+    for t in display_tournament:
+        if t.supposedly_in_progress():
+            live.append(t)
+        elif t.starts_in_the_future():
+            future.append(t)
 
-    live_tournaments = Tournament.objects.filter(*live_query).prefetch_related(
-        'group_stages', 'rounds', 'team_registrations').order_by('start_date')
+    # Get ended tournaments
+    clean_ended_tournaments = private_tournaments_query(Q(end_date__isnull=False), False, 50)
+    clean_ended_tournaments = [t for t in clean_ended_tournaments if t.display_tournament()]
+    ended_tournaments = [t for t in display_tournament if t.should_be_over()]
 
-    ended_tournaments = Tournament.objects.filter(*ended_query).prefetch_related(
-        'group_stages', 'rounds', 'team_registrations').order_by('-end_date')
+    # Combine both lists
+    finished = clean_ended_tournaments + ended_tournaments
 
-    # Filter tournaments that should be displayed
-    future = [t for t in future_tournaments if t.display_tournament()]
-    live = [t for t in live_tournaments if t.display_tournament()]
-    ended = [t for t in ended_tournaments if t.display_tournament()]
+    # Sort the combined list by start_date in descending order
+    finished.sort(key=lambda t: t.sorting_finished_date(), reverse=True)
 
     return render(
         request,
@@ -1753,7 +1770,7 @@ def private_tournaments(request):
         {
             'future': future[:10],
             'live': live[:10],
-            'ended': ended[:10],
+            'ended': finished[:10],
             'is_private_section': True,  # Flag to indicate we're in the private tournaments section
             'section_title': 'Tournois privés',  # Title for the private tournaments page
         }